League Leaders Who Led?
Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven

1970–1992  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 200 lb  ·  b. 1951 Zeist, Utrecht

Career 287–250 · 3.31 ERA · 3,701 SO · 4970.0 IP · 699 G · 59 H · 25 RBI · .131 AVG

Seasons leading his league
8
3 best in baseball 5 league only
60 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1985 Best season

Spanning 1973–1989, peaking at 4 titles in 1985.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 226th League titles 8
  • 274th Best in baseball 3
  • 68th Top-5 finishes 60

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Shutouts 3 1st — 1973 9 1985 AL 5 1989 AL 5 1976 #2 1977 #2 1978 #2 1984 #3
Innings Pitched 2 1st 2 yrs (1985–1986) 1985 293.2 1986 AL 271.2
Complete Games 1 1st — 1985 24 1973 #3 1986 #2
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1977 AL 1.07 1973 #2 1975 #3 1984 #2 1989 #3
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1985 AL 206 1973 #2 1974 #2 1975 #2 1976 #3 1981 #3
Strikeouts / 9 — #2 — 1973 #3 1974 #2 1975 #3
Wins — #2 — 1984 #2
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1973 #2 1974 #3 1977 #2 1984 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1989 1 SHO 5
1986 1 IP 271.2
1985 4 SO 206 IP 293.2 SHO 5 CG 24
1977 1 WHIP 1.07
1973 1 SHO 9

Pitching

22 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1970 MIN AL 10 9 3.18 27 25 0 164.0 143 58 17 47 135 1.16
1971 MIN AL 16 15 2.81 38 38 0 278.1 267 87 21 59 224 1.17
1972 MIN AL 17 17 2.73 39 38 0 287.1 247 87 22 69 228 1.10
1973 MIN AL 20 17 2.52 40 40 0 325.0 296 91 16 67 258 1.12
1974 MIN AL 17 17 2.66 37 37 0 281.0 244 83 14 77 249 1.14
1975 MIN AL 15 10 3.00 35 35 0 275.2 219 92 24 84 233 1.10
1976 TEX +1 AL 13 16 2.87 36 36 0 297.2 283 95 14 81 219 1.22
1977 TEX AL 14 12 2.72 30 30 0 234.2 181 71 20 69 182 1.07
1978 PIT NL 14 10 3.03 34 34 0 243.2 217 82 17 66 182 1.16
1979 PIT NL 12 5 3.60 37 37 0 237.1 238 95 21 92 172 1.39
1980 PIT NL 8 13 3.82 34 32 0 216.2 219 92 20 59 168 1.28
1981 CLE AL 11 7 2.88 20 20 0 159.1 145 51 9 40 107 1.16
1982 CLE AL 2 2 4.87 4 4 0 20.1 16 11 2 11 19 1.33
1983 CLE AL 7 10 3.91 24 24 0 156.1 160 68 8 44 123 1.31
1984 CLE AL 19 7 2.87 33 32 0 245.0 204 78 19 74 170 1.14
1985 CLE +1 AL 17 16 3.16 37 37 0 293.2 264 103 23 75 206 1.15
1986 MIN AL 17 14 4.01 36 36 0 271.2 262 121 50 58 215 1.18
1987 MIN AL 15 12 4.01 37 37 0 267.0 249 119 46 101 196 1.31
1988 MIN AL 10 17 5.43 33 33 0 207.1 240 125 21 51 145 1.40
1989 CAL AL 17 5 2.73 33 33 0 241.0 225 73 14 44 131 1.12
1990 CAL AL 8 7 5.24 23 23 0 134.0 163 78 15 25 69 1.40
1992 CAL AL 8 12 4.74 25 24 0 133.0 150 70 17 29 70 1.35
Career — — 287 250 3.31 692 685 0 4970.0 4,632 1,830 430 1,322 3,701 1.20

Batting

22 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1970 MIN AL 27 50 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 25 0 .140 .157 .140 .297
1971 MIN AL 38 91 3 12 1 0 0 2 1 37 0 .132 .151 .143 .293
1972 MIN AL 39 94 9 15 2 0 0 6 2 36 0 .160 .177 .181 .358
1973 MIN AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1976 TEX +1 AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1977 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 PIT NL 37 85 4 11 2 0 0 11 1 35 0 .129 .140 .153 .292
1979 PIT NL 38 70 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 33 0 .129 .129 .143 .272
1980 PIT NL 37 61 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 27 0 .082 .097 .098 .195
1981 CLE AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 CLE AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1985 CLE +1 AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1987 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 MIN AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1990 CAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1992 CAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 699 451 19 59 7 0 0 25 5 193 0 .131 .144 .146 .290

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 692 287 662 30 48 .969