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Joe Blanton

Joe Blanton - Philadelphia Phillies
  • W-L 5-4
  • ERA 4.69
  • K 85
  • Walks 32
  • WHIP 1.43
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   4.69 
League Average  4.30 
League Leader  2.00 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   85 
League Average  29 
League Leader  141 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   1.43 
League Average  1.39 
League Leader  0.83 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   5 
League Average  2 
League Leader  10 
 Next Game: 7/6 vs. CIN  (Scheduled Next Start: 7/10 vs. PIT)
  GGSWLSVBSHLDCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Last game vs. CIN   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 5 5 1 1 4 9.00 1.60 .333  
 Career vs. CIN 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 14 6 6 1 1 9 4.15 1.15 .280  
 Home (this year) 8 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 49.0 56 28 28 11 15 45 5.14 1.45 .289  
 Grass (this year) 15 15 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 89.0 99 48 48 17 30 75 4.85 1.45 .280  
 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  
 Jul 5 NYM W 2-0 W 7.1 4 0 0 0 3 5   5 4 0 0 0 96.0 4.69  
 Jun 30 @ ATL L 4-5 - 5.0 8 3 3 1 3 3   4 4 0 0 0 88.2 5.08  
 Jun 24 @ TAM L 1-7 L 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 10   4 4 0 0 0 83.2 5.06  
 Jun 18 TOR L 7-8 - 5.1 9 4 4 2 1 2   4 3 0 0 0 76.2 5.28  
 Jun 12 BOS L 2-5 - 7.0 5 2 2 2 2 7   4 3 0 0 0 71.1 5.17  
 Jun 6 @ LAD L 2-3 - 6.0 5 1 1 1 1 5   4 3 0 0 0 64.1 5.46  
 Jun 1 @ SDG W 5-3 W 7.0 6 3 3 2 1 5   4 3 0 0 0 58.1 5.86  
 May 26 FLA W 5-3 W 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 11   3 3 0 0 0 51.1 6.14  
 May 21 @ CIN W 12-5 W 5.0 7 5 5 1 1 4   2 3 0 0 0 44.1 7.11  
 May 15 @ WAS W 10-6 - 5.0 5 4 4 0 6 5   1 3 0 0 0 39.1 6.86  
 Total   96.0 105 50 50 18 32 85   5 4 0 0 0 96.0 4.69  
 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 16 16 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 96.0 105 50 50 18 32 85 4.69 1.43 .277  
 Career   151 147 56 50 0 0 0 6 2 927.1 981 468 442 97 265 565 4.29 1.34 .271  
 Photos
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton(notes) pitches in the third inning of a baseball game with the New York Mets, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 2-0 sweeping the three game series.
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(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)		Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton(notes), left, is greeted in the dugout by Brett Myers(notes) after exiting in the eighth inning of a baseball game with the New York Mets, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 2-0 sweeping the three game series.
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(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)		Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Blanton(notes) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Tuesday June 30, 2009.
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(AP Photo/John Bazemore)		Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton(notes) delivers to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of an interleague baseball game Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Last updated through games completed on Jul 5, 2009