If you look past the longevity of Blyleven Jack Morris has better numbers, I would even say that Al Leiter was better during his prime than Bert.
Bert Blyleven's numbers are impressive when you look at wins, IP, SHO and K but beyond that they weren't much better. Most of those numbers came from being able to stick around forever.
CAREER STATS
More: Game Log | Splits | Batter vs. Pitcher | Hit Chart | Postseason & All-Star | More Stats
SEASON▲ |
TEAM▲ |
W▼ |
L▼ |
ERA▼ |
G▼ |
GS▼ |
CG▼ |
SHO▼ |
SV▼ |
SVO▼ |
IP▼ |
H▼ |
R▼ |
ER▼ |
HR▼ |
HB▼ |
BB▼ |
SO▼ |
AVG▼ |
WHIP▼ |
GO/AO▼ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
1970 |
10 |
9 |
3.18 |
27 |
25 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
164.0 |
143 |
66 |
58 |
17 |
2 |
47 |
135 |
.232 |
1.16 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1971 |
16 |
15 |
2.81 |
38 |
38 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
|
278.1 |
267 |
95 |
87 |
21 |
5 |
59 |
224 |
.255 |
1.17 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1972 |
17 |
17 |
2.73 |
39 |
38 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
|
287.1 |
247 |
93 |
87 |
22 |
10 |
69 |
228 |
.233 |
1.10 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1973 |
20 |
17 |
2.52 |
40 |
40 |
25 |
9 |
0 |
|
325.0 |
296 |
109 |
91 |
16 |
9 |
67 |
258 |
.242 |
1.12 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1974 |
17 |
17 |
2.66 |
37 |
37 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
|
281.0 |
244 |
99 |
83 |
14 |
9 |
77 |
249 |
.233 |
1.14 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1975 |
15 |
10 |
3.00 |
35 |
35 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
|
275.2 |
219 |
104 |
92 |
24 |
4 |
84 |
233 |
.219 |
1.10 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1976[+] |
|
13 |
16 |
2.87 |
36 |
36 |
18 |
6 |
0 |
|
297.2 |
283 |
106 |
95 |
14 |
12 |
81 |
219 |
.255 |
1.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977 |
14 |
12 |
2.72 |
30 |
30 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
|
234.2 |
181 |
81 |
71 |
20 |
7 |
69 |
182 |
.214 |
1.07 |
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
1978 |
14 |
10 |
3.03 |
34 |
34 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
|
243.2 |
217 |
94 |
82 |
17 |
6 |
66 |
182 |
.235 |
1.16 |
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
1979 |
12 |
5 |
3.60 |
37 |
37 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
237.1 |
238 |
102 |
95 |
21 |
6 |
92 |
172 |
.265 |
1.39 |
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
8 |
13 |
3.82 |
34 |
32 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
216.2 |
219 |
102 |
92 |
20 |
0 |
59 |
168 |
.262 |
1.28 |
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
11 |
7 |
2.88 |
20 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
159.1 |
145 |
52 |
51 |
9 |
5 |
40 |
107 |
.245 |
1.16 |
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
1982 |
2 |
2 |
4.87 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20.1 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
19 |
.211 |
1.33 |
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
1983 |
7 |
10 |
3.91 |
24 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
156.1 |
160 |
74 |
68 |
8 |
10 |
44 |
123 |
.267 |
1.30 |
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
1984 |
19 |
7 |
2.87 |
33 |
32 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
|
245.0 |
204 |
86 |
78 |
19 |
6 |
74 |
170 |
.224 |
1.13 |
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
1985[+] |
|
17 |
16 |
3.16 |
37 |
37 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
|
293.2 |
264 |
121 |
103 |
23 |
9 |
75 |
206 |
.239 |
1.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986 |
17 |
14 |
4.01 |
36 |
36 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
|
271.2 |
262 |
134 |
121 |
50 |
10 |
58 |
215 |
.250 |
1.18 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1987 |
15 |
12 |
4.01 |
37 |
37 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
267.0 |
249 |
132 |
119 |
46 |
9 |
101 |
196 |
.249 |
1.31 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1988 |
10 |
17 |
5.43 |
33 |
33 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
207.1 |
240 |
128 |
125 |
21 |
16 |
51 |
145 |
.294 |
1.40 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989 |
17 |
5 |
2.73 |
33 |
33 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
241.0 |
225 |
76 |
73 |
14 |
8 |
44 |
131 |
.248 |
1.12 |
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
8 |
7 |
5.24 |
23 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
134.0 |
163 |
85 |
78 |
15 |
7 |
25 |
69 |
.303 |
1.40 |
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
1992 |
8 |
12 |
4.74 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
133.0 |
150 |
76 |
70 |
17 |
5 |
29 |
70 |
.285 |
1.35 |
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
CAREER |
|
287 |
250 |
3.31 |
692 |
685 |
242 |
60 |
0 |
|
4970.0 |
4632 |
2029 |
1830 |
430 |
155 |
1322 |
3701 |
.247 |
1.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blyleven was 287-250 (.534) with 242 CG and 60 SHO, had 14 winning seasons out of 22, he pitched over 200, 16 times and almost 5000 IP, he had a career 3.31 ERA which is better than Leiter 3.80 and Morris 3.90.
his best 10 year period he was 148-128 ( .536) from 70-79.
