#59 Bert Blyleven, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Chicago Orphans

#59 Bert Blyleven, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Chicago Orphans
Friday, 7/25/2009

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Bert Blyleven

1/1/1974
35
Zeist, Holland
6"0
205

Starting Pitcher
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R

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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,700,000
2012
9 Year(s), 28 Days (1576 total Days)
119 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 154 Days (1874 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	60	75	67	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	59	74	67
Versus RHB	61	75	67
Talent	59	77	72

Pitching Ratings
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9
71
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	30	21	6	1	1
Versus LHP	30	21	6	1	1
Versus RHP	30	21	6	1	1
Talent	14	34	34	14	54

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/31	@HF	L 5-6	*	8	5	4	3	2	4
6/5	@MM	W 7-1	*	9	7	1	1	2	6	W	PoG
6/11	NJ	L 1-3	*	7.2	7	3	3	5	6	L
6/16	@DL	W 4-1	*	8	6	1	1	1	6	W	PoG
6/21	TH	L 1-13	*	3.1	7	8	7	2	2	L
7/3	@LA	L 10-18	*	5	13	9	8	1	5	L
7/8	DL	L 1-4	*	8	11	4	4	1	7	L
7/13	TH	L 1-13	*	5	9	9	7	2	5	L
7/19	@HF	L 5-11	*	7	8	7	7	4	5	L
7/24	MM	W 6-4	*	8	10	4	4	1	5	W

Pitching Stats 2009

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	16	16	3	9	0	5.73	110.0	125	78	70	30	85	1	6.3	0	5	31.3
Projected	25	25	5	14	0	5.73	174.0	199	124	111	48	135

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	12.7	10.2	7.0	2.5	8	5	62.5	0	0	.0	4.83

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	225	61	11	1	3	23	28	14	42	0	0	0	.271	.313	.369	.681
vs. RHB	216	64	9	3	17	47	50	16	43	0	0	0	.296	.338	.602	.939

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	9	9	1	5	0	6.02	64.1	76	47	43	18	53
Road	7	7	2	4	0	5.32	45.2	49	31	27	12	32
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	8.0	10	4	4	1	5
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	9.00	7.0	8	7	7	4	5

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	1	1	0	1	0	3.86	2.1	2	3	1	0	2
May	6	6	0	2	0	5.21	46.2	45	29	27	11	36
June	4	4	2	2	0	3.86	28.0	27	13	12	10	20
July	5	5	1	4	0	8.18	33.0	51	33	30	9	27

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1997	35	17	9	13	0	4.34	197.0	202	0	95	0	65	84	4	0	1.36	.000	BC
2000	28	19	15	8	0	2.58	192.0	175	0	55	0	39	124	9	3	1.11	.000	CO
2001	20	0	5	6	0	4.95	109.0	118	0	60	0	41	44	1	1	1.46	.000	MS3 CO
2002	29	0	8	15	0	4.76	194.2	191	0	103	0	55	80	6	0	1.26	.000	CO
2003	19	0	4	11	0	6.05	110.0	131	0	74	0	44	52	3	0	1.59	.000	CO
2004	8	4	2	1	0	6.19	32.0	48	28	22	5	14	9	0	0	1.94	.323	MM
2005	6	4	0	3	0	5.77	34.1	42	23	22	2	19	20	1	0	1.78	.342	MM
2006	32	22	11	9	1	2.29	188.2	152	62	48	9	49	138	8	2	1.07	.266	MM,ML
2007	29	29	6	17	0	4.43	219.1	225	119	108	29	53	182	14	3	1.27	.306	CO
2008	35	35	9	22	0	4.13	272.2	278	134	125	29	82	202	18	1	1.32	.305	CO
2009	16	16	3	9	0	5.73	110.0	125	78	70	20	30	85	1	0	1.41	.313	CO
Total	257	146	72	114	1	4.24	1659.2	1687	444	782	94	491	1020	65	10	1.31	.725

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2004, AAA	20	20	10	6	0	3.63	141.1	127	64	57	19	47	115	5	1	1.23	.269
2005, AAA	30	30	10	12	0	3.74	223.2	236	103	93	13	95	157	7	2	1.48	.321

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2001	20	36	5	1	0	0	3	1	1	18	0	0	.139	.162	.167	.329	MS3 CO
2002	29	62	15	1	1	0	3	2	1	28	0	0	.242	.254	.290	.544	CO
2003	19	32	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	20	0	0	.094	.094	.156	.250	CO
2004	8	10	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	8	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	MM
2005	6	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	MM
2006	32	63	8	1	0	0	3	5	1	36	0	0	.127	.141	.143	.283	MM,ML
2007	29	77	8	1	0	0	2	3	2	47	0	0	.104	.127	.117	.243	CO
2008	35	92	9	0	0	0	2	6	6	50	0	0	.098	.153	.098	.251	CO
2009	16	36	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	15	0	0	.139	.205	.139	.344	CO
Total	194	420	55	4	2	0	15	24	15	228	0	0	.131	.161	.150	.311

Fielding Stats 2009

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.964

110.0

2.29

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/6/2001, off Jay Cooney (NJ)... Injured on 5/10/2001 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2001, going 4-0, 0.89... Injured on 8/25/200
1 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 5/2/2002 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 9/24/2003 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/13/20
04 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 8/24/2004 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks... 9/1/2005: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years.
2/1/2006: Gets a new one-year contract worth $150,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2006, going 2-1, 0.64...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 4/7/2007 to a 1-year deal worth $4,696,000 per year...
Injured on 5/8/2007 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 6/21/2007 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
8/1/2007: Signed a contract extension with Chicago, $4,700,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injured on 8/19/2007 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Injured on 3/29/2009 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2006 - 2.29 - 3rd	WHIP 2006 - 1.07 - 8th	Losses 2007 - 17 - 4th 2008 - 22 - 3rd	CG 2007 - 14 - 7th 2008 - 18 - 3rd	SHO 2006 - 2 - 7th 2007 - 3 - 7th

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