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

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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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-5 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
M Stairs	1

2008 Batting Game Log

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2008 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	71 (70)	Jun 18	OAK	@	ARI	L,1-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.014	.76	-0.01%	-0.26	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Philadelphia Phillies
2	8	100	Jul 22	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-6	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.95	0.016	2.15	0.02%	0.06	P
3	9	105 (4)	Jul 27	PHI		ATL	W,12-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	10	110 (4)	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.64	-0.034	1.28	-0.04%	-0.39	P
5	11	115 (4)	Aug 8	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.93	-0.047	1.79	-0.05%	-0.41	P
6	12	120 (4)	Aug 13	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.83	-0.030	1.61	-0.04%	-0.98	P
7	13	125 (4)	Aug 19	PHI		WSN	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.99	-0.025	1.81	-0.03%	-0.24	P
8	14	130 (4)	Aug 24	PHI		LAD	W,5-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	2.00	-0.075	3.99	-0.09%	-0.66	P
9	15	135 (4)	Aug 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.98	-0.043	2.13	-0.06%	-0.47	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	16	140 (4)	Sep 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.84	-0.042	1.85	-0.06%	-0.40	P
11	17	144 (3)	Sep 8	PHI		FLA	W,8-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.077	.071	.077	.148	9	1.12	-0.017	2.88	-0.03%	-0.30	P
12	18	149 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	PHI		MIL	W,7-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.067	.071	.138	9	1.36	-0.056	5.82	-0.15%	-0.46	P
13	19	155 (5)	Sep 20	PHI	@	FLA	W,3-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.067	.063	.067	.129	9	1.40	0.068	3.61	0.11%	0.72	P
14	20	160 (4)	Sep 26	PHI		WSN	W,8-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.056	.059	.114	9	.49	-0.027	1.47	-0.05%	-0.61	P
							9-5		24	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	.059	.056	.059	.114		1.02	-0.326	2.49	-0.47%	-4.39

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