Joe Blanton

Former Prospect Free Agent
High Level
MLB
Years
2000-2017 (2004-2017)
Proper Name
Joseph Matthew Blanton
Nickname
Joe B
Positions
P (503)
Height / Weight
6-3 / 225
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
December 11,1980   Age:  45.184
High School
Franklin-Simpson (Franklin,KY)
Colleges
University of Kentucky (Lexington,KY)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 1,400,000
Service Time
11.158 (2017)
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
blanj001
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[2002] 1st Round Draft Pick (#24 overall) by the Oakland Athletics   [2004] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team)   [2008] Opening day starter for the Oakland Athletics ... World Series Champion with Philadelphia Phillies

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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2004OAK3003100--03.0000000.0--00122212000000.08.0--2.721
2005OAK33332001212.5001815.545000100.06.133323231312615700000201.10.06.1--11053.3053.91
2006OAK32311101612.5711814.56300096.93.231313131302414530000191.13.06.23.09045.5548.10
2007OAK34343001410.5831717.500000100.08.8343434343431231230000230.00.06.8--14052.4756.50
2008OAK,PHI3333000912.4291518.455000100.00.033333231312514300000197.20.06.0--9047.7649.15
2009PHI3131000128.6001714.548000100.00.031313131302516600000195.10.06.3--9052.5252.16
2010PHI292801096.6001712.58600096.60.028282828282515300000174.21.06.21.012048.5749.36
2011PHI11803112.33347.36400072.70.0886663320000038.13.04.81.01045.3846.88
2012PHI,LAN31302111013.4351714.54800096.86.730303030302517721000190.10.26.30.717050.8351.97
2013ANA2820087214.125424.14300071.40.020202020191616930001116.016.25.82.116243.6543.00
2015PIT,KCA3640321372.7781422.38902011.10.0456912119128011418.257.14.71.86846.7547.00
2016LAN7500751572.7785025.66728010.0--00001729411230000.080.0--1.11422
2017WAS5100511324.3332427.4718000.0--0011488251310000.044.1--0.91119
Tot: 42725281755110197.510215212.504362159.03.22522522522542582281801344451151,553.7214.06.21.21315249.4750.77
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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2004OAK3302889.267.300620001032010000001044100.000071323.1
2005OAK33835754250273.299.32717867563140109424231672138200803543.7517931543113.2
2006OAK32856781304331.355.3872415855319017050417259294310963031.2591239753314.8
2007OAK34950893284313.299.329240404542001784241630132104110902527.783438748315.3
2008OAK,PHI33855779281311.329.3642116646123013747522291041371101013433.66131338752215.1
2009PHI31837755265292.317.349198598621801283733018222179400864754.6561334546312.1
2010PHI29765707252275.329.3592064331111001423342725155166410974445.368832744615.7
2011PHI111801636268.344.378529111403610156614100022627.27168711015.5
2012PHI,LAN31806757244276.303.342207343722001353762923133206300934144.096530538316.7
2013ANA28611567218240.357.39318034470150111373292384177500894651.696527736316.5
2015PIT,KCA363092888697.278.31469161325042182763051100271037.041211114813.5
2016LAN753152848395.263.302552621011037101752142100281139.292312717012.4
2017WAS511951796772.344.36953131104032921061063100301550.00129012416.1
Tot: 42775446935240472.319.352189646741591916401260374392232121092613458265084334841.2873823162418914.8
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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2004OAK3302822881.00224191110620.0015101030.0001343334
2005OAK33835754182252330.971405142543292511111613.892573433141512611.919351104617699118109
2006OAK32856781222162161.001345428578278401010712.501872353192017311.617565866174117133119
2007OAK34950893152802291.221235947585365471414014.743298424202216113.72946312675103121113121
2008OAK,PHI33855779182322241.041484828561294451011112.981454571231917510.930449966485109112117
