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: 24-27

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 14

2017 Pitching Game Log

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2017 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	377	2	Apr 5	WSN		MIA	W,6-4	8-8	H(1)	99	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.16	3	14	8	2	2	0	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.047	1.28	0.03%	0.47	8t 1-- 0 out a3	8t 12- 2 out a3
2	378	3	Apr 6	WSN		MIA	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	L(0-1)	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.40	1.96	5			4	2	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.11	-0.287	2.40	-0.20%	-0.46	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
3	379	5	Apr 8	WSN	@	PHI	L,3-17	3-5		1	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.93	1.44	9	35	21	7	6	3	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.52	3b --- 0 out d13	5b 3 out d12
4	380	8	Apr 11	WSN		STL	W,8-3	8-8		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.18	3.69	4	14	10	1	4	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.006	.32	0.00%	-0.46	8t --- 0 out a5	8t 3 out a4
5	381	9	Apr 12	WSN		STL	L,1-6	9-GF		0	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.50	5.82	2	6	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.074	.33	-0.05%	-2.54	9t 12- 2 out d2	9t end d 5
6	382	11	Apr 15	WSN		PHI	L,2-4	8-8	L(0-2)	2	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	1	1	6.43	7.16	5	23	15	3	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	-0.326	1.81	-0.22%	-1.46	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d2
7	383	16	Apr 21	WSN	@	NYM	W,4-3	9-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.63	7.41	5			2	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	0.134	4.77	0.11%	0.49	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
8	384	20	Apr 25	WSN	@	COL	W,15-12	8-8		3	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	10.13	9.03	4	13	8	1	1	0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.054	.26	-0.04%	-4.00	8b --- 0 out a8	8b --- 0 out a4
9	385	22	Apr 27	WSN	@	COL	W,16-5	9-GF		1	1.0	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	11.00	8.16	7			3	5	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-2.40	9b --- 0 out a14	9b end a11
10	386	25	Apr 30	WSN		NYM	W,23-5	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9.90	7.26	3			2	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	8t --- 0 out a14	8t 3 out a14
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
11	387	26	May 2	WSN		ARI	L,3-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	9.82	8.43	6			3	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	-0.034	.26	-0.03%	-0.46	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
12	388	28	May 4	WSN		ARI	W,4-2	9-9		1	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	10.64	9.61	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.043	1.01	-0.03%	-1.00	9t --- 0 out a3	9t --- 0 out a2
13	389	32	May 8	WSN	@	BAL	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.75	9.07	5	24	13	2	5	1	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.007	.20	0.01%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	390	35	May 13	WSN		PHI	W,6-4	5-5		4	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.49	8.75	2	12	7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.046	1.18	-0.04%	-0.54	5t 12- 2 out d3	5t 3 out d4
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
15	391	62	Jun 11	WSN		TEX	L,1-5	9-GF		28	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.78	8.41	4	24	15	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.05	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
16	392	65	Jun 14	WSN		ATL	L,2-13	8-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8.36	7.87	2			2	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.29	8t --- 1 out d11	8t 3 out d11
17	393	66	Jun 15	WSN	@	NYM	W,8-3	8-GF		0	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	8.22	8.18	5	15	10	2	1	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.005	.10	0.00%	-0.41	8b --- 2 out a6	9b end a 5
18	394	68	Jun 17	WSN	@	NYM	W,7-4	8-8		1	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	9.19	8.90	3			1	2	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.045	.79	-0.03%	-1.03	8b --- 0 out a4	8b 1-- 1 out a3
19	395	74	Jun 24	WSN		CIN	W,18-3	8-8		6	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.72	8.56	7	27	18	5	3	3	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-1.46	8t --- 0 out a13	8t 3 out a11
20	396	75	Jun 25	WSN		CIN	L,2-6	8-9		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	8.16	5	15	12	4	1	2	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.009	.07	0.00%	0.52	8t --- 0 out d4	9t 1-- 1 out d4
21	397	79	Jun 29	WSN		CHC	L,4-5	8-8	H(2)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.84	8.07	1			0	0	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.015	.46	0.01%	0.11	8t --- 2 out a2	8t 3 out a2
22	398	80	Jun 30	WSN	@	STL	L,1-8	7-GF(8)		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.24	7.63	4	8	7	1	2	0	3	0	2	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.28	7b 123 2 out d7	8b end d 7
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
23	399	83	Jul 3	WSN		NYM	W,3-2	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.10	7.56	1	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	0.092	4.42	0.07%	0.46	8t 12- 2 out tie	8t 3 out tie
24	400	85	Jul 6	WSN		ATL	L,2-5	8-8		2	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.97	7.49	3			2	2	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.022	.33	-0.01%	-0.69	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 1-3 1 out d3
25	401	87	Jul 8	WSN		ATL	L,0-13	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.71	7.49	3	9	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.95	9t 12- 1 out d13	9t end d13
26	402	88	Jul 9	WSN		ATL	W,10-5	7-7	H(3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.36	7.29	3	11	6	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.098	1.59	0.07%	0.54	7t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a1
