Paul Blackburn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 4, 1993 in Antioch, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (56th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Heritage HS (Brentwood, CA).

High School: Heritage HS (Brentwood, CA)

Debut: July 1, 2017 (Age 23-209d, 19,056th in MLB history)
vs. ATL 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 1.093 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Sosnick Cobbe

Full Name: Paul Cady Blackburn

Nicknames: Blackie

Twitter: @PaulyB_34

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

-0.7

0.8

W

L

ERA

7.16

4.48

G

GS

SV

IP

27.2

86.1

SO

WHIP

1.410

1.309

Projections

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2012	18	CHC-min	Rk	2	0	1.000	3.48	9	6	20.2	23	11	8	2	7	13	0	1	89			1.452	10.0	0.9	3.0	5.7	1.86	CBZ ARIZ
2013	19	CHC-min	A-	2	3	.400	3.33	13	12	46.0	41	26	17	3	29	38	1	3	203			1.522	8.0	0.6	5.7	7.4	1.31	BOI NORW
2014	20	CHC-min	A	9	4	.692	3.23	24	24	117.0	108	48	42	6	31	75	7	6	484			1.188	8.3	0.5	2.4	5.8	2.42	KNC MIDW
2015	21	CHC-min	A+	7	5	.583	3.11	18	18	89.2	89	36	31	3	22	63	6	6	371			1.238	8.9	0.3	2.2	6.3	2.86	MYR CARL
2016	22	CHC-SEA-min	AA	9	5	.643	3.27	26	25	143.0	138	63	52	8	35	99	1	5	587			1.210	8.7	0.5	2.2	6.2	2.83	KNX,WTN SOUL
2017	23	OAK-min	AAA	5	6	.455	3.05	15	14	79.2	69	34	27	6	26	56	2	1	328			1.192	7.8	0.7	2.9	6.3	2.15	NVL PCL
2017	23	OAK	AL	3	1	.750	3.22	10	10	58.2	58	22	21	5	16	22	1	1	238	130	4.39	1.261	8.9	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.38
2018	24	OAK-min	A+	0	0		7.36	1	1	3.2	8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	19			2.455	19.6	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	STK CALL
2018	24	OAK	AL	2	3	.400	7.16	6	6	27.2	33	23	22	2	6	19	2	1	119	59	3.59	1.410	10.7	0.7	2.0	6.2	3.17
2 Yrs				5	4	.556	4.48	16	16	86.1	91	45	43	7	22	41	3	2	357	93	4.13	1.309	9.5	0.7	2.3	4.3	1.86
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.556	4.48	34	34	183	193	96	91	15	47	87	6	4	759	93	4.13	1.309	9.5	0.7	2.3	4.3	1.86

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Projections

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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