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Paul Blackburn

Q: How old is Paul Blackburn?

Paul Blackburn is 30 years old.

Q: When was Paul Blackburn born?

Paul Blackburn was born on December 4, 1993.

Q: Where was Paul Blackburn born?

Paul Blackburn was born in Antioch, CA .

Q: How tall is Paul Blackburn?

Paul Blackburn is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Paul Blackburn weigh?

Paul Blackburn weighs 196 lbs (88 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Paul Blackburn played?

Paul Blackburn is in his 8th season.

Q: When was Paul Blackburn drafted?

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

Q: How many strikeouts does Paul Blackburn have?

Paul Blackburn had 59 strikeouts last season and has 329 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Paul Blackburn worth?

Paul Blackburn made $3,450,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$3.45M (24).

Q: How many teams has Paul Blackburn played for?

Paul Blackburn has played for 2 teams; the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Team: New York Mets (majors, 15-day IL)

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, 21,448th in major league history)
vs. ATL 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$3.45M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.018 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Sosnick Cobbe & Karon

Full Name: Paul Cady Blackburn

Nicknames: Blackie

Twitter: @PaulyB_34

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

2.8

ERA

4.66

4.85

75.1

428.1

329

WHIP

1.288

1.405

10/4 The Mets are considering activating Kodai Senga for their National League Division Series roster, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post (X link). The Athletic’s Will Sammon writes that the decision
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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	GmSc	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-08-23	NYM	@	SDP	L 0-7	GS-3, L	4	2.1	10	5	5	0	1	2	0	0	16	59	36	9	3	7	8	5	0	18	-0.267	0.69	-0.20%	0.84	-3.168
2024-08-18	NYM		MIA	L 2-3	GS-6	4	6.0	4	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	21	92	62	14	7	3	13	6	2	63	0.200	0.88	0.12%	0.87	1.866
2024-08-13	NYM		OAK	L 4-9	GS-4, L	5	4.0	6	7	6	2	4	1	1	1	21	82	48	13	5	6	8	6	0	26	-0.422	0.82	-0.27%	0.86	-5.063
2024-08-07	NYM	@	COL	W 5-3	GS-6	4	6.0	5	2	1	2	6	1	0	0	26	93	57	15	10	12	6	1	2	60	0.150	1.24	0.10%	1.41	1.262
2024-08-02	NYM	@	LAA	W 5-1	GS-6, W	6	6.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	1	0	24	82	52	15	8	7	8	5	0	60	0.215	1.20	0.15%	1.36	2.054

