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Joe Blanton

Joe Blanton - Oakland Athletics
  • W-L 2-6
  • ERA 3.69
  • K 29
  • Walks 15
  • WHIP 1.35
Oakland Athletics
  • Height: 6-3
  • Weight: 256
  • 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   3.69 
League Average  4.15 
League Leader  0.67 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   29 
League Average  17 
League Leader  63 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   1.35 
League Average  1.38 
League Leader  0.67 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   2 
League Average  1 
League Leader  9 
 Next Game: 5/17 vs. ATL  (Scheduled Next Start: 5/19 vs. TAM)
  GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Away (this year) 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 21.2 20 9 9 4 5 8 3.74 1.15 .244  
 Grass (this year) 9 9 2 6 0 0 0 62.2 70 28 25 5 14 26 3.59 1.34 .280  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV IP ERA  
 May 14 @ CLE L 0-2 L 7.0 4 2 2 2 2 4   2 6 0 68.1 3.69  
 May 7 BAL W 6-5 - 5.2 8 2 2 0 3 3   2 5 0 61.1 3.82  
 May 2 TEX L 3-4 L 7.0 7 4 2 0 1 1   2 5 0 55.2 3.88  
 Apr 27 @ SEA W 4-2 W 7.0 8 2 2 1 2 3   2 4 0 48.2 4.07  
 Apr 22 MIN L 4-5 L 7.2 9 5 4 1 0 7   1 4 0 41.2 4.32  
 Apr 16 SEA L 2-4 L 8.0 12 4 4 0 0 2   1 3 0 34.0 4.24  
 Apr 11 @ CLE W 9-7 W 7.2 8 5 5 1 1 1   1 2 0 26.0 4.15  
 Apr 6 CLE L 1-2 L 6.2 7 2 2 0 4 2   0 2 0 18.1 3.44  
 Apr 1 BOS L 1-2 L 6.0 7 2 2 0 1 3   0 1 0 11.2 3.86  
 Mar 25 BOS L 5-6 - 5.2 7 3 3 0 1 3   0 0 0 5.2 4.76  
 Total   68.1 77 31 28 5 15 29   2 6 0 0 3.69  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2006 OAK 32 31 16 12 0 1 1 194.1 241 111 104 17 58 107 4.82 1.54 .309  
 2007 OAK 34 34 14 10 0 3 1 230.0 240 106 101 16 40 140 3.95 1.22 .269  
 2008 OAK 10 10 2 6 0 0 0 68.1 77 31 28 5 15 29 3.69 1.35 .282  
 Career   112 108 44 40 0 6 2 702.0 742 339 317 62 182 398 4.06 1.32 .272  
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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joe Blanton looks toward the plate after giving up a leadoff home run to Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Cleveland. Blanton surrendered another solo shot to Ryan Garko in the fourth and took the loss in the Indians' 2-0 win.
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(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)		Cleveland Indians' Ryan Garko, right, is congratulated by third base coach Joel Skinner after Garko's solo home run off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joe Blanton in the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Cleveland.
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(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)		Oakland Athletics' Joe Blanton pitches against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Cleveland.
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(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)		Oakland Athletics pitcher Joe Blanton places his hand on his head before being removed from the baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Oakland, Calif.
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(AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Last updated through games completed on May 16, 2008