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: 15-18 / in Starts: 15-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2008 Pitching Game Log

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2008 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	103	1	Mar 25	OAK		BOS	L,5-6	GS-6		99	5.2	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.76	2.60	24	94	58	13	6	11	9	3	2	0	45			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.163	1.34	-0.10%	-0.32	1t start tie	6t -2- 2 out d1
2	104	3	Apr 1	OAK		BOS	L,1-2	GS-6	L(0-1)	6	6.0	7	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.86	2.62	26	99	67	20	4	10	12	4	1	0	52			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.036	1.39	0.02%	1.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
3	105	7	Apr 6	OAK		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.2	7	2	2	4	2	0	0	3.44	3.24	31	107	65	23	8	11	14	3	2	0	50			0	0	0	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.56	-0.046	1.56	-0.03%	0.74	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out d1
4	106	11	Apr 11	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-7	GS-8	W(1-2)	4	7.2	8	5	5	1	1	1	0	4.15	3.75	30	111	73	21	5	12	16	4	3	0	43			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.22	0.082	.24	0.05%	0.56	1b start a 1	8b -23 2 out a6
5	107	16	Apr 16	OAK		SEA	L,2-4	GS-8	L(1-3)	4	8.0	12	4	4	0	2	0	0	4.24	3.48	35	101	66	17	5	17	16	7	2	0	44			0	1	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.145	.85	-0.12%	0.01	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
6	108	21	Apr 22	OAK		MIN	L,4-5	GS-8	L(1-4)	5	7.2	9	5	4	0	7	1	0	4.32	3.40	32	109	77	23	10	13	12	3	2	0	50			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.139	1.29	-0.10%	-0.49	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out tie
7	109	26	Apr 27	OAK	@	SEA	W,4-2	GS-7	W(2-4)	4	7.0	8	2	2	2	3	1	0	4.07	3.63	30	99	63	21	2	11	14	6	2	0	54			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.056	1.05	0.05%	1.59	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
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
8	110	31	May 2	OAK		TEX	L,3-4	GS-7	L(2-5)	4	7.0	7	4	2	1	1	0	0	3.88	3.58	29	101	60	15	1	12	15	4	1	0	51			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	2	1	1.07	-0.147	1.51	-0.12%	-0.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
9	111	36	May 7	OAK		BAL	W,6-5	GS-6		4	5.2	8	2	2	3	3	0	0	3.82	3.59	26	101	61	20	5	8	12	7	0	0	45			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	0.084	1.97	0.07%	0.51	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out a1
10	112	41	May 14	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS-7	L(2-6)	6	7.0	4	2	2	2	4	2	0	3.69	3.89	27	101	57	25	2	10	11	2	2	0	63			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	.67	0.063	.89	0.05%	1.66	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
11	113	46	May 19	OAK		TBR	L,6-7	GS-6		4	6.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	0	3.87	3.91	25	100	68	19	8	9	10	3	1	0	48			0	0	0	24	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	-0.213	1.45	-0.17%	-0.99	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
12	114	51	May 25	OAK		BOS	W,6-3	GS-6	W(3-6)	5	6.0	5	3	3	4	7	1	0	3.92	3.99	27	107	62	29	6	5	11	3	1	0	53			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.064	1.51	0.05%	0.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
13	115	56	May 31	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-8	GS-6	L(3-7)	5	6.0	10	6	6	1	0	1	0	4.27	4.12	28	95	60	13	7	10	17	5	2	0	27			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.402	1.03	-0.36%	-2.77	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
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
14	116	61	Jun 6	OAK		LAA	L,1-3	GS-7	L(3-8)	5	7.0	7	3	2	1	3	1	0	4.15	4.15	28	105	74	19	5	17	7	4	1	0	55			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	2	0	1	.78	-0.013	1.33	-0.01%	0.51	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
15	117	66	Jun 12	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	L(3-9)	5	6.2	6	4	4	3	2	1	0	4.23	4.26	29	118	76	23	9	13	11	5	2	0	45			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.206	1.53	-0.17%	-0.72	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d3
16	118	71	Jun 18	OAK	@	ARI	L,1-11	GS-3	L(3-10)	5	3.0	7	8	8	3	1	1	0	4.81	4.42	19	75	42	10	3	4	11	4	1	0	11			0	0	0	16	2	0	1	0	0	0	.67	-0.372	.95	-0.32%	-6.36	1b start tie	3b 3 out d8
17	119	76	Jun 24	OAK		PHI	W,5-2	GS-7	W(4-10)	5	7.0	4	1	1	4	5	1	0	4.58	4.48	27	119	66	24	7	14	4	0	0	0	66			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	0.242	1.38	0.19%	2.51	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
