Joe Blanton
Bats R Throws R6'3" 225 lbBorn 1980 Bowling Green, USADebut 2004Team WSHDraft 2002 R1 #24 Athletics, Kentucky
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2017 | WSH | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 350.2 |
| 2016 | LAD | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | PIT | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -133.4 |
| 2013 | LAA | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -15.9 |
| 2012 | LAD | 31 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0.073 | 0.136 | 0.073 | 0.208 | -51.3 |
| 2011 | PHI | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.364 | -19.7 |
| 2010 | PHI | 29 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0.119 | 0.161 | 0.119 | 0.280 | -32.6 |
| 2009 | PHI | 31 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.127 | 0.200 | 0.127 | 0.327 | -16.3 |
| 2008 | PHI | 33 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.059 | 0.056 | 0.059 | 0.114 | -92.8 |
| 2007 | OAK | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -107.3 |
| 2006 | OAK | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -110.7 |
| 2005 | OAK | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 77.3 |
| 2004 | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 427 | 261 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 92 | 0.106 | 0.157 | 0.106 | 0.263 | -38.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2017 | WSH | 2 | 4 | 5.68 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 195 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 87.2 | 98.1 | 85.2 |
| 2016 | LAD | 7 | 2 | 2.48 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 315 | 7 | 26 | 80 | 119.6 | 103.3 | 122.9 |
| 2015 | PIT | 7 | 2 | 2.84 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 76.0 | 309 | 7 | 16 | 79 | 108.5 | 100.4 | 108.9 |
| 2013 | LAA | 2 | 14 | 6.04 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 132.7 | 611 | 29 | 34 | 108 | 76.3 | | |
| 2012 | LAD | 10 | 13 | 4.71 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 191.0 | 806 | 29 | 34 | 166 | 97.5 | | |
| 2011 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 5.01 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 41.3 | 180 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 86.8 | | |
| 2010 | PHI | 9 | 6 | 4.82 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 175.7 | 765 | 27 | 43 | 134 | 93.0 | | |
| 2009 | PHI | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 195.3 | 837 | 30 | 59 | 163 | 100.1 | | |
| 2008 | PHI | 9 | 12 | 4.69 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 197.7 | 855 | 22 | 66 | 111 | 97.9 | | |
| 2007 | OAK | 14 | 10 | 3.95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 230.0 | 950 | 16 | 40 | 140 | 109.2 | | |
| 2006 | OAK | 16 | 12 | 4.82 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 194.3 | 856 | 17 | 58 | 107 | 94.6 | | |
| 2005 | OAK | 12 | 12 | 3.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.3 | 835 | 23 | 67 | 116 | 107.0 | | |
| 2004 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| Career | | 101 | 97 | 4.38 | 427 | 252 | 2 | 1767.7 | 7544 | 223 | 467 | 1284 | 98.7 | | 98.8 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2017 | 1 | | | | | | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.693 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 82.4 | -8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 0.086 | 0.092 | 0.079 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2017 | WSH | P | 51 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 |
| 2016 | LAD | P | 75 | 80 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +1.3 |
| 2015 | PIT | P | 36 | 76 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | +0.2 |
| 2013 | LAA | P | 28 | 133 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0.917 | |
| 2012 | LAD | P | 31 | 191 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0.907 | |
| 2011 | PHI | P | 11 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | PHI | P | 29 | 176 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0.939 | |
| 2009 | PHI | P | 31 | 195 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | PHI | P | 33 | 198 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0.976 | |
| 2007 | OAK | P | 34 | 230 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | OAK | P | 32 | 194 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.871 | |
| 2005 | OAK | P | 33 | 201 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0.971 | |
| 2004 | OAK | P | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Pit | 162 | 39.1 IP, 19% K | 3.91 | |
| 2014 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 46 | 10.2 IP, 22% K | 5.29 | |
| 2010 | AA | Reading Phillies | Pit | 35 | 8.0 IP, 14% K | 5.62 | |
| 2004 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 756 | 176.1 IP, 19% K | 4.19 | |
| 2003 | AA | Midland RockHounds | Pit | 129 | 35.2 IP, 23% K | 1.28 | |
| 2003 | A | Kane County Cougars | Pit | 531 | 133.0 IP, 27% K | 2.57 | |
| 2002 | A+ | Modesto A's | Pit | 33 | 6.0 IP, 18% K | 7.50 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2017 | | 0.700 | | 0.700 |
| 2015 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.500 | 0.625 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.071 | 0.071 | 0.286 | 0.357 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 7.88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.38 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.29 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 5.17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15.7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1.21 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1.29 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 4.66 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 48.3 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 1.24 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | LAD | $4,000,000 |
| 2013 | LAA | $6,500,000 |
| 2012 | PHI | $10,500,000 |
| 2011 | PHI | $10,500,000 |
| 2010 | PHI | $3,000,000 |
| 2009 | PHI | $5,475,000 |
| 2008 | OAK | $3,700,000 |
| 2007 | OAK | $380,000 |
| 2006 | OAK | $327,000 |
| 2005 | OAK | $316,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.