2009PHI31837755181762170.81130533458225532616319.473411152218111467.52711407262679912098
2010PHI29765707211751900.921134532526239541213417.52319539110131419.227134075596094102105
2011PHI11180163650252.002041122581133519.4492691473321.21015121621272318
2012PHI,LAN31806757181981771.12110254255525141916620.60409472220101267.9297398546758313394
2013ANA28611567111451291.1274233243417734910817.6821891901591147.916340504652758885
2015PIT,KCA363092881581561.452218162041051547925.571366132543910.36121332429224427
2016LAN7531528422957930.61521724234811248025.4022651501154810.410110191730334442
2017WAS5119517912533530.6227131314550713920.0083270443511.44011141117242927
Tot: 42775446935538187618501.0110954123435088245639093128417.0226888040419164139132010.5224534357755466929061062966
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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2004OAK33028000000.01100100219444.44200.002150.00
2005OAK338357547700087.51100562444102738129.6700--17529.41
2006OAK32856781131300072.254107528451333110331.1200--17847.06
2007OAK34950893181620181.8430169145063139730.9900--22940.91
2008OAK,PHI338557794310080.01100790446431110232.8000--19842.11
2009PHI318377558710066.7440064073962928729.7900--11218.18
2010PHI29765707111100084.6220052534942759735.2700--18738.89
2011PHI1118016344000100.00000500161682232.3500--3133.33
2012PHI,LAN318067578710153.3770054164562769735.1400--19947.37
2013ANA286115671717000100.0000072193212409338.75400.0022313.64
2015PIT,KCA363092885410171.422001614103972727.847342.869222.22
2016LAN753152848710188.91100160382952829.47231043.4857140.00
2017WAS511951797610287.51100120271723041.6722418.187342.86
Tot: 4277544693511010280679.1292711571135439358265286832.73581729.311716538.01
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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2004OAK3302812976531910252251414.3058.9141.0939.580.414.7317.114413.326.79130.69
2005OAK33835754306518921173435196605647128710823.6761.7338.2742.084.114.1921.149219323.19110.92903570.81
2006OAK32856781316119731188472214587686138611583.6962.4237.5843.883.514.9321.747920724.210211.93053810.80
2007OAK34950893348122681213551226708766156013173.6665.1534.8544.884.415.8322.057022123.310010.53723950.94
2008OAK,PHI33855779325020211229507188629674139211813.8062.1837.8242.884.815.6020.749521825.59210.83073690.83
2009PHI31837755324920411208539250615607142611463.8862.8237.1843.980.416.5918.750622927.410312.32543560.71
2010PHI2976570727431816927468247496585132010533.5966.2033.8048.179.817.0621.349023430.611515.02493370.74
2011PHI1118016358838919984541091352802193.2766.1633.8447.678.214.2923.01195832.23117.278571.37
2012PHI,LAN3180675729191952967437289608603134410403.6266.8733.1346.077.414.9720.749821827.09912.32773260.85
2013ANA286115672221144277936021338346510598253.6464.9335.0747.777.916.2120.938917228.27211.82082570.81
2015PIT,KCA3630928811547544002001511842135704133.7365.3434.6649.472.517.3318.51929530.74414.21061070.99
2016LAN7531528412718244472161812112076134234.0364.8335.1748.269.016.9916.32058527.0288.9711370.52
2017WAS51195179772496276130971171423792723.9664.2535.7549.171.816.8418.41215829.7189.247940.50
Tot: 42775446935280031794410059441823165277575212667101703.7164.0835.9245.280.315.7820.54570199226.489711.9257331860.81
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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2005OAK2200000100.00.01010000000022000000000
2006OAK320000166.70.00030000000023000000000
2007OAK2200000100.00.02000000000022000000000
2008PHI,OAK131300000100.00.01003000000001313000000000
2009PHI303033000100.010.02502000000003030000000000
2010PHI28273400196.411.12301000000002728000000000
2011PHI1071100370.014.350400000000710000000000
2012PHI,LAN29284400196.614.32104000000002829000000000