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Standard Pitching

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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
2012	18	CHC-min	Rk	2	0	1.000	3.48	9	6	0	0	0	0	20.2	23	11	8	2	7	0	13	0	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	0	0	0	0	46.0	41	26	17	3	29	0	38	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	117.0	108	48	42	6	31	0	75	7	0	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	0	0	0	0	89.2	89	36	31	3	22	0	63	6	0	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	0	0	0	0	143.0	138	63	52	8	35	0	99	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	79.2	69	34	27	6	26	0	56	2	0	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	0	0	0	0	58.2	58	22	21	5	16	0	22	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	3.2	8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	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	0	0	0	0	27.2	33	23	22	2	6	0	19	2	0	1	119	59	3.59	1.410	10.7	0.7	2.0	6.2	3.17
2019	25	OAK-min	AAA	11	3	.786	4.34	24	22	0	0	0	0	132.2	133	70	64	18	34	0	92	3	0	4	539			1.259	9.0	1.2	2.3	6.2	2.71	LVG PCL
2019	25	OAK	AL	0	2	.000	10.64	4	1	1	0	0	0	11.0	19	14	13	3	4	0	8	1	0	1	57	42	6.67	2.091	15.5	2.5	3.3	6.5	2.00
2020	26	OAK	AL	0	1	.000	27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	7	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	14	18	4.05	3.000	19.3	0.0	7.7	7.7	1.00
2021	27	OAK-min	AAA	4	7	.364	4.97	17	16	0	0	0	0	88.2	114	59	49	8	27	0	80	2	0	3	400			1.590	11.6	0.8	2.7	8.1	2.96	LVG AAAW
2021	27	OAK	AL	1	4	.200	5.87	9	9	0	0	0	0	38.1	52	26	25	8	10	0	26	2	0	1	175	71	5.47	1.617	12.2	1.9	2.3	6.1	2.60
2022	28	OAK	AL	7	6	.538	4.28	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	110	53	53	15	30	2	89	5	0	1	467	86	4.21	1.257	8.9	1.2	2.4	7.2	2.97	AS
2023	29	OAK-min	AAA,A	0	0		7.50	6	6	0	0	0	0	18.0	33	18	15	3	6	0	10	0	0	0	90			2.167	16.5	1.5	3.0	5.0	1.67	LVG,STK PCL,CALL
2023	29	OAK	AL	4	7	.364	4.43	21	20	0	0	0	0	103.2	117	54	51	11	43	1	104	3	0	1	464	95	3.96	1.543	10.2	1.0	3.7	9.0	2.42
2024	30	NYM-OAK-min	AAA,A	1	1	.500	7.59	4	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	15	11	9	1	6	0	7	1	0	0	53			1.969	12.7	0.8	5.1	5.9	1.17	SYR,LVG,STK IL,PCL,CALL
2024	30	TOT	MLB	5	4	.556	4.66	14	14	0	0	0	0	75.1	76	41	39	12	21	0	59	3	0	0	316	85	4.63	1.288	9.1	1.4	2.5	7.0	2.81
2024	30	OAK	AL	4	2	.667	4.41	9	9	0	0	0	0	51.0	45	25	25	8	14	0	38	1	0	0	208	90	4.60	1.157	7.9	1.4	2.5	6.7	2.71
2024	30	NYM	NL	1	2	.333	5.18	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.1	31	16	14	4	7	0	21	2	0	0	108	77	4.69	1.562	11.5	1.5	2.6	7.8	3.00
8 Yrs				22	28	.440	4.85	86	82	1	0	0	0	428.1	470	240	231	56	132	3	329	17	0	7	1850	83	4.38	1.405	9.9	1.2	2.8	6.9	2.49
162 Game Avg.				9	11	.440	4.85	35	33	0	0	0	0	173	190	97	94	23	53	1	133	7	0	3	749	83	4.38	1.405	9.9	1.2	2.8	6.9	2.49

OAK (8 yrs)				21	26	.447	4.83	81	77	1	0	0	0	404.0	439	224	217	52	125	3	308	15	0	7	1742	84	4.36	1.396	9.8	1.2	2.8	6.9	2.46
NYM (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.18	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.1	31	16	14	4	7	0	21	2	0	0	108	77	4.69	1.562	11.5	1.5	2.6	7.8	3.00

AL (8 yrs)				21	26	.447	4.83	81	77	1	0	0	0	404.0	439	224	217	52	125	3	308	15	0	7	1742	84	4.36	1.396	9.8	1.2	2.8	6.9	2.46
NL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.18	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.1	31	16	14	4	7	0	21	2	0	0	108	77	4.69	1.562	11.5	1.5	2.6	7.8	3.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Paul Blackburn?

Paul Blackburn is 30 years old.

When was Paul Blackburn born?

Paul Blackburn was born on December 4, 1993.

Where was Paul Blackburn born?

Paul Blackburn was born in Antioch, CA.

How tall is Paul Blackburn?

Paul Blackburn is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much does Paul Blackburn weigh?

Paul Blackburn weighs 196 lbs (88 kg).

How many seasons has Paul Blackburn played?

Paul Blackburn is in his 8th season.

When was Paul Blackburn drafted?

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

What position does Paul Blackburn play?

Paul Blackburn is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Paul Blackburn have?

Paul Blackburn had 59 strikeouts last season and has 329 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Paul Blackburn worth?

Paul Blackburn made $3,450,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$3.45M (24).

How many teams has Paul Blackburn played for?

Paul Blackburn has played for 2 teams; the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Paul Blackburn won?

Paul Blackburn has never won a World Series.

What is Paul Blackburn's Twitter account?

Paul Blackburn is on Twitter at PaulyB_34.

What are Paul Blackburn's nicknames?

Blackie is a nickname for Paul Blackburn.

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