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Joe
Blanton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: December 11, 1980 in N/a
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2010   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 23 OAK AL   8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
2005 24 WSH NL   8 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
2006 25 WSH NL   8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
2007 26 WSH NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
2008 27 WSH NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
2009 28 WSH NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2010 29 WSH NL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
2011 30 WSH NL $ 5,700,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
2012 31 WSH NL $ 5,700,000 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
2013 32 HOU NL $ 5,700,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2014 33 HOU NL $ 5,700,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2015 34 HOU NL $ 5,700,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,700,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  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
2004 23 OAK AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 24 WSH NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 25 WSH NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 26 WSH NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 27 WSH NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2009 28 WSH NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2010 29 WSH NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2011 30 WSH NL $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2012 31 WSH NL $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2013 32 HOU NL $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2014 33 HOU NL $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2015 34 HOU NL $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
2004 23 AAA   14 7 .667 28 28 6 3 0 193.0 182 71 21 42 163 3.31 .246 .286 .367 .653  
2005 24 AAA   9 11 .450 30 28 2 2 0 197.0 214 80 20 44 168 3.65 .276 .315 .409 .724  
2006 25 AAA   10 12 .455 31 31 4 1 0 219.0 232 110 38 49 207 4.52 .268 .307 .458 .765  
2007 26 WSH NL 8 10 .444 23 22 0 0 0 133.7 148 65 21 26 82 4.38 .285 .316 .474 .790 6.5
    AAA   4 2 .667 9 9 2 1 0 69.7 56 23 12 19 64 2.97 .218 .272 .389 .661  
2008 27 WSH NL 8 11 .421 34 31 1 1 0 188.0 201 90 26 57 156 4.31 .276 .325 .448 .774 9.9
2009 28 WSH NL 15 10 .600 33 33 1 0 0 222.7 232 92 24 50 159 3.72 .270 .309 .430 .738 12.9
2010 29 WSH NL 15 7 .682 32 32 0 0 0 202.7 190 84 21 46 157 3.73 .248 .293 .395 .688 14.7
2011 30 WSH NL 13 12 .520 33 32 1 1 0 202.7 195 94 23 55 193 4.17 .248 .298 .414 .712 10.7
2012 31 WSH NL 12 8 .600 33 33 1 1 0 216.7 186 79 27 74 209 3.28 .228 .293 .388 .681 15.7
2013 32 WSH NL 3 1 .750 9 9 0 0 0 58.0 61 25 6 17 63 3.88 .268 .316 .412 .728 3.9
  HOU NL 5 10 .333 25 25 0 0 0 156.3 147 69 13 51 159 3.97 .247 .306 .367 .673 8.1
  TOT   8 11 .421 34 34 0 0 0 214.3 208 94 19 68 222 3.95 .253 .309 .380 .688 12.0
2014 33 HOU NL 5 7 .417 18 18 0 0 0 94.7 101 56 17 33 89 5.32 .272 .333 .523 .856 2.8
2015 34 HOU NL 10 9 .526 27 27 0 0 0 164.7 148 64 26 47 126 3.50 .237 .290 .431 .721 10.4
2016 35 AAA   9 3 .750 19 19 1 0 0 118.3 111 42 13 51 102 3.19 .244 .320 .360 .681  
    AA   4 2 .667 10 10 0 0 0 67.7 48 22 3 22 72 2.93 .196 .262 .302 .564  
9 Years Sim 94 85 .525 267 262 4 3 0 1639.9 1609 718 204 456 1393 3.94 .256 .306 .423 .729 95.6
5 Years AAA 46 35 .568 117 115 15 7 0 797.0 795 326 104 205 704 3.68 .257 .303 .404 .707  
1 Years AA 4 2 .667 10 10 0 0 0 67.7 48 22 3 22 72 2.93 .196 .262 .302 .564  
6 Years Minors 50 37 .575 127 125 15 7 0 864.7 843 348 107 227 776 3.62 .253 .300 .396 .696  
Season Average 10 9 .526 29 29 0 0 0 182.2 178 79 22 50 154 3.94 .256 .306 .423 .729  
Career Highs 15 12 .682 34 34 1 1 0 222.7 232 94 27 74 222 5.32 .285 .333 .523 .856  
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   926 407 123 251 861   .248 .296 .413 .709
vs LH   683 311 81 205 532   .267 .321 .438 .759
Home 43 42 .506 128 126 2 2 0 812.6 799 366 102 217 665 4.05 .256 .305 .427 .732
Away 51 43 .543 139 136 2 1 0 827.3 810 352 102 239 728 3.83 .255 .307 .419 .726
Mar/Apr 14 7 .667 39 39 1 1 0 251.0 242 104 28 83 219 3.73 .253 .313 .413 .726
May 14 19 .424 47 44 1 1 0 262.0 267 129 35 81 230 4.43 .264 .318 .444 .762
June 16 16 .500 45 45 0 0 0 288.0 300 126 42 73 233 3.94 .267 .311 .445 .757
July 17 14 .548 40 40 0 0 0 256.0 232 116 40 66 222 4.08 .239 .287 .416 .703
August 17 15 .531 48 48 1 1 0 286.0 293 135 28 86 230 4.25 .265 .318 .427 .745
Sep/Oct 16 14 .533 48 46 1 0 0 297.0 275 108 31 67 259 3.27 .246 .288 .393 .681
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
2007 26 WSH NL 23 41 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .098 .098 .098 .195 -1.2 0.0
2008 27 WSH NL 34 52 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 23 .192 .263 .231 .494 3.5 0.0
2009 28 WSH NL 33 69 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 27 .101 .149 .145 .294 0.4 0.0
2010 29 WSH NL 32 69 4 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 29 .174 .186 .203 .389 1.3 0.0
2011 30 WSH NL 33 63 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 28 .127 .154 .127 .281 -0.2 0.0
2012 31 WSH NL 33 62 5 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 33 .129 .182 .161 .343 1.2 0.0
