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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 8	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		SFG	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	15	Apr 20	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	18 (2)	Apr 23	LAD	@	COL	W,4-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19	Apr 24	LAD	@	COL	W,12-10		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
9	20	Apr 25	LAD		MIA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	22 (1)	Apr 27	LAD		MIA	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	25 (2)	Apr 30	LAD		SDP	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	27 (1)	May 3	LAD	@	TBR	W,10-5		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	29 (1)	May 6	LAD	@	TOR	L,2-5	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	32 (2)	May 9	LAD		NYM	L,2-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34 (1)	May 11	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (1)	May 13	LAD		STL	W,8-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38 (1)	May 15	LAD		STL	L,2-5		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39	May 16	LAD		LAA	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	42 (2)	May 19	LAD	@	LAA	L,4-7		5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	44 (1)	May 21	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	45	May 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	47 (1)	May 24	LAD		CIN	W,8-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	49 (1)	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	53 (3)	May 31	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	56 (2)	Jun 3	LAD		ATL	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	57	Jun 4	LAD		ATL	W,4-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	60 (2)	Jun 7	LAD		COL	W,4-3		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	63 (2)	Jun 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	65 (1)	Jun 13	LAD	@	ARI	L,2-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	66	Jun 14	LAD	@	ARI	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	67	Jun 15	LAD	@	ARI	W,3-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	69 (1)	Jun 17	LAD		MIL	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	72 (2)	Jun 20	LAD		WSN	W,4-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	76 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	78 (1)	Jun 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	79	Jun 28	LAD	@	MIL	W,6-5		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	82 (2)	Jul 1	LAD		COL	W,5-0		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	84 (1)	Jul 3	LAD		COL	W,4-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	85	Jul 4	LAD		BAL	W,7-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	87 (1)	Jul 6	LAD		BAL	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	89 (1)	Jul 8	LAD		SDP	W,10-6		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	90	Jul 9	LAD		SDP	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	91	Jul 10	LAD		SDP	W,3-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	93 (1)	Jul 16	LAD	@	ARI	L,1-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	97 (3)	Jul 21	LAD	@	WSN	W,6-3		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	98	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	100 (1)	Jul 24	LAD	@	STL	W,9-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	101	Jul 26	LAD		TBR	W,3-2		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	103 (1)	Jul 29	LAD		ARI	W,9-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	105 (1)	Jul 31	LAD		ARI	W,14-3		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	106	Aug 2	LAD	@	COL	L,3-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	108 (1)	Aug 4	LAD	@	COL	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	110 (1)	Aug 6	LAD		BOS	W,3-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	111	Aug 7	LAD		BOS	W,8-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	116 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		PIT	W,8-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	119 (2)	Aug 17	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	120	Aug 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	122 (1)	Aug 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	123	Aug 21	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-0		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
60	125 (1)	Aug 23	LAD		SFG	W,9-5		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	126	Aug 24	LAD		SFG	W,1-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	128 (1)	Aug 26	LAD		CHC	L,4-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	130 (1)	Aug 28	LAD		CHC	W,1-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	133 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	LAD	@	COL	W,10-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	135 (1)	Sep 3	LAD		SDP	W,5-1		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
66	136	Sep 4	LAD		SDP	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	138 (1)	Sep 6	LAD		ARI	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	141 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	MIA	W,5-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	143 (1)	Sep 12	LAD	@	NYY	W,8-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	147 (3)	Sep 16	LAD	@	ARI	W,3-2		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	148	Sep 17	LAD	@	ARI	W,6-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	150 (1)	Sep 19	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	153 (2)	Sep 22	LAD		COL	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
74	156 (2)	Sep 25	LAD		COL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
75	162 (5)	Oct 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							75gm		80.0	2	7	0	9	1