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: 14-22 / in Starts: 2-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 5

2015 Pitching Game Log

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2015 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	266	37	May 16	KCR		NYY	L,1-5	6-GF		99	4.0	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.25	5.38	17	50	35	9	3	8	7	4	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.046	.37	0.04%	1.03	6t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
2	267	43	May 24	KCR		STL	L,1-6	9-GF		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.80	4.73	5	33	23	6	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
3	268	45	May 26	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-5	5-6		1	2.0	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.99	9	32	22	5	4	2	6	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	.42	-0.129	.52	-0.10%	-2.02	5b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d4
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
4	269	51	Jun 4	KCR		CLE	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.38	3.38	3	9	8	2	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.14	0.01%	0.51	8t --- 0 out d4	8t end d 4
5	270	52	Jun 5	KCR		TEX	L,0-4	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.36	3	10	7	2	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.07	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
6	271	53	Jun 6	KCR		TEX	L,2-4	4-7		0	3.1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.19	2.65	13	51	34	10	6	4	5	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.053	.36	0.04%	1.50	4t --- 0 out d4	7t 1-- 1 out d3
7	272	58	Jun 12	KCR	@	STL	L,0-4	4-6		5	2.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.80	2.87	12	48	27	4	7	5	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	.57	0.061	.78	0.05%	0.93	4b --- 0 out d2	6b 1-3 2 out d2
8	273	62	Jun 17	KCR		MIL	W,10-2	GS-5	W(1-0)	4	5.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	0	1.80	2.53	19	73	49	10	7	11	4	2	1	0	57			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	1	0	0	.97	0.159	1.31	0.13%	1.53	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
9	274	67	Jun 22	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS-7	W(2-0)	4	6.0	2	1	1	0	7	1	0	1.73	2.63	20	80	51	18	9	5	8	2	1	0	71			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.169	1.03	0.14%	1.16	1b start tie	7b -2- 0 out a3
10	275	73	Jun 29	KCR	@	HOU	L,1-6	GS-3	L(2-1)	6	2.2	5	5	5	4	2	1	0	3.14	3.41	17	74	39	9	7	3	8	2	1	0	26			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.291	1.21	-0.21%	-4.01	1b start tie	3b 12- 2 out d5
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
11	276	78	Jul 4	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	GS-5	L(2-2)	4	5.0	9	4	4	0	4	1	0	3.74	3.52	23	76	52	11	8	10	9	5	0	0	37			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.188	1.31	-0.20%	-1.47	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
12	277	82	Jul 8	KCR		TBR	W,9-7	9-9		3	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	4.50	3.84	4	11	7	1	1	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.042	.25	-0.03%	-1.91	9t --- 0 out a5	9t -23 1 out a4
13	278	90	Jul 19	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-1	9-GF	S(1)	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.37	3.71	3	12	8	2	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.037	.53	0.02%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
14	279	92	Jul 21	KCR		PIT	W,3-1	2-5		1	3.2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.96	3.39	13	59	37	8	8	6	2	2	0	0		2	0	1	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	0.302	1.17	0.18%	2.71	2t 1-3 1 out tie	5t 3 out tie
15	280	98	Jul 27	KCR	@	CLE	W,9-4	7-GF	S(2)	5	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.89	3.59	11	35	26	7	3	2	7	2	2	0		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.022	.22	0.01%	-0.43	7b 12- 0 out a8	9b end a 5
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
				Player went from Kansas City Royals to Pittsburgh Pirates
16	281	103	Aug 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	3.92	3.55	9	31	21	6	2	1	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	.66	-0.018	.66	-0.01%	-0.07	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
17	282	108	Aug 8	PIT		LAD	W,6-5	4-6	W(3-2)	6	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.66	3.46	12	44	30	11	4	5	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.25	0.173	1.25	0.10%	1.38	4t --- 0 out a2	6t 3 out a2
18	283	111	Aug 12	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.59	3.36	4	16	11	3	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.013	.37	0.01%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
19	284	114	Aug 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-3	11-13	W(4-2)	2	3.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	3.38	3.17	11	41	26	6	8	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	0.381	1.62	0.18%	1.35	11b --- 0 out tie	13b 3 out tie
20	285	116	Aug 17	PIT		ARI	L,1-4	7-8		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.29	3.13	4	11	9	3	1	2	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.021	.18	0.01%	0.67	7t 1-- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d3
21	286	117	Aug 18	PIT		ARI	W,9-8	13-GF(15)	W(5-2)	0	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.11	3.17	12	43	26	8	6	4	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.54	0.388	2.06	0.19%	1.38	13t --- 0 out tie	15t end tie
22	287	120	Aug 21	PIT		SFG	L,4-6	6-7		2	2.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.00	3.08	10	31	19	8	6	2	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	.25	0.022	.21	0.01%	0.92	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
23	288	125	Aug 26	PIT	@	MIA	W,7-2	8-GF		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.90	2.98	6	27	16	7	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.017	.09	0.01%	0.89	8b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
24	289	129	Aug 30	PIT		COL	L,0-5	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	2.98	3	8	6	1	1	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
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
25	290	131	Sep 2	PIT	@	MIL	L,4-9	5-6		2	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.90	3.17	7	39	28	4	7	2	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.051	.21	-0.02%	-0.07	5b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d2
26	291	134	Sep 5	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.86	3.18	5	21	14	2	5	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
27	292	139	Sep 10	PIT		MIL	L,4-6	6-7		4	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.77	3.09	8	24	17	4	5	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.065	.67	0.03%	0.92	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
28	293	141	Sep 12	PIT		MIL	W,10-2	8-8		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.86	3.06	5	14	11	4	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.54	8t --- 0 out a9	8t 3 out a8
29	294	142	Sep 13	PIT		MIL	W,7-6	3-4		0	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.93	3.00	6	18	12	2	5	1	3	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.38	-0.003	.43	0.00%	0.11	3t -2- 1 out d4	4t 3 out d5
30	295	145	Sep 16	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.88	2.99	5	16	8	0	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.33	0.047	1.48	0.03%	0.46	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
31	296	146	Sep 17	PIT		CHC	L,6-9	5-5		0	0.0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	3.15	2.99	4	14	9	3	1	3	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	-0.267	1.02	-0.15%	-4.00	5t 1-- 0 out d1	5t 1-- 0 out d5
32	297	152	Sep 23	PIT	@	COL	W,13-7	5-6	W(6-2)	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.07	2.96	5	14	9	0	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.133	.79	0.06%	0.84	5b --- 1 out a1	6b 3 out a1
33	298	153	Sep 24	PIT	@	COL	W,5-4	7-7	W(7-2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.03	3.01	5	17	8	0	1	1	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.53	0.027	.37	0.01%	0.55	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
34	299	156	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.99	3.01	3	12	9	3	1	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
35	300	159	Sep 30(2)	PIT		STL	L,1-11	4-6		2	3.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.87	2.95	11	47	31	4	7	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.016	.08	0.01%	1.38	4t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d6
36	301	161	Oct 3	PIT		CIN	L,1-3	8-8		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	2.92	2	15	9	1	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.24	8t --- 1 out d2	8t 3 out d2
							14-22		W-L:7-2,Sv:2	2.8	76.0	69	26	24	16	79	7	1	2.84	2.92	309	1156	65%	16%	13%	0.99		24%	8%	0	48	7	43%	5	2	1	288	18	2	5	4	3	4	.72	1.197	.77	0.57%	9.27

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