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Joe Blanton
Joseph Matthew Blanton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 225 lb.
School University of Kentucky

Debut September 21, 2004

Born December 11, 1980 in Bowling Green, KY

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2002. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2004 23 OAK AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  0    8.0    6    5    5   1    2    6   0   0    30   0   0  5.63  4.54   81 1.000
 2005 24 OAK AL  12  12  33  33   2   0   0  0  201.3  178   86   79  23   67  116   5   4   835   3   2  3.53  4.36  123 1.217 RoY-6
 2006 25 OAK AL  16  12  32  31   1   1   0  0  194.3  241  111  104  17   58  107   5   3   856   4   0  4.82  4.43   92 1.539
 2007 26 OAK AL  14  10  34  34   3   1   0  0  230.0  240  106  101  16   40  140   4   3   950   4   1  3.95  4.20  106 1.217
 2008 27 TOT      9  12  33  33   0   0   0  0  197.7  211  110  103  22   66  111   4   2   855   3   0  4.69  4.17   89 1.401
         OAK AL   5  12  20  20   0   0   0  0  127.0  145   74   70  12   35   62   1   1   550   3   0  4.96  4.05   82 1.417
         PHI NL   4   0  13  13   0   0   0  0   70.7   66   36   33  10   31   49   3   1   305   0   0  4.20  4.38  104 1.373
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .526  51  46 135 131   6   2   1  0  831.3  876  418  392  79  233  480  18  12  3526  14   3  4.24  4.29  101 1.334
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  34  33   1   0   0  0  212.3  223  106  100  20   59  122   4   3   901   3   0  4.24  4.29  101 1.334
 Career High     16  12  34  34   3   1   1  0  230.0  241  111  104  23   67  140   5   4   950   4   2  3.53  4.43  123 1.217

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2005 24 OAK AL   2    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   78    1   1   0   0   0   1 RoY-6
 2006 25 OAK AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2007 26 OAK AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   1
 2008 27 TOT     14   17    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .059  .056  .059  -70    1   6   1   0   0   0
         OAK AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  13   16    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  10  .063  .059  .063  -68    1   6   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       20   26    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  15  .077  .074  .077  -60    2   9   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        211    0   16   0  0   0    8   0  0   0 122  .077  .074  .077  -60   16  73   8   0   0  16
 Career High     14   17    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11                           1   6   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2005 24 OAK AL    4    4    0   0.0   106| .333  .269| .333  .332| .333  .427| .666  .759|  78  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 2006 25 OAK AL    3    3    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .336| .000  .432| .000  .768|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2007 26 OAK AL    5    6    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .000  .329| .000  .410| .000  .739|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2008 27 TOT      24   23    0   0.0   110| .059  .270| .056  .342| .059  .431| .115  .773| -70  .000  -4.3  -0.4   0%
         OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .260| .000  .326| .000  .408| .000  .734|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PHI NL   23   22    0   0.0   110| .063  .271| .059  .343| .063  .432| .122  .775| -68  .000  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        36   36    0   0.0   108| .077  .269| .074  .339| .077  .427| .151  .766| -60  .000  -6.1  -0.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2004 23 OAK AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.47 1.12 1.69 0 8.0 2005 24 OAK AL P 33 13 20 1 1 .971 .954 1.00 0.46 1.48 1.69 33 201.3 2006 25 OAK AL P 32 13 14 4 0 .871 .957 0.84 0.41 1.25 1.56 31 194.3 2007 26 OAK AL P 34 15 27 0 2 1.000 .955 1.24 0.42 1.64 1.60 34 230.0 2008 27 TOT P 33 16 25 1 4 .976 .951 1.24 0.42 1.87 1.65 33 197.7 OAK AL P 20 14 21 1 4 .972 .951 1.75 0.42 2.48 1.60 20 127.0 PHI NL P 13 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 0.43 0.76 1.73 13 70.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 23 OAK AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.47 1.12 1.69 0 8.0 2005 24 OAK AL P 33 13 20 1 1 .971 .954 1.00 0.46 1.48 1.69 33 201.3 2006 25 OAK AL P 32 13 14 4 0 .871 .957 0.84 0.41 1.25 1.56 31 194.3 2007 26 OAK AL P 34 15 27 0 2 1.000 .955 1.24 0.42 1.64 1.60 34 230.0 2008 27 TOT P 33 16 25 1 4 .976 .951 1.24 0.42 1.87 1.65 33 197.7 OAK AL P 20 14 21 1 4 .972 .951 1.75 0.42 2.48 1.60 20 127.0 PHI NL P 13 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 0.43 0.76 1.73 13 70.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 135 58 86 6 7 .960 .954 1.07 0.43 1.56 1.63 131 831.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 135 58 86 6 7 .960 .954 1.07 0.43 1.56 1.63 131 831
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2006   ALCS  OAK DET     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     0   0   2   2 
 2008   NLDS  PHI MIL     W   1   1   1.50  1  0  0  0   6     5   1   0   7 
        NLCS  PHI LAD     W   1   1   5.40  0  0  0  0   5     7   3   4   4 
        WS    PHI TBR     W   1   1   3.00  1  0  0  0   6     4   2   2   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   2   1   3.86  0  0  0  0   7     7   3   6   6 
  4 Postseason Ser      3-1   4   3   2.84  2  0  0  0  19    16   6   8  20 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2008   NLDS  PHI MIL     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  PHI LAD     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI TBR     W   1   3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   1  .333  .333 1.333   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   3-0   3   8   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   6  .125  .125  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
2005 AL-3.53-10

Wins
2006 AL-16-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2005 AL-1.217-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
2005 AL-7.96-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
2007 AL-1.57-4

Innings
2007 AL-230.0-2

Games Started
2005 AL-33-8
2007 AL-34-1

Comp. Games
2005 AL-2-10
2007 AL-3-3

Shutouts
2006 AL-1-5
2007 AL-1-5

Hits Allowed
2006 AL-241-5
2007 AL-240-1

SO to Walk
2007 AL-3.50-7

Losses
2008 AL-12-10

Earned Runs Allow.
2007 AL-101-4

Batters Faced
2007 AL-950-2

Adjusted ERA+
2005 AL-124-9

     

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1082) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2002.

July 17, 2008: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies for Josh Outman, Adrian Cardenas (minors), and Matthew Spencer (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2005Oakland Athletics$316,500
2006Oakland Athletics$327,000
2007Oakland Athletics$380,000
2008Oakland Athletics$3,700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,723,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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