Joe Blanton

Q: When was Joe Blanton born?

Joe Blanton was born on December 11, 1980.

Q: Where was Joe Blanton born?

Joe Blanton was born in Bowling Green, KY .

Q: How tall is Joe Blanton?

Joe Blanton is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Joe Blanton weigh when playing?

Joe Blanton weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Joe Blanton in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Blanton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Joe Blanton drafted?

Joe Blanton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Joe Blanton have?

Joe Blanton had 1,284 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Joe Blanton played for?

Joe Blanton played for 7 teams; the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals.

Q: How many World Series has Joe Blanton won?

Joe Blanton has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Joe Blanton retire?

Joe Blanton last played in 2017.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: December 11, 1980 in Bowling Green, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY).

High School: Franklin-Simpson HS (Franklin, KY)

School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: September 21, 2004 (Age 23-285d, 18,592nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 1, 2017 (Age 36-294d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Joseph Matthew Blanton

Nicknames: Joe B

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2008 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.8

101

ERA

4.38

427

252

1767.2

1284

WHIP

1.337

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2002	21	OAK-min	A-,A+	1	2	.333	4.43	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	19	11	10	1	8	0	21	0	1	0	86			1.328	8.4	0.4	3.5	9.3	2.63	VAN,MOD NORW,CALL
2003	22	OAK-min	A,AA	11	8	.579	2.29	28	26	2	3	2	1	168.2	131	53	43	7	26	0	174	5	0	1	660			0.931	7.0	0.4	1.4	9.3	6.69	KNC,MDL MIDW,TL
2004	23	OAK-min	AAA	11	8	.579	4.19	28	26	0	1	0	0	176.1	199	101	82	13	34	2	143	6	0	6	756			1.321	10.2	0.7	1.7	7.3	4.21	SAC PCL
2004	23	OAK	AL	0	0		5.63	3	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	6	5	5	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	30	84	3.92	1.000	6.8	1.1	2.3	6.8	3.00
2005	24	OAK	AL	12	12	.500	3.53	33	33	0	2	0	0	201.1	178	86	79	23	67	3	116	5	2	4	835	124	4.43	1.217	8.0	1.0	3.0	5.2	1.73	RoY-6
2006	25	OAK	AL	16	12	.571	4.82	32	31	0	1	1	0	194.1	241	111	104	17	58	4	107	5	0	3	856	92	4.16	1.539	11.2	0.8	2.7	5.0	1.84
2007	26	OAK	AL	14	10	.583	3.95	34	34	0	3	1	0	230.0	240	106	101	16	40	4	140	4	1	3	950	108	3.50	1.217	9.4	0.6	1.6	5.5	3.50
2008	27	TOT	MLB	9	12	.429	4.69	33	33	0	0	0	0	197.2	211	110	103	22	66	3	111	4	0	2	855	90	4.52	1.401	9.6	1.0	3.0	5.1	1.68
2008	27	OAK	AL	5	12	.294	4.96	20	20	0	0	0	0	127.0	145	74	70	12	35	3	62	1	0	1	550	83	4.23	1.417	10.3	0.9	2.5	4.4	1.77
2008	27	PHI	NL	4	0	1.000	4.20	13	13	0	0	0	0	70.2	66	36	33	10	31	0	49	3	0	1	305	104	5.03	1.373	8.4	1.3	3.9	6.2	1.58
2009	28	PHI	NL	12	8	.600	4.05	31	31	0	0	0	0	195.1	198	89	88	30	59	4	163	8	0	7	837	104	4.45	1.316	9.1	1.4	2.7	7.5	2.76
2010	29	PHI-min	AA,A	0	1	.000	4.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.0	9	5	5	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	41			1.100	8.1	1.8	1.8	6.3	3.50	REA,LWD EL,SALL
2010	29	PHI	NL	9	6	.600	4.82	29	28	0	0	0	0	175.2	206	104	94	27	43	6	134	3	0	2	765	85	4.34	1.417	10.6	1.4	2.2	6.9	3.12
2011	30	PHI-min	A	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		LWD SALL
2011	30	PHI	NL	1	2	.333	5.01	11	8	1	0	0	0	41.1	52	23	23	5	9	0	35	1	0	0	180	77	3.63	1.476	11.3	1.1	2.0	7.6	3.89
2012	31	TOT	NL	10	13	.435	4.71	31	30	1	2	1	0	191.0	207	106	100	29	34	5	166	3	0	5	806	84	3.91	1.262	9.8	1.4	1.6	7.8	4.88
2012	31	PHI	NL	8	9	.471	4.59	21	20	1	2	1	0	133.1	141	74	68	22	18	2	115	3	0	4	560	88	3.99	1.193	9.5	1.5	1.2	7.8	6.39
2012	31	LAD	NL	2	4	.333	4.99	10	10	0	0	0	0	57.2	66	32	32	7	16	3	51	0	0	1	246	76	3.74	1.422	10.3	1.1	2.5	8.0	3.19
2013	32	LAA	AL	2	14	.125	6.04	28	20	7	0	0	0	132.2	180	96	89	29	34	4	108	4	0	9	611	62	5.12	1.613	12.2	2.0	2.3	7.3	3.18

