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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-13 / in Starts: 17-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	46 (22-17-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Werth	1
G Dobbs	0

Most Driven In By
C Utley	2
J Rollins	1
S Victorino	1

2009 Batting Game Log

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2009 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	21	3 (2)	Apr 8	PHI		ATL	W,12-11	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	2.01	-0.029	1.82	-0.02%	-0.31	P
2	22	8 (4)	Apr 16	PHI	@	WSN	L,2-8	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.57	-0.046	1.64	-0.03%	-0.38	P
3	23	13 (4)	Apr 22	PHI		MIL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.68	0.001	.63	0.00%	-0.04	P
4	24	18 (4)	Apr 27	PHI		WSN	W,13-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.43	-0.011	.47	-0.01%	-0.11	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	25	23 (4)	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.63	-0.050	.70	-0.03%	-0.61	P
6	26	28 (4)	May 9	PHI		ATL	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.28	-0.069	1.73	-0.06%	-0.60	P
7	27	33 (4)	May 15	PHI	@	WSN	W,10-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.89	-0.044	.97	-0.03%	-0.47	P
8	28	39 (5)	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.72	0.012	.94	0.01%	-0.05	P
9	29	44 (4)	May 26	PHI		FLA	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	.40	-0.023	.58	-0.02%	-0.42	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	30	49 (4)	Jun 1	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	1.23	-0.005	1.75	-0.01%	-0.59	P
11	31	54 (4)	Jun 6	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.222	.067	.289	9	1.39	-0.056	1.98	-0.05%	-0.41	P
12	32	59 (4)	Jun 12	PHI		BOS	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.059	.259	9	.93	-0.050	1.21	-0.04%	-0.47	P
13	33	64 (4)	Jun 18	PHI		TOR	L,7-8	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.217	.053	.270	9	.67	-0.024	.97	-0.02%	-0.34	P
14	34	74 (9)	Jun 30	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.200	.048	.248	9	1.00	-0.053	1.72	-0.06%	-0.46	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	35	79 (4)	Jul 5	PHI		NYM	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.185	.043	.229	9	.51	-0.026	.93	-0.03%	-0.27	P
16	36	84 (4)	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.167	.038	.205	9	.53	-0.041	.80	-0.04%	-0.45	P
17	37	91 (6)	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.156	.036	.192	9	1.31	-0.066	1.64	-0.05%	-0.60	P
18	38	96 (4)	Jul 26	PHI		STL	W,9-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.147	.033	.180	9	.75	-0.082	1.03	-0.07%	-1.24	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	39	102 (5)	Aug 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.162	.061	.223	9	1.21	-0.015	1.60	-0.01%	-0.02	P
20	40	107 (4)	Aug 7	PHI		FLA	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	2.14	-0.099	3.38	-0.09%	-0.98	P
21	41	113 (5)	Aug 14	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	.80	-0.040	1.64	-0.05%	-0.32	P
22	42	118 (4)	Aug 20	PHI		ARI	W,12-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.89	0.017	1.19	0.01%	0.86	P
23	43	123 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.66	-0.033	.58	-0.02%	-0.33	P
24	44	128 (4)	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.91	-0.226	2.04	-0.15%	-2.06	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	45	133 (4)	Sep 5	PHI	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	9	.85	-0.045	.53	-0.02%	-0.46	P
26	46	138 (4)	Sep 10	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-8	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.176	.106	.283	9	1.19	0.015	.82	0.01%	-0.05	P
27	47	144 (5)	Sep 16	PHI		WSN	W,6-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.189	.122	.311	9	.50	0.014	.32	0.01%	0.16	P
28	48	149 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	PHI	@	FLA	W,9-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9	.88	-0.071	.31	-0.02%	-0.87	P
29	49	155 (5)	Sep 27	PHI	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.203	.130	.333	9	.68	0.035	.26	0.01%	-0.01	P
30	50	160 (4)	Oct 2	PHI		FLA	L,2-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.200	.127	.327	9	1.43	-0.062	.64	-0.02%	-0.53	P
							17-13		69	55	4	7	0	0	0	1	4	0	21	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.200	.127	.327		.96	-1.172	1.12	-0.87%	-12.38

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