Joe Blanton

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

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-15 / in Starts: 18-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2005 Pitching Game Log

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2005 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	4	4	Apr 8	OAK	@	TBD	L,2-3	GS-5		99	5.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.60	5.82	20	86	47	11	2	6	12	2	1	0	51			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.054	.93	0.04%	0.59	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
2	5	9	Apr 13	OAK		TOR	W,6-3	GS-6		4	6.0	3	1	1	2	3	1	0	2.45	5.47	22	77	51	21	3	9	8	2	2	0	63			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.187	.81	0.11%	2.17	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
3	6	14	Apr 19	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-3	GS-7	L(0-1)	5	6.2	5	2	1	2	1	0	1	2.04	4.94	28	84	52	15	4	10	14	7	2	0	57			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	0.086	1.81	0.07%	1.39	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out d2
4	7	19	Apr 24	OAK	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(0-2)	4	8.0	6	1	1	1	2	1	0	1.75	4.81	29	105	69	17	11	10	16	3	4	0	67			1	0	0	28	1	1	0	2	0	0	.94	0.238	1.22	0.19%	3.14	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
5	8	24	Apr 30	OAK		SEA	W,6-5	GS-5		5	4.2	8	4	4	3	3	1	0	2.67	5.06	24	105	64	17	5	7	11	5	1	0	32			2	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.148	1.21	-0.10%	-1.88	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	9	30	May 7	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-6	L(0-3)	6	6.0	4	4	4	3	3	1	0	3.22	5.17	25	100	62	16	10	7	12	2	2	0	48			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.60	-0.181	.60	-0.11%	-0.89	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
7	10	36	May 14	OAK		NYY	L,6-15	GS-3	L(0-4)	6	2.2	7	9	9	3	0	2	1	5.08	5.99	19	70	35	11	2	7	8	5	0	0	5			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.448	.62	-0.19%	-7.53	1t start tie	3t --- 2 out d8
8	11	41	May 20	OAK	@	SFG	W,8-4	GS-5		5	4.2	7	3	3	4	0	1	0	5.15	6.25	24	89	45	13	4	13	7	2	2	0	34			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	-0.170	.70	-0.06%	-0.67	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d1
9	12	45	May 25	OAK	@	TBD	L,6-14	GS-1	L(0-5)	4	0.1	6	8	7	1	0	0	0	6.55	6.29	9	32	21	4	0	3	5	2	0	0	8			0	0	0	7	3	1	0	0	1	1	.85	-0.402	.35	-0.10%	-6.69	1b start tie	1b 1-3 1 out d6
10	13	50	May 30	OAK		TBD	W,5-4	GS-5		4	4.2	7	4	4	3	3	1	0	6.66	6.31	22	86	53	13	7	7	9	2	1	0	34			1	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.205	.16	-0.02%	-1.74	1t start tie	5t --3 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	14	55	Jun 4	OAK		TOR	W,5-2	GS-7	W(1-5)	4	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	2	0	6.14	6.31	25	91	57	19	5	10	11	2	2	0	63			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.149	.19	0.03%	1.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
12	15	59	Jun 9	OAK	@	WSN	L,3-4	GS-6	L(1-6)	4	6.0	7	4	4	3	6	0	1	6.13	5.99	29	103	59	21	5	6	13	8	2	0	45			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.199	.17	-0.03%	-1.11	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
13	16	63	Jun 14	OAK		NYM	W,5-0	GS-8	W(2-6)	4	7.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.50	5.57	24	89	59	21	4	15	5	0	2	0	75			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.264	.15	0.04%	2.69	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a4
14	17	68	Jun 19	OAK		PHI	W,5-2	GS-8	W(3-6)	4	7.2	5	2	2	4	7	0	0	5.19	5.29	31	116	68	29	12	7	13	4	1	0	64			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.147	.18	0.02%	1.89	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out a3
15	18	73	Jun 24	OAK		SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	W(4-6)	4	8.0	5	3	0	0	3	1	0	4.70	5.15	29	84	60	16	4	11	15	4	2	0	69			0	1	1	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	.83	0.278	.29	0.06%	1.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
16	19	77	Jun 29	OAK		SEA	W,6-2	GS-8	W(5-6)	4	8.0	3	2	2	1	5	1	0	4.48	5.03	27	107	65	24	6	14	7	3	0	0	72			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.233	.32	0.07%	2.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	20	83	Jul 6	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-8	GS-7	L(5-7)	6	7.0	9	3	3	2	3	0	0	4.44	4.89	32	103	64	23	2	10	17	6	2	0	48			0	0	0	28	5	0	0	0	2	0	.72	-0.028	.48	-0.01%	0.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