2014	33	OAK-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.06	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	13	7	6	1	3	0	10	0	0	1	46			1.500	11.0	0.8	2.5	8.4	3.33	SAC PCL
2015	34	KCR-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.89	7	6	0	0	0	0	39.1	34	17	17	7	10	0	30	2	0	2	162			1.119	7.8	1.6	2.3	6.9	3.00	OMA PCL
2015	34	TOT	MLB	7	2	.778	2.84	36	4	13	0	0	2	76.0	69	26	24	7	16	5	79	1	0	2	309	143	2.92	1.118	8.2	0.8	1.9	9.4	4.94
2015	34	KCR	AL	2	2	.500	3.89	15	4	6	0	0	2	41.2	43	19	18	6	7	1	40	0	0	0	172	108	3.59	1.200	9.3	1.3	1.5	8.6	5.71
2015	34	PIT	NL	5	0	1.000	1.57	21	0	7	0	0	0	34.1	26	7	6	1	9	4	39	1	0	2	137	249	2.11	1.019	6.8	0.3	2.4	10.2	4.33
2016	35	LAD	NL	7	2	.778	2.48	75	0	15	0	0	0	80.0	55	23	22	7	26	4	80	2	0	3	315	163	3.33	1.013	6.2	0.8	2.9	9.0	3.08
2017	36	WSN-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		HRB EL
2017	36	WSN	NL	2	4	.333	5.68	51	0	13	0	0	0	44.1	53	29	28	10	13	2	39	1	0	1	195	79	5.28	1.489	10.8	2.0	2.6	7.9	3.00
13 Yrs				101	97	.510	4.38	427	252	51	8	3	2	1767.2	1896	914	860	223	467	44	1284	41	3	41	7544	95	4.16	1.337	9.7	1.1	2.4	6.5	2.75
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.510	4.38	43	25	5	1	0	0	177	190	92	86	22	47	4	129	4	0	4	756	95	4.16	1.337	9.7	1.1	2.4	6.5	2.75
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHI (5 yrs)				34	25	.576	4.47	105	100	2	2	1	0	616.1	663	326	306	94	160	12	496	18	0	14	2647	92	4.33	1.335	9.7	1.4	2.3	7.2	3.10
OAK (5 yrs)				47	46	.505	4.25	122	118	1	6	2	0	760.2	810	382	359	69	202	14	431	15	3	11	3221	101	4.04	1.330	9.6	0.8	2.4	5.1	2.13
LAD (2 yrs)				9	6	.600	3.53	85	10	15	0	0	0	137.2	121	55	54	14	42	7	131	2	0	4	561	112	3.50	1.184	7.9	0.9	2.7	8.6	3.12
KCR (1 yr)				2	2	.500	3.89	15	4	6	0	0	2	41.2	43	19	18	6	7	1	40	0	0	0	172	108	3.59	1.200	9.3	1.3	1.5	8.6	5.71
PIT (1 yr)				5	0	1.000	1.57	21	0	7	0	0	0	34.1	26	7	6	1	9	4	39	1	0	2	137	249	2.11	1.019	6.8	0.3	2.4	10.2	4.33
WSN (1 yr)				2	4	.333	5.68	51	0	13	0	0	0	44.1	53	29	28	10	13	2	39	1	0	1	195	79	5.28	1.489	10.8	2.0	2.6	7.9	3.00
LAA (1 yr)				2	14	.125	6.04	28	20	7	0	0	0	132.2	180	96	89	29	34	4	108	4	0	9	611	62	5.12	1.613	12.2	2.0	2.3	7.3	3.18

NL (8 yrs)				50	35	.588	4.26	262	110	37	2	1	0	832.2	863	417	394	119	224	25	705	22	0	21	3540	96	4.15	1.305	9.3	1.3	2.4	7.6	3.15
AL (7 yrs)				51	62	.451	4.49	165	142	14	6	2	2	935.0	1033	497	466	104	243	19	579	19	3	20	4004	94	4.17	1.365	9.9	1.0	2.3	5.6	2.38

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Blanton?

Joe Blanton is 43 years old.

When was Joe Blanton born?

Joe Blanton was born on December 11, 1980.

Where was Joe Blanton born?

Joe Blanton was born in Bowling Green, KY.

How tall is Joe Blanton?

Joe Blanton is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Blanton weigh when playing?

Joe Blanton weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Blanton play?

Joe Blanton played 13 seasons.

Is Joe Blanton in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Blanton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Joe Blanton drafted?

Joe Blanton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY).

What position did Joe Blanton play?

Joe Blanton was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Joe Blanton have?

Joe Blanton had 1,284 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Joe Blanton played for?

Joe Blanton played for 7 teams; the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals.

How many World Series has Joe Blanton won?

Joe Blanton has won 1 World Series.

When did Joe Blanton retire?

Joe Blanton last played in 2017.

What are Joe Blanton's nicknames?

Joe B is a nickname for Joe Blanton.

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