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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

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: 17-14 / in Starts: 17-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 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	136	3	Apr 8	PHI		ATL	W,12-11	GS-4		99	4.0	9	7	7	2	6	1	0	15.75	4.85	23	89	56	17	7	5	10	5	1	0	20			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.487	.83	-0.27%	-4.99	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
2	137	8	Apr 16	PHI	@	WSN	L,2-8	GS-6	L(0-1)	7	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	1	0	9.00	4.40	26	97	62	16	3	6	15	6	1	0	48			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.73	-0.059	.77	-0.04%	-0.04	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
3	138	13	Apr 22	PHI		MIL	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-2)	5	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	1	0	7.31	4.28	24	107	64	22	7	8	10	3	2	0	48			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.053	.93	-0.03%	0.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
4	139	18	Apr 27	PHI		WSN	W,13-11	GS-5		4	4.1	8	6	6	3	4	3	0	8.41	6.00	24	90	51	12	7	5	12	5	0	0	24			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	1	0	.88	-0.426	.97	-0.28%	-4.40	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
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
5	140	23	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,6-1	GS-6	W(1-2)	6	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	2	6.84	5.57	27	101	57	15	5	10	10	2	2	0	61			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.87	0.138	.97	0.09%	1.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out a5
6	141	28	May 9	PHI		ATL	L,2-6	GS-8	L(1-3)	4	8.0	8	6	6	1	5	2	0	6.82	5.54	33	110	76	23	7	9	18	6	1	0	46			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.229	1.06	-0.19%	-1.98	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
7	142	33	May 15	PHI	@	WSN	W,10-6	GS-5		5	5.0	5	4	4	6	5	0	0	6.86	5.44	26	102	61	19	11	8	7	4	1	0	40			0	0	0	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.04	-0.243	1.13	-0.16%	-1.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
8	143	39	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-5	GS-5	W(2-3)	5	5.0	7	5	5	1	4	1	0	7.11	5.35	23	97	68	18	8	11	7	3	1	0	36			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.157	.82	-0.12%	-2.51	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a1
9	144	44	May 26	PHI		FLA	W,5-3	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	7.0	5	0	0	2	11	0	0	6.14	4.73	28	114	72	24	12	6	9	0	2	0	76			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	.81	0.304	1.17	0.26%	3.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
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
10	145	49	Jun 1	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS-7	W(4-3)	5	7.0	6	3	3	1	5	2	0	5.86	4.86	26	95	62	21	6	7	13	7	1	0	57			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.093	1.41	0.08%	0.13	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
11	146	54	Jun 6	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-6		4	6.0	5	1	1	1	5	1	0	5.46	4.79	24	107	68	18	4	10	8	2	0	0	62			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.153	1.15	0.13%	1.84	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
12	147	59	Jun 12	PHI		BOS	L,2-5	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	2	7	2	0	5.17	4.88	28	112	67	30	4	9	10	3	2	0	64			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.114	1.34	0.09%	1.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
13	148	64	Jun 18	PHI		TOR	L,7-8	GS-6		5	5.1	9	4	4	1	2	2	0	5.28	5.08	26	105	62	20	2	8	15	3	5	0	35			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.240	1.74	-0.21%	-1.90	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a1
14	149	69	Jun 24	PHI	@	TBR	L,1-7	GS-8	L(4-4)	5	7.0	6	2	2	2	10	1	0	5.06	4.90	28	121	73	23	12	3	13	6	3	0	65			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.039	.89	0.03%	1.09	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out d1
15	150	74	Jun 30	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-5		5	5.0	8	3	3	3	3	1	0	5.08	4.98	27	93	53	13	5	8	13	6	3	0	39			0	0	0	23	1	1	2	0	0	1	1.54	-0.164	2.66	-0.17%	-0.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
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