Allstar team – 73, 85
Most IP- 85,86
K- 85
WS Champ- 79 Pirates
Jack Morris was a much more feared pitcher during his prime.
CAREER STATS
More: Game Log | Splits | Batter vs. Pitcher | Hit Chart | Postseason & All-Star | More Stats
SEASON▲ |
TEAM▲ |
W▼ |
L▼ |
ERA▼ |
G▼ |
GS▼ |
CG▼ |
SHO▼ |
SV▼ |
SVO▼ |
IP▼ |
H▼ |
R▼ |
ER▼ |
HR▼ |
HB▼ |
BB▼ |
SO▼ |
AVG▼ |
WHIP▼ |
GO/AO▼ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
1977 |
1 |
1 |
3.74 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
45.2 |
38 |
20 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
23 |
28 |
.235 |
1.34 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1978 |
3 |
5 |
4.33 |
28 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
106.0 |
107 |
57 |
51 |
8 |
3 |
49 |
48 |
.268 |
1.47 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1979 |
17 |
7 |
3.28 |
27 |
27 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
197.2 |
179 |
76 |
72 |
19 |
4 |
59 |
113 |
.244 |
1.20 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
16 |
15 |
4.18 |
36 |
36 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
|
250.0 |
252 |
125 |
116 |
20 |
4 |
87 |
112 |
.263 |
1.36 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
14 |
7 |
3.05 |
25 |
25 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
|
198.0 |
153 |
69 |
67 |
14 |
2 |
78 |
97 |
.218 |
1.17 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1982 |
17 |
16 |
4.06 |
37 |
37 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
|
266.1 |
247 |
131 |
120 |
37 |
0 |
96 |
135 |
.247 |
1.29 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1983 |
20 |
13 |
3.34 |
37 |
37 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
|
293.2 |
257 |
117 |
109 |
30 |
3 |
83 |
232 |
.233 |
1.16 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1984 |
19 |
11 |
3.60 |
35 |
35 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
240.1 |
221 |
108 |
96 |
20 |
2 |
87 |
148 |
.241 |
1.28 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1985 |
16 |
11 |
3.33 |
35 |
35 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
|
257.0 |
212 |
102 |
95 |
21 |
5 |
110 |
191 |
.225 |
1.25 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1986 |
21 |
8 |
3.27 |
35 |
35 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
|
267.0 |
229 |
105 |
97 |
40 |
0 |
82 |
223 |
.229 |
1.16 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1987 |
18 |
11 |
3.38 |
34 |
34 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
266.0 |
227 |
111 |
100 |
39 |
1 |
93 |
208 |
.228 |
1.20 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1988 |
15 |
13 |
3.94 |
34 |
34 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
|
235.0 |
225 |
115 |
103 |
20 |
4 |
83 |
168 |
.251 |
1.31 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989 |
6 |
14 |
4.86 |
24 |
24 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
170.1 |
189 |
102 |
92 |
23 |
2 |
59 |
115 |
.283 |
1.46 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
15 |
18 |
4.51 |
36 |
36 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
|
249.2 |
231 |
144 |
125 |
26 |
6 |
97 |
162 |
.242 |
1.31 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
1991 |
18 |
12 |
3.43 |
35 |
35 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
|
246.2 |
226 |
107 |
94 |
18 |
5 |
92 |
163 |
.245 |
1.29 |
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
1992 |
21 |
6 |
4.04 |
34 |
34 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
240.2 |
222 |
114 |
108 |
18 |
10 |
80 |
132 |
.246 |
1.25 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1993 |
7 |
12 |
6.19 |
27 |
27 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
152.2 |
189 |
116 |
105 |
18 |
3 |
65 |
103 |
.302 |
1.66 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1994 |
10 |
6 |
5.60 |
23 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
141.1 |
163 |
96 |
88 |
14 |
4 |
67 |
100 |
.292 |
1.63 |
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
CAREER |
|
254 |
186 |
3.90 |
549 |
527 |
175 |
28 |
0 |
|
3824.0 |
3567 |
1815 |
1657 |
389 |
58 |
1390 |
2478 |
.247 |
1.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Morris went 254-186 (.577) 175CG 28 SHO he struck out 200 (3)times, and pitched 200 IP over 250 6 times with his best being 293 IP, he had 13 winnings seasons including 10 in a row from 79-88 and only 5 seasons at .500 or worse.
he was 173-112 (.607) in a 10 year period from 79-88
AS- 5 times- 81, 84, 85 ,87, 91
WS MVP- 91
K- 83
W- 81,92
IP 83
4 time WS champion- Tigers 84, Twins- 91, Jays 92,93
Even the beloved Mets pitcher Al Leiter had a better prime.
