Joaquin
Blanco
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 3, 1983 in Cuba
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 26 ATL NL $ 6,000,000 3 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 7
2010 27 ATL NL $ 6,000,000 3 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
2011 28 ATL NL $ 6,000,000 4 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 7
2012 29 ATL NL $ 6,000,000 4 6 7 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,000,000 3 6 7 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 4 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 7
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 26 ATL NL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2010 27 ATL NL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2011 28 ATL NL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2012 29 ATL NL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2009 26 ATL NL 4 4 .500 99 1 0 0 2 101.3 115 50 4 48 95 4.44 .286 .363 .391 .753 5.8
2010 27 ATL NL 2 4 .333 73 0 0 0 4 81.3 88 51 8 38 61 5.64 .272 .346 .420 .766 1.3
2011 28 ATL NL 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 1 27.3 33 23 4 12 20 7.57 .306 .374 .491 .865 0.0
    AAA   6 1 .857 49 1 0 0 4 63.3 74 29 5 23 76 4.12 .294 .353 .393 .746  
2012 29 AAA   2 1 .667 15 0 0 0 0 13.7 11 3 0 4 14 1.98 .216 .273 .275 .547  
2013 30 A   5 1 .833 33 0 0 0 2 55.7 51 17 3 17 51 2.75 .243 .300 .362 .661  
3 Years Sim 7 9 .438 194 1 0 0 7 210.0 236 124 16 98 176 5.31 .283 .358 .415 .773 7.1
2 Years AAA 8 2 .800 64 1 0 0 4 77.0 85 32 5 27 90 3.74 .281 .339 .373 .712  
1 Years A 5 1 .833 33 0 0 0 2 55.7 51 17 3 17 51 2.75 .243 .300 .362 .661  
3 Years Minors 13 3 .813 97 1 0 0 6 132.7 136 49 8 44 141 3.32 .265 .323 .368 .692  
Season Average 2 3 .400 64 0 0 0 2 70.0 78 41 5 32 58 5.31 .283 .358 .415 .773  
Career Highs 4 4 .500 99 1 0 0 4 101.3 115 51 8 48 95 7.57 .306 .374 .491 .865  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   120 73 8 58 104   .254 .335 .374 .709
vs LH   116 51 8 40 72   .321 .389 .468 .857
Home 5 2 .714 102 1 0 0 6 104.7 106 53 7 52 86 4.56 .262 .346 .390 .736
Away 2 7 .222 92 0 0 0 1 105.3 130 71 9 46 90 6.07 .303 .371 .438 .809
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 38 0 0 0 1 42.3 40 20 3 17 40 4.25 .247 .318 .346 .664
May 2 1 .667 37 1 0 0 3 40.3 49 25 4 22 29 5.58 .310 .394 .449 .844
June 0 2 .000 35 0 0 0 2 32.3 48 33 3 21 29 9.19 .343 .429 .493 .921
July 2 1 .667 26 0 0 0 0 28.7 34 15 3 9 23 4.71 .286 .336 .496 .832
August 1 1 .500 26 0 0 0 0 29.3 28 12 1 13 21 3.68 .252 .331 .351 .682
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 32 0 0 0 1 37.0 37 19 2 16 34 4.62 .257 .331 .361 .692
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2009 26 ATL NL 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2010 27 ATL NL 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2011 28 ATL NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 194 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1  
Career Highs 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Home 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Mar/Apr 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Sep/Oct 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2009 26 ATL NL P 99 1 101.3 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.24    
2010 27 ATL NL P 73 0 81.3 6 9 1 1 .938 1.66    
2011 28 ATL NL P 22 0 27.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.32    
Career Totals   194 1 210.0 8 25 1 1 .971 1.41    
Career Highs   99 1 101.3 6 12 1 1 1.000 1.66    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2010 27 ATL NL 2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 7.7 7 3 1 0 7 3.52 .233 .233 .433 .667
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 7.7 7 3 1 0 7 3.52 .233 .233 .433 .667
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
2009-2-99
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Moved to the US and entered the free agent pool in 2009
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/16/2009 to a 4-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Injured on 3/8/2009 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/6/2009
Injured on 7/2/2011 with a Swollen Ear, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/27/2011 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/22/2012 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/2/2012 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Released by Atlanta on 7/17/2013