2013ANA1130700827.30.030100000000311000000000
2015PIT,KCA36001400360.0--202000010000336000000000
2017WAS49001400490.0--013400000000149000000000
Tot: 2131141147009953.59.69217300010000118213000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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Glossary
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2005OAK24311.250.25010000001000121000000000--000460.01500.0000--000
2006OAK33200.000.00000000000000010000000000--000230.0800.0000--000
2007OAK25400.000.00000000000000030000000000--000330.0900.00100.00000
2008PHI,OAK13241712.042.083100100010000600000000100.0000012166.34012.50800.00000
2009PHI3069551213.174.188741001070001900000000100.0001031462.210710.9314214.29000
2010PHI2867591015.149.2247120130700001200000000100.0000034472.111310.8812325.00000
2011PHI10121124.167.333200101020000200000000200.000005922.222313.6411100.00000
2012PHI,LAN296655810.121.1524311010400011100000000100.0002128382.68711.1513323.08000
2013ANA116611.167.16710000001000000000000000--000110.0300.00100.00000
2015PIT,KCA364400.000.00000000000000000000000000--00000--00--100.00000
2017WAS4910111.0001.00001000000000000000000000--00000--00--00--000
Tot: 213261216361.138.180239431602300034610000000600.000311201693.640471.7351917.65000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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2005OAK243220--000131000.00000001333.3201100000
2006OAK332210--0001200133.3300100010.0100100000
2007OAK2544111.001003200360.00130001333.3101000000
2008PHI,OAK13241716321.50011159011145.8349200060.0412111003
2009PHI306955481892.004233930512130.4310156010130.0616873354
2010PHI286759512092.226213928612435.82131861331421.41135333344
2011PHI1012119422.000116620325.0013001040.0400111200
2012PHI,LAN296655502063.333213630502639.399188010120.01017257013
2013ANA1166530--0003300233.331200000--001011001
2015PIT,KCA3644430--0001300125.001100000--101100000
2017WAS4910000--000100000.000000000--000000000
Tot: 21326121619175292.5914871451161939235.25406923165568.94062418181681015
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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2005OAK2400000--000000000000--00000010.00
2006OAK3300000--000000000000--0000000--
2007OAK2500000--000000000000--0000000--
2008PHI,OAK132400000--0000100000010.000000020.00
2009PHI306900000--000070121021118.21100041330.77
2010PHI286700000--000022312031030.00013181553.33
2011PHI101200000--0000302000050.0000011425.00
2012PHI,LAN296600000--0000200010030.0000110100.00
2013ANA11600000--000000000000--00000010.00
2015PIT,KCA36400000--000000000000--0000000--
2017WAS49100000--000000000000--00000010.00
Tot: 21326100000--0000152634053016.711143134727.66
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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2005OAK2411741024552.7563.6436.3645.5100.09.0936.41375.0125.00040--
2006OAK338621032332.6775.0025.0037.5100.012.5025.01133.3133.30020--
2007OAK251713473121293.4076.4723.5370.675.041.1811.83480.0120.000212.00
2008PHI,OAK1324816219815241338213.3876.5423.4646.955.39.8816.051666.728.3001033.33
2009PHI30692441687626346343105693.5468.8531.1543.065.710.6617.6114362.3913.00030132.31
2010PHI28672161674935365640111753.2277.3122.6951.467.616.2018.5194770.1710.41028142.00
2011PHI10124629174311918133.8363.0436.9639.172.28.7019.62541.7216.700632.00
2012PHI,LAN29662431667732296336103683.6868.3131.6942.466.013.1714.8184974.2812.1102993.22
2013ANA116191541464953.1778.9521.0547.455.65.2621.10466.700.000313.00
2015PIT,KCA364141132243753.5078.5721.4350.071.414.2921.40250.000.00030--
2017WAS4915140010005.0020.0080.000.0--0.000.0000.000.00000--
Tot: 2132619046452591171262341564112733.4671.3528.6545.566.412.9417.36017466.73111.920117442.66
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%