16	151	79	Jul 5	PHI		NYM	W,2-0	GS-8	W(5-4)	4	7.1	4	0	0	3	5	0	0	4.69	4.83	27	111	65	24	3	13	6	2	1	0	72			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.432	2.47	0.48%	3.49	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
17	152	84	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	W(6-4)	4	7.1	4	1	1	1	6	1	1	4.44	4.77	29	103	71	23	8	12	9	0	1	0	71			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.85	0.268	1.27	0.24%	2.34	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a2
18	153	91	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GS-7		10	7.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	1	4.24	4.60	26	101	70	18	11	7	13	5	2	0	68			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.318	1.51	0.24%	2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
19	154	96	Jul 26	PHI		STL	W,9-2	GS-8	W(7-4)	4	8.0	7	2	2	1	6	1	0	4.11	4.53	31	108	77	23	14	11	13	4	3	0	65			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	2	1	1	.83	0.131	1.14	0.11%	2.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out a7
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
20	155	102	Aug 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-7	L(7-5)	5	7.0	7	2	2	0	5	0	1	4.02	4.40	28	101	67	19	8	10	12	5	1	0	60			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.08	0.094	1.42	0.08%	1.56	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
21	156	107	Aug 7	PHI		FLA	L,2-3	GS-7	L(7-6)	5	6.2	8	3	3	1	4	2	0	4.02	4.49	29	112	68	20	10	9	16	6	1	0	49			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.089	.89	-0.09%	0.08	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d3
22	157	113	Aug 14	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-7		6	7.0	7	2	1	1	2	0	0	3.88	4.41	29	108	65	22	6	10	16	6	1	0	58			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.08	0.180	2.22	0.22%	1.45	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
23	158	118	Aug 20	PHI		ARI	W,12-3	GS-8	W(8-6)	5	8.0	10	3	3	0	4	0	0	3.86	4.29	32	97	65	16	7	8	20	7	3	0	54			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.016	1.29	0.01%	1.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out a9
24	159	123	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-6		4	6.0	6	3	3	2	7	2	1	3.88	4.38	26	113	69	19	15	6	10	1	2	0	53			2	1	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.125	1.20	-0.07%	-0.07	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
25	160	128	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	W(9-6)	4	7.0	3	1	1	4	7	1	0	3.77	4.39	27	111	66	27	12	7	9	3	2	0	70			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.320	.99	0.20%	2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
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
26	161	133	Sep 5	PHI	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.80	4.38	25	100	71	21	7	8	11	3	3	0	52			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.113	.46	-0.04%	-0.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
27	162	138	Sep 10	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-8	GS-5	L(9-7)	4	4.2	7	8	8	4	4	2	0	4.11	4.52	25	99	57	17	6	7	10	4	0	0	18			1	0	0	19	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.10	-0.425	.76	-0.18%	-5.64	1b start a 2	5b --- 2 out d6
28	163	144	Sep 16	PHI		WSN	W,6-1	GS-6	W(10-7)	5	6.0	5	0	0	4	7	0	0	3.97	4.46	26	106	63	19	11	7	8	1	1	0	65			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.369	.89	0.14%	3.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
29	164	149	Sep 22(1)	PHI	@	FLA	W,9-3	GS-7	W(11-7)	5	7.0	2	0	0	2	9	0	1	3.82	4.36	26	111	73	17	12	9	5	1	1	0	80			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.334	.35	0.07%	3.56	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
30	165	155	Sep 27	PHI	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-6	W(12-7)	4	5.2	7	5	5	4	4	2	1	3.95	4.50	29	124	76	23	9	7	13	2	5	0	35			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.014	.35	0.00%	-1.30	1b start a 2	6b 1-- 2 out a2
31	166	160	Oct 2	PHI		FLA	L,2-7	GS-7	L(12-8)	4	6.0	9	5	5	2	3	0	0	4.05	4.45	29	106	67	17	15	16	9	5	1	0	35			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.201	.38	-0.05%	-1.61	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out d2
							17-14		W-L:12-8	4.7	195.1	198	89	88	59	163	30	8	4.05	4.45	837	3251	63%	19%	8%	0.74		19%	9%	0	52		---%	8	4	0	755	37	3	4	11	4	6	.97	0.278	1.15	0.59%	6.99

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