27	403	91	Jul 16	WSN	@	CIN	W,14-4	8-8		6	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.04	6.85	4	21	14	3	5	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out a10	8b 3 out a10
28	404	92	Jul 17	WSN	@	CIN	W,6-1	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.75	6.82	4	14	9	3	1	1	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.016	.19	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a5
29	405	94	Jul 19	WSN	@	LAA	L,0-7	6-7		1	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	7.77	7.23	4	16	10	3	3	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.021	.07	-0.01%	-2.77	6b 1-- 2 out d4	7b --- 0 out d7
30	406	95	Jul 21	WSN	@	ARI	L,5-6	6-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.66	7.09	1			1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.023	.39	0.01%	0.26	6b --- 0 out d1	6b --- 1 out d1
31	407	97	Jul 23	WSN	@	ARI	W,6-2	5-5	W(1-2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.46	6.91	2	12	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.131	.98	0.04%	1.24	5b 1-3 1 out a3	5b 3 out a3
32	408	98	Jul 25	WSN		MIL	L,0-8	8-GF		1	2.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.24	6.67	11	35	23	6	2	3	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.01	0.00%	0.08	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
33	409	102	Jul 30(1)	WSN		COL	L,6-10	8-8		4	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.31	6.48	5			2	2	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.028	.12	-0.01%	-0.46	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
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
34	410	105	Aug 1	WSN	@	MIA	L,6-7	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.82	6.13	6	32	19	6	3	1	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.068	.17	0.01%	0.93	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
35	411	111	Aug 8	WSN		MIA	L,3-7	7-7		6	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	7.34	6.19	3			0	0	0	2	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.47	-0.043	.09	-0.01%	-1.02	7t 1-- 0 out d3	7t 12- 1 out d4
36	412	112	Aug 9	WSN		MIA	W,10-1	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.11	5.97	3			2	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.54	8t --- 0 out a9	8t 3 out a9
37	413	118	Aug 16	WSN		LAA	L,2-3	9-GF		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.03	5.88	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.11	9t --- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
38	414	120	Aug 18	WSN	@	SDP	W,7-1	6-6	W(2-2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.82	5.89	3			3	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.073	.13	0.00%	0.49	6b --- 0 out a2	6b 3 out a2
39	415	122	Aug 20	WSN	@	SDP	W,4-1	7-7	H(4)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.75	5.80	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.038	.12	0.00%	0.23	7b 1-- 2 out a2	7b 3 out a2
40	416	123	Aug 22	WSN	@	HOU	W,4-3	7-7	H(5)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.62	5.78	4			2	2	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	0.059	.35	0.00%	0.26	7b --- 1 out a1	7b 3 out a1
41	417	126	Aug 25	WSN		NYM	L,2-4	8-GF		2	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.56	5.74	8	28	18	5	1	1	6	1	1	0		1	0	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.010	.03	0.00%	0.25	8t -2- 1 out d3	9t end d 3
42	418	128	Aug 27(1)	WSN		NYM	L,5-6	8-9	L(2-3)	1	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.57	5.94	5	15	14	4	2	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.164	.10	-0.01%	-0.21	8t --- 0 out tie	9t --- 1 out d1
43	419	129	Aug 27(2)	WSN		NYM	W,5-4	8-8	H(6)	-1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.51	5.92	1	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	0.060	.21	0.00%	0.24	8t 1-- 2 out a1	8t 3 out a1
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
44	420	135	Sep 2	WSN	@	MIL	W,3-2	6-6		5	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.45	5.84	2			1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.034	.10	0.00%	0.33	6b -2- 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
45	421	139	Sep 6	WSN	@	MIA	W,8-1	6-6		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.28	5.72	5			5	0	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.013	.03	0.00%	0.47	6b --- 0 out a6	6b 3 out a6
46	422	142	Sep 9	WSN		PHI	L,4-5	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.13	5.55	3	16	9	2	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.056	.05	0.00%	0.54	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
47	423	147	Sep 15	WSN		LAD	L,0-7	6-6		5	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.98	5.44	5	20	15	5	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.54	6t --- 0 out d7	6t 3 out d7
48	424	153	Sep 22	WSN	@	NYM	L,6-7	6-6	L(2-4)	6	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.05	5.34	5			3	2	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.125	.11	-0.01%	-0.52	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 3 out d1
49	425	155	Sep 24	WSN	@	NYM	W,3-2	7-7	H(7)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.91	5.36	3	16	9	2	1	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.079	.09	0.00%	0.49	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 3 out a2
50	426	157	Sep 26	WSN	@	PHI	L,1-4	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.77	5.31	3	13	10	1	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.030	.02	0.00%	0.51	6b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
51	427	162	Oct 1	WSN		PIT	L,8-11	5-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	5.28	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.49	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.95	5t 12- 1 out d2	5t 3 out d2
							24-27		W-L:2-4,Hld:7	2.1	44.1	53	29	28	13	39	10	1	5.68	5.28	195	508	65%	23%	19%	0.50		26%	9%	1		22	18%	8	1	0	179	9	2	2	4	1	1	.62	-0.141	.40	-0.28%	-4.18

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