CAREER STATS
More: Game Log | Splits | Batter vs. Pitcher | Hit Chart | Postseason & All-Star | More Stats
SEASON▲ |
TEAM▲ |
W▼ |
L▼ |
ERA▼ |
G▼ |
GS▼ |
CG▼ |
SHO▼ |
SV▼ |
SVO▼ |
IP▼ |
H▼ |
R▼ |
ER▼ |
HR▼ |
HB▼ |
BB▼ |
SO▼ |
AVG▼ |
WHIP▼ |
GO/AO▼ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
▲ |
1987 |
2 |
2 |
6.35 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22.2 |
24 |
16 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
28 |
.273 |
1.72 |
|
147 |
|
|
|
|
|
1988 |
4 |
4 |
3.92 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
57.1 |
49 |
27 |
25 |
7 |
5 |
33 |
60 |
.231 |
1.43 |
|
147 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989[+] |
|
1 |
2 |
5.67 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
33.1 |
32 |
23 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
26 |
.252 |
1.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
.050 |
0.47 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1991 |
0 |
0 |
27.00 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1.2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
.429 |
4.80 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1992 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.200 |
3.00 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1993 |
9 |
6 |
4.11 |
34 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
105.0 |
93 |
52 |
48 |
8 |
4 |
56 |
66 |
.240 |
1.42 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1994 |
6 |
7 |
5.08 |
20 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
111.2 |
125 |
68 |
63 |
6 |
2 |
65 |
100 |
.285 |
1.70 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1995 |
11 |
11 |
3.64 |
28 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
183.0 |
162 |
80 |
74 |
15 |
6 |
108 |
153 |
.238 |
1.48 |
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
1996 |
16 |
12 |
2.93 |
33 |
33 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
215.1 |
153 |
74 |
70 |
14 |
11 |
119 |
200 |
.202 |
1.26 |
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
1997 |
11 |
9 |
4.34 |
27 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
151.1 |
133 |
78 |
73 |
13 |
12 |
91 |
132 |
.241 |
1.48 |
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
1998 |
17 |
6 |
2.47 |
28 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
193.0 |
151 |
55 |
53 |
8 |
11 |
71 |
174 |
.216 |
1.15 |
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
13 |
12 |
4.23 |
32 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
213.0 |
209 |
107 |
100 |
19 |
9 |
93 |
162 |
.262 |
1.42 |
1.05 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
16 |
8 |
3.20 |
31 |
31 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
208.0 |
176 |
84 |
74 |
19 |
11 |
76 |
200 |
.228 |
1.21 |
1.11 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
11 |
11 |
3.31 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
187.1 |
178 |
81 |
69 |
18 |
4 |
46 |
142 |
.252 |
1.20 |
1.04 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
13 |
13 |
3.48 |
33 |
33 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
204.1 |
194 |
99 |
79 |
23 |
8 |
69 |
172 |
.250 |
1.29 |
1.09 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
15 |
9 |
3.99 |
30 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
180.2 |
176 |
83 |
80 |
15 |
9 |
94 |
139 |
.260 |
1.49 |
0.80 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
10 |
8 |
3.21 |
30 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
173.2 |
138 |
65 |
62 |
16 |
11 |
97 |
117 |
.218 |
1.35 |
0.90 |
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
2005[+] |
|
7 |
12 |
6.13 |
33 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
142.1 |
154 |
103 |
97 |
13 |
12 |
98 |
97 |
.282 |
1.77 |
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
CAREER |
|
162 |
132 |
3.80 |
419 |
382 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2391.0 |
2152 |
1101 |
1010 |
198 |
117 |
1163 |
1974 |
.242 |
1.39 |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leiter had only 162 wins and 132 (.551), and 16 CG 10 SHO, he stuck 200 twice and the most IP was 215 and 4 seasons over 200. he had only 8 winning seasons out of 16.
his best 10 year period he was 140-99 (.586) from 95-04
2 allstar- 96, 2000
bAA- 1996
WS Champ- 97 Marlins
To me a Hall Of Famer is someone who dominates the league for at least a 10 period of time, and Blyleven did not dominate as much as Morris. Plus Morris helped his team win 4 WS Championships.
Jack Morris is more of a Hall Of Famer than Blyleven.