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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 Recent News
  •  Phillies pick up Lee's $9 million option Nov 6 (AP)
  •  Top pick Strasburg (neck) scratched from start Nov 6 (PA SportsTicker)
  •  Phillies Team Report Nov 6 (Yahoo! Sports)
  •  Bob Ford: Putting it all on Joe Blanton Nov 1 (The Philadelphia Inquirer)*
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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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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez(notes) doubles off Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brad Lidge(notes) to drive in a run in the ninth inning. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eric Gay)
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The Canadian Press		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 Phillies' Joe Blanton(notes) wipes his forehead after giving up a run scoring single to New York Yankees' Johnny Damon(notes) during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Philadelphia. Melky Cabrera(notes) scored on the hit.
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(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)		New York Yankees' Nick Swisher(notes) reacts in front of Philadelphia Phillies' Joe Blanton(notes) (56) after scoring on a hit by Derek Jeter(notes) during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Philadelphia.
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(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Last updated through games completed on Nov 4, 2009