Joe Blanton

Joe Blanton - Philadelphia Phillies
  • W-L 12-8
  • ERA 4.05
  • K 163
  • Walks 59
  • WHIP 1.32
Philadelphia Phillies
  • Height: 6-3
  • Weight: 252
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Born: Dec 11, 1980 - Nashville, TN
  • College: Kentucky
  • Draft: 2002 - 1st round (24th pick) by the Oakland Athletics

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 Starting Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   4.05 
League Average  4.32 
League Leader  2.16 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   163 
League Average  47 
League Leader  269 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   1.32 
League Average  1.39 
League Leader  1.00 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   12 
League Average  3 
League Leader  19 
 Playoffs Season to Date
 DateOpponentScoreDecIP H R ER HR BB K  W L SV BS IP ERA BAA  
 Nov 1 NYY L 4-7 -6.0 5 4 4 0 2 7  0 0 0 0 15.2 5.17 .224  
 DateOpponentScoreDecIP H R ER HR BB K  W L SV BS IP ERA BAA  
 Oct 19 LAD W 5-4 -6.0 6 4 3 1 2 2  0 0 0 0 9.2 4.66 .244  
 Oct 11 @ COL W 6-5 -2.2 3 1 1 1 0 0  0 0 0 0 3.2 4.91 .250  
 Oct 8 COL L 4-5 -1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1  0 0 0 0 1.0 9.00 .167  
 Total  15.2 15 10 9 2 4 10  0 0 0 0 15.2 5.17 .224  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV BS HLD IP ERA  
 Oct 2 FLA L 2-7 L 6.0 9 5 5 0 2 3   12 8 0 0 0 195.1 4.05  
 Sep 27 @ MIL W 6-5 W 5.2 7 5 5 2 4 4   12 7 0 0 0 189.1 3.95  
 Sep 22 @ FLA W 9-3 W 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 9   11 7 0 0 0 183.2 3.82  
 Sep 16 WAS W 6-1 W 6.0 5 0 0 0 4 7   10 7 0 0 0 176.2 3.97  
 Sep 10 @ WAS L 7-8 L 4.2 7 8 8 2 4 4   9 7 0 0 0 170.2 4.11  
 Sep 5 @ HOU L 4-5 - 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 5   9 6 0 0 0 166.0 3.80  
 Aug 30 ATL W 3-2 W 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 7   9 6 0 0 0 160.0 3.77  
 Aug 25 @ PIT L 4-6 - 6.0 6 3 3 2 2 7   8 6 0 0 0 153.0 3.88  
 Aug 20 ARI W 12-3 W 8.0 10 3 3 0 0 4   8 6 0 0 0 147.0 3.86  
 Aug 14 @ ATL W 3-2 - 7.0 7 2 1 0 1 2   7 6 0 0 0 139.0 3.88  
 Total   195.1 198 89 88 30 59 163   12 8 0 0 0 195.1 4.05  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV BS HLD CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2007 OAK 34 34 14 10 0 0 0 3 1 230.0 240 106 101 16 40 140 3.95 1.22 .269  
 2008 OAK 20 20 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 127.0 145 74 70 12 35 62 4.96 1.42 .284  
 2008 PHI 13 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 70.2 66 36 33 10 31 49 4.20 1.37 .246  
 2009 PHI 31 31 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 195.1 198 89 88 30 59 163 4.05 1.32 .262  
 Career   166 162 63 54 0 0 0 6 2 1026.2 1074 507 480 109 292 643 4.21 1.33 .269  
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PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Joe Blanton(notes) #56 of the Philadelphia Phillies watches the flight of the broken bat of Melky Cabrera(notes) #53 of the New York Yankees in the top of the sixth inning of Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 1, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Pitching coach Rich Dubee #30 (red jacket) of the Philadelphia Phillies comes out tot he mound to talk with (L-R) Pedro Feliz(notes) #7, Chase Utley(notes) #26, Joe Blanton(notes) #56, Carlos Ruiz(notes) #51 against the New York Yankees in Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 1, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Umpire Joe West #22 talks with starting pitcher Joe Blanton(notes) #56 of the Philadelphia Phillies after Blanton hit Alex Rodriguez(notes) #13 of the New York Yankees with a pitch in the top of the first inning of Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 1, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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Getty Images		PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Alex Rodriguez(notes) #13 of the New York Yankees is hit by a pitch throw by Joe Blanton(notes) #56 (not pictured) of the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 1, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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Last updated through games completed on Nov 4, 2009