18	120	81	Jun 29	OAK		SFG	L,1-11	GS-5	L(4-11)	4	4.0	8	7	7	1	3	0	0	4.97	4.40	21	78	50	16	3	7	10	5	1	0	20			0	0	0	20	4	1	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.348	1.26	-0.28%	-3.99	1t start tie	5t 12- 0 out d4
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
19	121	86	Jul 4	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS-7	W(5-11)	4	7.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	4.76	4.30	29	119	74	20	7	10	12	5	3	0	64			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.277	1.57	0.23%	2.88	1b start tie	7b 3 out a5
20	122	91	Jul 9	OAK		SEA	L,4-6	GS-6	L(5-12)	4	6.0	9	6	6	0	2	0	1	4.96	4.23	27	92	57	16	4	10	14	7	1	0	32			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	-0.428	1.62	-0.34%	-2.99	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Philadelphia Phillies
21	123	100	Jul 22	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-6	GS-6		12	6.0	8	5	5	3	1	2	1	5.08	4.46	28	109	67	17	4	9	14	2	1	0	34			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.223	1.89	-0.30%	-2.00	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d4
22	124	105	Jul 27	PHI		ATL	W,12-10	GS-2		4	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.13	4.44	10	30	17	5	1	2	6	3	0	0	42			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.107	1.72	-0.11%	-0.96	1t start tie	2t 3 out d2
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
23	125	110	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-7	W(6-12)	5	7.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	4.94	4.44	26	106	67	28	3	4	15	5	3	0	68			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.323	2.46	0.39%	2.50	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
24	126	115	Aug 8	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	GS-7		5	7.0	1	0	0	2	7	0	0	4.71	4.33	24	105	72	26	9	9	7	0	1	0	80			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.450	2.17	0.52%	3.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
25	127	120	Aug 13	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-7	GS-5		4	5.0	9	4	4	3	6	2	0	4.79	4.44	27	97	56	19	9	7	11	2	1	0	36			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.041	2.27	-0.05%	-1.50	1b start a 4	5b 3 out a2
26	128	125	Aug 19	PHI		WSN	W,5-4	GS-5		5	5.0	8	4	4	1	3	1	0	4.87	4.46	24	91	58	15	9	7	13	4	0	0	37			0	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.189	2.05	-0.21%	-1.40	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
27	129	130	Aug 24	PHI		LAD	W,5-2	GS-6		4	6.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	1	4.75	4.44	26	102	58	19	7	10	8	2	2	0	57			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.27	0.227	2.53	0.27%	2.12	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
28	130	135	Aug 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6		4	5.2	2	2	2	5	4	0	0	4.69	4.43	24	114	64	20	11	7	8	1	3	0	56			2	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.153	3.21	0.20%	1.47	1b start a 1	6b 123 2 out a1
Sept				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
29	131	140	Sep 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-9	GS-5		4	4.0	6	4	4	3	2	0	0	4.79	4.43	21	84	50	17	2	6	10	4	1	0	33			0	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.219	2.58	-0.29%	-1.84	1b start a 2	5b 123 0 out a1
30	132	144	Sep 8	PHI		FLA	W,8-6	GS-5	W(7-12)	4	5.0	5	4	4	3	1	1	0	4.86	4.51	22	97	55	20	4	9	9	4	2	0	39			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.15	-0.087	2.95	-0.14%	-1.40	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
31	133	149	Sep 14(1)	PHI		MIL	W,7-3	GS-7		5	7.0	5	3	3	2	4	2	1	4.82	4.60	27	99	64	17	7	5	15	5	4	0	57			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	2	0	0	.86	0.030	3.67	0.08%	0.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
32	134	155	Sep 20	PHI	@	FLA	W,3-2	GS-5	W(8-12)	5	5.0	4	2	2	2	9	0	0	4.79	4.50	21	96	57	22	12	6	5	2	0	0	58			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	0.042	3.31	0.06%	0.58	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
33	135	160	Sep 26	PHI		WSN	W,8-4	GS-6	W(9-12)	5	6.0	5	4	1	1	2	1	0	4.69	4.52	25	89	60	17	6	15	7	3	0	0	53			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	1	.56	0.019	1.70	0.03%	-0.88	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
							15-18		W-L:9-12	4.5	197.2	211	110	103	66	111	22	4	4.69	4.52	855	3250	62%	19%	6%	0.85		18%	7%	0	48		---%	4	1	0	779	47	5	3	19	4	6	1.03	-1.340	1.72	-0.95%	-6.18

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