18	21	90	Jul 16	OAK		TEX	L,8-10	GS-6	L(5-8)	9	5.1	6	5	5	2	5	2	0	4.64	5.01	24	94	61	19	8	6	11	3	2	0	39			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.140	.77	-0.10%	-1.05	1t start tie	6t 1-3 1 out d2
19	22	95	Jul 21	OAK	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS-5		4	5.0	7	3	3	3	2	0	0	4.68	4.96	25	93	53	15	6	7	13	5	2	0	40			0	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	1	0	.84	-0.073	1.17	-0.06%	-0.20	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
20	23	100	Jul 26	OAK		CLE	L,0-2	GS-7	L(5-9)	4	7.0	3	1	1	4	7	0	0	4.47	4.83	27	103	64	21	12	6	10	2	1	0	70			1	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.267	1.91	0.30%	2.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	24	105	Aug 1	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-7	W(6-9)	5	7.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	4.29	4.82	24	80	51	22	7	9	9	1	0	0	71			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.375	1.81	0.45%	2.77	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
22	25	110	Aug 6	OAK	@	KCR	W,16-1	GS-6	W(7-9)	4	6.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	1	4.10	4.68	21	84	54	20	7	10	5	3	0	0	71			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	2	0	1	.82	0.231	1.38	0.24%	3.13	1b start tie	6b 3 out a7
23	26	114	Aug 11	OAK		LAA	W,5-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	2	2	4	1	1	0	4.05	4.77	27	100	53	14	7	7	15	5	0	0	49			1	0	0	23	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.12	0.061	2.36	0.08%	1.17	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
24	27	119	Aug 16	OAK		BAL	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	8	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.94	4.69	26	95	58	22	3	11	9	5	1	0	54			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.10	0.201	2.22	0.24%	2.17	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
25	28	123	Aug 21	OAK		KCR	L,4-5	GS-7		4	7.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.75	4.57	27	99	64	23	5	10	9	2	2	0	71			0	0	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.412	1.96	0.52%	3.70	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
26	29	127	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS-6	W(8-9)	4	6.0	4	0	0	3	6	0	0	3.61	4.49	25	104	61	21	10	6	10	2	2	0	67			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.374	2.87	0.48%	3.13	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
27	30	132	Aug 31	OAK	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(8-10)	4	8.0	6	2	2	1	10	0	0	3.54	4.31	30	109	72	28	15	8	11	3	0	0	71			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.087	2.46	0.15%	2.14	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	31	137	Sep 5	OAK		SEA	L,0-2	GS-7	L(8-11)	4	6.1	7	2	2	2	4	0	1	3.51	4.27	28	99	64	17	6	9	12	5	2	0	53			0	0	0	24	2	1	2	0	1	0	1.27	0.004	3.14	0.01%	0.48	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
29	32	141	Sep 10	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS-6	W(9-11)	4	6.0	6	4	4	2	1	3	0	3.60	4.47	25	103	61	15	6	6	16	4	5	0	43			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.034	2.78	-0.05%	-0.64	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
30	33	146	Sep 15	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS-7	W(10-11)	4	6.1	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.57	4.42	27	90	55	16	4	11	11	4	1	0	54			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.07	0.136	2.74	0.21%	1.39	1b start a 2	7b -23 1 out a3
31	34	151	Sep 20	OAK		MIN	W,8-3	GS-6	W(11-11)	4	6.0	5	3	3	3	2	1	0	3.60	4.47	26	103	67	24	2	12	9	2	3	0	49			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.102	2.78	0.16%	0.17	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
32	35	156	Sep 26	OAK		LAA	L,3-4	GS-8	L(11-12)	5	8.0	5	4	2	0	5	1	0	3.55	4.43	30	95	62	18	4	10	15	6	3	0	65			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	1	.61	-0.064	1.22	-0.08%	0.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
33	36	161	Oct 1	OAK	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS-6	W(12-12)	4	6.0	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.53	4.43	24	91	63	21	8	10	9	5	1	0	55			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.056	.00	0.00%	1.01	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
							18-15		W-L:12-12	4.5	201.1	178	86	79	67	116	23	5	3.53	4.43	835	3069	62%	20%	6%	0.81		18%	8%	0	53		---%	8	1	2	754	42	4	3	15	7	6	.92	1.850	1.30	2.51%	19.58

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