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: 17-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 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	207	2	Apr 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	L(0-1)	99	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	13.50	7.59	5	15	8	3	0	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.01	-0.372	4.14	-0.23%	-0.96	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
2	208	6	Apr 12	PHI		MIA	W,3-1	GS-7	W(1-1)	4	7.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.35	3.09	26	85	57	24	5	10	12	2	3	0	69			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.338	1.20	0.20%	2.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
3	209	11	Apr 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-5	L(1-2)	4	5.0	11	4	4	0	2	0	0	4.26	2.78	25	100	65	18	10	12	11	5	2	0	31			1	1	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.240	.77	-0.13%	-1.89	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
4	210	16	Apr 22	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-6	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	6.0	7	6	3	2	2	1	0	4.34	3.68	27	78	51	16	4	12	11	5	0	0	40			0	1	0	24	1	2	0	0	1	2	.53	-0.333	.46	-0.17%	-3.41	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
5	211	21	Apr 28	PHI		CHC	W,5-2	GS-8	W(2-3)	5	7.1	8	2	2	0	8	0	0	3.81	2.90	29	106	78	22	15	12	9	5	1	0	62			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.169	.58	0.08%	1.71	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a4
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
6	212	26	May 3	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-0	SHO	W(3-3)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.83	2.61	29	88	67	17	7	10	13	6	0	0	87			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.571	.92	0.36%	4.37	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
7	213	31	May 8	PHI		NYM	L,4-7	GS-7		4	6.2	5	4	4	3	7	0	1	3.24	2.64	29	108	63	23	11	5	13	4	1	0	52			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.132	.91	0.07%	0.97	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a2
8	214	36	May 14	PHI		HOU	W,5-1	GS-8	W(4-3)	5	7.0	6	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.96	2.74	28	106	70	21	12	10	10	4	0	0	67			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.271	.63	0.11%	2.02	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
9	215	41	May 19	PHI		BOS	L,5-7	GS-5	L(4-4)	4	4.1	9	7	6	0	4	4	0	3.74	3.60	23	102	72	17	11	8	11	5	0	0	23			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	2	.70	-0.509	.65	-0.28%	-5.08	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d3
10	216	46	May 24	PHI	@	STL	W,10-9	GS-5		4	4.1	10	7	7	1	5	2	0	4.55	3.90	24	84	56	16	12	6	12	5	0	0	19			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.444	.62	-0.21%	-4.92	1b start a 4	5b --- 1 out tie
11	217	51	May 29	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-6	L(4-5)	4	5.0	9	6	6	2	4	2	1	5.05	4.27	27	89	53	17	11	9	11	5	1	0	27			0	0	0	23	4	0	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.424	1.20	-0.29%	-3.74	1b start a 1	6b --- 0 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
12	218	55	Jun 3	PHI		MIA	L,1-5	GS-7	L(4-6)	4	6.0	9	5	5	1	6	2	0	5.27	4.41	28	88	64	17	8	12	9	4	0	0	39			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.119	.83	-0.08%	-2.57	1t start tie	7t -23 0 out d4
13	219	60	Jun 8	PHI	@	BAL	W,9-6	GS-7	W(5-6)	4	6.2	7	5	5	1	7	1	0	5.40	4.32	28	115	69	22	9	9	11	7	1	0	46			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	1	.59	0.063	.34	0.02%	-0.69	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 2 out a5
14	220	65	Jun 14	PHI	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	W(6-6)	5	9.0	7	1	1	0	7	1	0	4.93	4.18	34	111	78	25	10	12	15	3	2	0	76			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.273	.38	0.09%	3.37	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
15	221	70	Jun 20	PHI		COL	W,7-6	GS-7		5	7.0	6	5	5	0	6	3	0	5.04	4.39	27	83	57	21	9	4	17	4	4	0	51			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.142	.49	-0.05%	-1.60	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
16	222	75	Jun 25	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	GS-7	W(7-6)	4	7.0	7	3	2	1	8	1	0	4.87	4.30	30	114	79	22	13	11	10	4	1	0	60			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	2	.73	0.095	.36	0.03%	0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
