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Joe Blanton

Joe Blanton - Philadelphia Phillies
  • W-L 5-12
  • ERA 5.08
  • K 63
  • Walks 38
  • WHIP 1.44
Philadelphia Phillies
  • 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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 Recent News
  •  No command performance from Myers in Phillies' loss to Mets Jul 24 (Philly.com)*
  •  Blog: Morning Juice: Mets 'pen snatches defeat from jaws of victory Jul 23 (Yahoo! Sports)
  •  Blanton gives it good shot, takes knocks Jul 23 (Philly.com)*
  •  Phillies stun Mets in ninth to grab NL East lead Jul 23 (Reuters)
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 Starting Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   7.50 
League Average  4.23 
League Leader  1.87 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   1 
League Average  35 
League Leader  154 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   1.83 
League Average  1.38 
League Leader  0.89 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Blanton   0 
League Average  3 
League Leader  13 
 Next Game: 7/25 vs. ATL  (Scheduled Next Start: 7/27 vs. ATL)
  GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Home (this year) 14 14 2 9 0 0 0 89.1 102 50 46 6 24 48 4.63 1.41 .283  
 Grass (this year) 20 20 5 12 0 0 0 127.1 146 76 72 14 37 60 5.09 1.44 .285  
 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  
 Jul 22 @ NYM W 8-6 - 6.0 8 5 5 2 3 1   5 12 0 133.0 5.08  
 Jul 9 SEA L 4-6 L 6.0 9 6 6 0 0 2   5 12 0 127.0 4.96  
 Jul 4 @ CHW W 7-1 W 7.0 6 1 1 0 2 5   5 11 0 121.0 4.76  
 Jun 29 SFO L 1-11 L 4.0 8 7 7 0 1 3   4 11 0 114.0 4.97  
 Jun 24 PHI W 5-2 W 7.0 4 1 1 1 4 5   4 10 0 110.0 4.58  
 Jun 18 @ ARI L 1-11 L 3.0 7 8 8 1 3 1   3 10 0 103.0 4.81  
 Jun 12 NYY L 1-4 L 6.2 6 4 4 1 3 2   3 9 0 100.0 4.23  
 Jun 6 LAA L 1-3 L 7.0 7 3 2 1 1 3   3 8 0 93.1 4.15  
 May 31 @ TEX L 4-8 L 6.0 10 6 6 1 1 0   3 7 0 86.1 4.27  
 May 25 BOS W 6-3 W 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 7   3 6 0 80.1 3.92  
 Total   133.0 153 79 75 14 38 63   5 12 0 0 5.08  
 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 20 20 5 12 0 0 0 127.0 145 74 70 12 35 62 4.96 1.42 .284  
 2008 PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 5 2 3 1 7.50 1.83 .333  
 Career   123 119 47 46 0 6 2 766.2 818 387 364 71 205 432 4.27 1.33 .273  
 Photos
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton toes the mound after giving up a two-run home run to New York Mets' Ramon Castro during the sixth inning of the Major League Baseball game Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Shea Stadium in New York.
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)		Philadelphia Phillies' Joe Blanton pitches during the second inning of the Major League Baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Shea Stadium in New York.
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)		Joe Blanton of the Oakland Athletics, seen in May . The Oakland Athletics continued to off load pitchers, sending righthander Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three prospects on Thursday.
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(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jed Jacobsohn)

Last updated through games completed on Jul 23, 2008