Bert Blyleven
P · 22 seasons · 1970 – 1992 · B/T: R/R
Bert Blyleven is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 1973: +12.1 roto value, 3rd that season and 513th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from strikeouts (+48.4), WHIP (+34.2) and wins (+32.2), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.19
1990 · #76,022 all-time
Career Z
-54.8
summed
Avg / Season
-2.49
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | 27 | -2.73 | #793 | #105,334 |
| 1971 | MIN | 38 | -3.24 | #814 | #110,043 |
| 1972 | MIN | 39 | -2.48 | #714 | #98,719 |
| 1973 | MIN | 40 | -2.31 | #459 | #88,875 |
| 1974 | MIN | 37 | -2.25 | #476 | #81,812 |
| 1975 | MIN | 35 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
| 1976 | TEX | 36 | -2.33 | #467 | #90,267 |
| 1977 | TEX | 30 | -2.33 | #487 | #90,477 |
| 1978 | PIT | 37 | -3.17 | #882 | #109,724 |
| 1979 | PIT | 38 | -3.36 | #893 | #110,485 |
| 1980 | PIT | 37 | -3.57 | #913 | #111,064 |
| 1981 | CLE | 20 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982 | CLE | 4 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | CLE | 24 | -2.26 | #494 | #83,824 |
| 1984 | CLE | 33 | -2.28 | #520 | #85,750 |
| 1985 | CLE | 37 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | MIN | 36 | -2.31 | #503 | #89,072 |
| 1987 | MIN | 37 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
| 1988 | MIN | 33 | -2.22 | #479 | #78,842 |
| 1989 | CAL | 33 | -2.25 | #520 | #82,600 |
| 1990★ | CAL | 23 | -2.19 | #504 | #76,022 |
| 1992 | CAL | 25 | -2.19 | #525 | #76,385 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
12.12
1973 · #513 all-time
Career Z
126.9
summed
Avg / Season
5.77
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | 27 | 4.52 | #46 | #6,213 |
| 1971 | MIN | 38 | 7.44 | #14 | #2,699 |
| 1972 | MIN | 39 | 8.10 | #13 | #2,172 |
| 1973★ | MIN | 40 | 12.12 | #3 | #513 |
| 1974 | MIN | 37 | 10.28 | #8 | #1,022 |
| 1975 | MIN | 35 | 9.61 | #10 | #1,309 |
| 1976 | TEX | 36 | 7.25 | #18 | #2,865 |
| 1977 | TEX | 30 | 9.56 | #14 | #1,341 |
| 1978 | PIT | 34 | 7.26 | #22 | #2,856 |
| 1979 | PIT | 37 | 4.20 | #59 | #6,763 |
| 1980 | PIT | 34 | 3.40 | #68 | #8,259 |
| 1981 | CLE | 20 | 7.01 | #18 | #3,093 |
| 1982 | CLE | 4 | -2.11 | #239 | #33,304 |
| 1983 | CLE | 24 | 1.62 | #103 | #12,694 |
| 1984 | CLE | 33 | 9.74 | #6 | #1,237 |
| 1985 | CLE | 37 | 9.66 | #6 | #1,277 |
| 1986 | MIN | 36 | 7.13 | #20 | #2,964 |
| 1987 | MIN | 37 | 6.21 | #34 | #3,903 |
| 1988 | MIN | 33 | -2.41 | #316 | #37,847 |
| 1989 | CAL | 33 | 8.76 | #13 | #1,769 |
| 1990 | CAL | 23 | -1.64 | #273 | #27,780 |
| 1992 | CAL | 25 | -0.77 | #210 | #22,091 |
★ Best season by Z