Paul Blackburn

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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)

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

1.3

3.7

ERA

0.00

4.64

19.1

372.1

281

WHIP

0.724

1.394

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2012	18	-2.5	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	2	0	1.000	3.48	4.79	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
2013	19	-2.4	Boise	NORW	A-	CHC	2	3	.400	3.33	5.09	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
2014	20	-1.9	Kane County	MIDW	A	CHC	9	4	.692	3.23	3.69	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
2015	21	-1.9	Myrtle Beach	CARL	A+	CHC	7	5	.583	3.11	3.61	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
2016	22		2 Teams	SOUL	AA	CHC-SEA	9	5	.643	3.27	3.97	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
2016	22	-2.2	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	6	4	.600	3.17	4.13	18	18	0	0	0	0	102.1	96	47	36	6	26	0	72	1	0	4	421	1.192	8.4	0.5	2.3	6.3	2.77
2016	22	-2.2	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	3	1	.750	3.54	3.54	8	7	0	0	0	0	40.2	42	16	16	2	9	0	27	0	0	1	166	1.254	9.3	0.4	2.0	6.0	3.00
2017	23	-3.6	Nashville	PCL	AAA	OAK	5	6	.455	3.05	3.84	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
2017	23	-5.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	1	.750	3.22	3.38	10	10	0	0	0	0	58.2	58	22	21	5	16	0	22	1	0	1	238	1.261	8.9	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.38
2018	24	0.8	Stockton	CALL	A+	OAK	0	0		7.36	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
2018	24	-4.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	2	3	.400	7.16	7.48	6	6	0	0	0	0	27.2	33	23	22	2	6	0	19	2	0	1	119	1.410	10.7	0.7	2.0	6.2	3.17
2019	25	-1.7	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	OAK	11	3	.786	4.34	4.75	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
2019	25	-3.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	0	2	.000	10.64	11.45	4	1	1	0	0	0	11.0	19	14	13	3	4	0	8	1	0	1	57	2.091	15.5	2.5	3.3	6.5	2.00
2020	26	-2.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	0	1	.000	27.00	27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	7	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	14	3.000	19.3	0.0	7.7	7.7	1.00
2021	27	-0.4	Las Vegas	AAAW	AAA	OAK	4	7	.364	4.97	5.99	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
2021	27	-1.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	4	.200	5.87	6.10	9	9	0	0	0	0	38.1	52	26	25	8	10	0	26	2	0	1	175	1.617	12.2	1.9	2.3	6.1	2.60
2022	28	-0.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	7	6	.538	4.28	4.28	21	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	110	53	53	15	30	2	89	5	0	1	467	1.257	8.9	1.2	2.4	7.2	2.97
2023	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	OAK	0	0		7.50	9.00	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
2023	29	1.7	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	OAK	0	0		7.16	8.27	5	5	0	0	0	0	16.1	26	15	13	3	5	0	10	0	0	0	77	1.898	14.3	1.7	2.8	5.5	2.00
2023	29	7.1	Stockton	CALL	A	OAK	0	0		10.80	16.20	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	4.800	37.8	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00
2023	29	0.3	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	7	.364	4.43	4.69	21	20	0	0	0	0	103.2	117	54	51	11	43	1	104	3	0	1	464	1.543	10.2	1.0	3.7	9.0	2.42
2024	30	0.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.1	11	0	0	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	71	0.724	5.1	0.0	1.4	5.1	3.67
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		18	24	.429	4.64	4.81	75	71	1	0	0	0	372.1	405	199	192	44	114	3	281	14	0	7	1605	1.394	9.8	1.1	2.8	6.8	2.46
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		49	33	.598	3.75	4.48	153	144	0	0	0	0	739.0	756	368	308	57	218	0	527	22	0	29	3110	1.318	9.2	0.7	2.7	6.4	2.42
All Levels (13 Seasons)							67	57	.540	4.05	4.59	228	215	1	0	0	0	1111.1	1161	567	500	101	332	3	808	36	0	36	4715	1.343	9.4	0.8	2.7	6.5	2.43

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		20	16	.556	4.34	5.05	61	57	0	0	0	0	317.1	342	178	153	35	92	0	238	7	0	8	1344	1.368	9.7	1.0	2.6	6.8	2.59
AA (1 season)					Minors		9	5	.643	3.27	3.97	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
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		7	5	.583	3.28	3.76	19	19	0	0	0	0	93.1	97	39	34	3	23	0	64	6	0	6	390	1.286	9.4	0.3	2.2	6.2	2.78
A (2 seasons)					Minors		9	4	.692	3.34	3.87	25	25	0	0	0	0	118.2	115	51	44	6	32	0	75	7	0	6	497	1.239	8.7	0.5	2.4	5.7	2.34
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	3.33	5.09	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
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	3.48	4.79	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