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.

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2015 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	37 (36)	May 16	KCR		NYY	L,1-5	GF	17	4.0	1	2	0	3	0
2	43 (5)	May 24	KCR		STL	L,1-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	45 (1)	May 26	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	51 (5)	Jun 4	KCR		CLE	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	52	Jun 5	KCR		TEX	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	53	Jun 6	KCR		TEX	L,2-4		13	3.1	0	1	0	1	0
7	58 (4)	Jun 12	KCR	@	STL	L,0-4		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	62 (3)	Jun 17	KCR		MIL	W,10-2	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	67 (4)	Jun 22	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS	20	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	73 (5)	Jun 29	KCR	@	HOU	L,1-6	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	78 (4)	Jul 4	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	1	2	0	3	0
12	82 (3)	Jul 8	KCR		TBR	W,9-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
13	90 (7)	Jul 19	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	92 (1)	Jul 21	KCR		PIT	W,3-1		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0
15	98 (5)	Jul 27	KCR	@	CLE	W,9-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Kansas City Royals to Pittsburgh Pirates
16	103	Aug 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	108 (4)	Aug 8	PIT		LAD	W,6-5		12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0
18	111 (2)	Aug 12	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	114 (2)	Aug 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-3		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	116 (1)	Aug 17	PIT		ARI	L,1-4		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	117	Aug 18	PIT		ARI	W,9-8	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	120 (2)	Aug 21	PIT		SFG	L,4-6		10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	125 (4)	Aug 26	PIT	@	MIA	W,7-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	129 (3)	Aug 30	PIT		COL	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	131 (1)	Sep 2	PIT	@	MIL	L,4-9		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	134 (2)	Sep 5	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	139 (4)	Sep 10	PIT		MIL	L,4-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	141 (1)	Sep 12	PIT		MIL	W,10-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	142	Sep 13	PIT		MIL	W,7-6		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
30	145 (2)	Sep 16	PIT		CHC	L,2-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	146	Sep 17	PIT		CHC	L,6-9		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	152 (5)	Sep 23	PIT	@	COL	W,13-7		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
33	153	Sep 24	PIT	@	COL	W,5-4		5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
34	156 (2)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	159 (2)	Sep 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,1-11		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	161 (1)	Oct 3	PIT		CIN	L,1-3		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0
							36gm		76.0	7	8	1	16	0