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
17	223	81	Jul 1	PHI	@	MIA	L,2-5	GS-6	L(7-7)	5	6.0	6	3	3	2	7	1	0	4.85	4.28	24	107	63	20	11	4	11	5	0	0	53			1	1	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.084	.27	-0.02%	-0.09	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
18	224	86	Jul 7	PHI		ATL	L,3-6	GS-7	L(7-8)	5	6.1	9	6	5	1	6	1	0	4.98	4.25	29	115	72	22	11	7	15	6	3	0	38			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.11	-0.311	.19	-0.03%	-2.50	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d2
19	225	91	Jul 16	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	W(8-8)	8	8.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	0	4.79	4.05	30	110	80	27	10	9	14	8	1	0	69			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.49	0.317	.16	0.02%	1.65	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
20	226	96	Jul 22	PHI		SFG	W,4-3	GS-8		5	8.0	7	3	3	1	6	2	0	4.70	4.12	31	102	68	22	11	12	12	1	0	0	61			0	1	0	30	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.17	0.047	.09	0.00%	0.88	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
21	227	101	Jul 28	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-7	L(8-9)	5	7.0	4	2	2	1	7	0	0	4.59	3.99	27	94	63	20	15	13	6	2	0	0	67			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	1	.84	0.098	.08	0.01%	1.40	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
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 Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers
22	228	109	Aug 5	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS-6		7	6.0	5	2	2	3	5	1	0	4.52	4.03	25	103	68	17	13	6	11	4	1	0	56			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.000	1.59	0.00%	0.74	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
23	229	114	Aug 11	LAD	@	MIA	L,3-7	GS-5	L(8-10)	5	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	0	0	4.61	3.96	20	78	50	17	8	9	8	2	0	0	42			0	1	0	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.292	1.92	-0.31%	-1.57	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
24	230	119	Aug 16	LAD	@	PIT	L,6-10	GS-5	L(8-11)	4	4.1	7	8	8	4	4	3	0	4.96	4.22	24	99	62	20	7	8	8	3	1	0	17			0	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.647	1.90	-0.74%	-5.98	1b start tie	5b --- 1 out d4
25	231	124	Aug 21	LAD		SFG	L,1-4	GS-6	L(8-12)	4	5.2	10	4	4	2	6	0	0	5.02	4.14	27	80	55	18	8	12	7	3	0	0	37			0	1	0	24	1	0	1	1	0	0	.78	-0.202	2.44	-0.38%	-1.47	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out d4
26	232	131	Aug 29	LAD	@	COL	W,10-8	GS-8	W(9-12)	7	7.1	10	3	3	1	5	0	0	4.95	4.05	32	96	67	20	9	12	14	10	1	0	50			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.193	.75	0.20%	2.22	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out a9
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
27	233	136	Sep 3	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	GS-7		4	6.2	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	4.92	4.06	28	109	75	21	12	12	8	1	0	0	52			2	0	0	26	0	0	1	1	0	0	.96	0.072	1.68	0.08%	0.98	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out tie
28	234	141	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-4	GS-6	L(9-13)	5	5.1	6	4	4	2	4	1	0	4.98	4.09	23	92	65	23	3	4	13	7	0	0	42			1	1	0	20	1	1	0	0	1	0	.73	-0.176	1.80	-0.26%	-1.68	1b start tie	6b --- 1 out d4
29	235	146	Sep 15	LAD		STL	W,4-3	GS-6		5	5.2	4	3	3	1	6	1	0	4.97	4.08	22	91	60	24	8	9	6	3	0	0	54			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.122	2.17	-0.15%	-0.67	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d1
30	236	151	Sep 21	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-6		5	5.2	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	4.86	4.00	22	95	62	18	7	6	9	5	2	0	62			0	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.01	0.176	.62	0.07%	1.74	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
31	237	158	Sep 29	LAD		COL	W,3-0	GS-7	W(10-13)	7	6.0	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	4.71	3.91	23	84	59	19	12	10	7	4	0	0	64			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.266	.40	0.06%	2.37	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a2
							17-14		W-L:10-13	4.8	191.0	207	106	100	34	166	29	3	4.71	3.91	806	2927	67%	21%	10%	0.85		22%	4%	0	50	0	---%	8	7	0	757	37	6	5	10	4	10	.91	-1.336	.87	-1.95%	-11.62

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