2013 32 WSH NL 9 19 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .263 .333 .316 .649 2.2 0.2
  HOU NL 25 47 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 .149 .167 .149 .316 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   34 66 2 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 25 .182 .217 .197 .414 2.1 0.2
2014 33 HOU NL 18 29 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 13 .207 .281 .276 .557 2.4 0.0
2015 34 HOU NL 27 50 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 24 .100 .135 .120 .255 -1.0 0.0
9 Years Sim 267 501 27 72 11 1 0 23 0 0 24 222 .144 .183 .170 .352 8.5 0.2
162 Game Average 303 16 43 6 0 0 13 0 0 14 134 .144 .183 .170 .352 5.2  
Career Highs 34 69 5 12 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 33 .207 .281 .276 .557 3.5  
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   361 18 46 6 1 0 15 0 0 19 169 .127 .171 .150 .321 1.1
vs LH   140 9 26 5 0 0 8 0 0 5 53 .186 .212 .221 .434 4.9
Home 128 224 18 39 8 1 0 13 0 0 9 95 .174 .206 .219 .425 7.1
Away 139 277 9 33 3 0 0 10 0 0 15 127 .119 .164 .130 .294 -1.2
RISP   120 0 17 4 0 0 22 0 0 7 52 .142 .188 .175 .363 1.9
Close/Late   10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .400 .700 1.0
Mar/Apr 39 83 2 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 38 .157 .205 .169 .373 1.7
May 47 83 6 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .133 .153 .169 .322 -0.1
June 45 89 5 18 2 1 0 9 0 0 4 35 .202 .234 .247 .481 4.5
July 40 75 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 36 .093 .105 .107 .212 -2.5
August 48 88 6 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 39 .159 .204 .182 .386 2.0
Sep/Oct 48 83 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 39 .108 .178 .133 .310 0.2
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    
2007 26 WSH NL P 23 22 133.7 8 16 0 0 1.000 1.62    
2008 27 WSH NL P 34 31 188.0 9 27 1 1 .973 1.72    
2009 28 WSH NL P 33 33 222.7 9 33 2 3 .955 1.70    
2010 29 WSH NL P 32 32 202.7 8 25 0 3 1.000 1.47    
2011 30 WSH NL P 33 32 202.7 10 21 1 1 .969 1.38    
2012 31 WSH NL P 33 33 216.7 11 23 0 0 1.000 1.41    
2013 32 WSH NL P 9 9 58.0 4 7 0 1 1.000 1.71    
  HOU NL P 25 25 156.3 10 18 0 1 1.000 1.61    
  TOT   P 34 34 214.3 14 25 0 2 1.000 1.64    
2014 33 HOU NL P 18 18 94.7 6 11 0 2 1.000 1.62    
2015 34 HOU NL P 27 27 164.7 7 16 2 1 .920 1.26    
Career Totals   267 262 1639.9 82 197 6 13 .979 1.53    
Career Highs   34 34 222.7 14 33 2 3 1.000 1.72    
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
2009 28 WSH NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 10 6 2 4 5 7.37 .323 .400 .677 1.077
2011 30 WSH NL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 19.7 30 19 5 9 16 8.70 .345 .406 .586 .992
2012 31 WSH NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 8 5 2 1 4 7.95 .333 .360 .833 1.193
2014 33 HOU NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 6 2 1 1 10.80 .318 .348 .773 1.121
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 7 7 0 0 0 37.7 55 36 11 15 26 8.61 .335 .391 .665 1.056
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2009 28 WSH NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2011 30 WSH NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 31 WSH NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2014 33 HOU NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 .200 .111 .311
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2012-9-3.28
 Wins
2010-8-15
 Winning Pct
2010-3-.682
 Shutouts
2008-4-1
2011-7-1
2012-8-1
 Hits Allowed
2009-8-232
 Homeruns Allowed
2012-6-27
Strikeouts
2013-9-222
 Hits per 9IP
2012-10-7.7
 OAVG
2012-8-.228
 OOBP
CAR-47-.306
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Trey Hodges (975)
  2. Ricardo Rodriguez (946)
  3. Derek Lowe (944)
  4. Matt Clement (942)
  5. Robert Vestal (939)
  6. Aaron Harang (936)
  7. Jose Guevara (934)
  8. Tim Stauffer (930)
  9. Kevin Millwood (924)
  10. Adam Eaton (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mark Michael (991)
  2. Tony Armas (989)
  3. Amadis Rodriguez (987)
  4. Tomo Ohka (987)
  5. Felton Allen (987)
  6. Brandon Webb (985)
  7. Casey Fossum (985)
  8. Jason Young (981)
  9. Jonathan Ralph (980)
  10. Adam Eaton (980)
History
Injured on 7/21/2004 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/20/2004 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Oakland to Washington on 7/31/2005 (Going to Was: P Joe Blanton, RF Andre Ethier. Going to OAK: 2B Marcus Giles)
Injured on 4/29/2007 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/1/2007
Had first career hit on 6/9/2007, off Jeff D'Amico (MIL)
Injured on 9/13/2007 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
5/22/2010: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,700,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game
1/29/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,700,000 through salary arbitration
5/14/2013: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,700,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Washington to Houston on 5/22/2013 (Going to WSH: CF Lizahio Baez. Going to HOU: P Joe Blanton)
Injured on 5/20/2014 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 9/1/2016 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Released by Houston on 9/3/2016
 
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