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Why do so many people think Bert Blyleven is not a legitimate Hall of Famer and not one of the greatest pitchers of his era?
He retired 3rd all-time in strikeouts, and is still 5th, behind only Ryan, Johnson, Clemens and Carlton.
He also had an incredible 60 shutouts, which is 9th all-time, and only 1 behind Ryan and Seaver.
He ranks 11th all-time in WAR among pitchers, ahead of Christy Mathewson, Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan and dozens of other great pitchers.
He won 287 games on mostly ****** teams (only 3 postseason teams), so he had seasons like 17-17 despite a 2.66 era.
Of those three playoff teams, two won World Series, and Blyleven has a 5-1 record with a 2.47 era, making him a dominating postseason pitcher.
If he had played for the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, etc. he'd be a legend with 350 wins.
but because 17 of his 20 full seasons were with garbage teams, he gets no respect.
He retired 3rd all-time in strikeouts, and is still 5th, behind only Ryan, Johnson, Clemens and Carlton.
He also had an incredible 60 shutouts, which is 9th all-time, and only 1 behind Ryan and Seaver.
He ranks 11th all-time in WAR among pitchers, ahead of Christy Mathewson, Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan and dozens of other great pitchers.
He won 287 games on mostly ****** teams (only 3 postseason teams), so he had seasons like 17-17 despite a 2.66 era.
Of those three playoff teams, two won World Series, and Blyleven has a 5-1 record with a 2.47 era, making him a dominating postseason pitcher.
If he had played for the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, etc. he'd be a legend with 350 wins.
but because 17 of his 20 full seasons were with garbage teams, he gets no respect.
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