#85 Joe Blanton, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Tuesday, 9/15/2009 |
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| Joe Blanton
12/11/1980
28
USA,KY,BOWLING GREEN
6"3
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Starting Pitcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
2013
Minimal
Average
None at all
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Normal
3.5 Stars
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| Pitching | Runs | Hits | Doubles | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| vs. LHP | | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| vs. RHP | | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
| Talent | | Good | Average | Good | Brilliant | Brilliant | |
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70
C
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Hits | Doubles | Triples | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts |
| Overall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Talent | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Average |
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Spray Hitter
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P : C (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 33 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3.96 | 200.0 | 193 | 100 | 88 | 39 | 271 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 | 45.2 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.21 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 368 | 96 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 56 | 17 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .294 | .429 | .723 |
| vs. RHB | 408 | 97 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 22 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .273 | .390 | .663 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.54 | 103.0 | 105 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 148 |
| Road | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.34 | 97.0 | 88 | 42 | 36 | 22 | 123 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 12.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.55 | 29.2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| May | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.67 | 44.1 | 51 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 57 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.27 | 43.2 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 60 |
| July | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 31.2 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 40 |
| August | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.85 | 32.1 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 50 |
| Sept./Oct. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 18.1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | Teams |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.50 | 54.0 | 59 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ATL |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4.32 | 150.0 | 150 | 79 | 72 | 34 | 146 | 0 | 0 | ATL |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4.74 | 184.1 | 193 | 108 | 97 | 43 | 183 | 0 | 0 | ATL |
| 2006 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3.03 | 237.1 | 225 | 94 | 80 | 39 | 281 | 3 | 2 | ATL |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3.66 | 243.1 | 272 | 109 | 99 | 41 | 331 | 1 | 0 | ATL,NL |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4.35 | 225.1 | 247 | 124 | 109 | 48 | 298 | 0 | 0 | ATL |
| 2009 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3.96 | 200.0 | 193 | 100 | 88 | 39 | 271 | 2 | 0 | ATL |
| Total | 219 | 217 | 67 | 75 | 1 | 4.02 | 1294.1 | 1339 | 649 | 578 | 258 | 1538 | 6 | 2 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2002, AA | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.38 | 117.1 | 107 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 129 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002, AAA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 35.2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003, AAA | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.13 | 146.2 | 146 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 181 | 4 | 3 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2003 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 | ATL |
| 2004 | 28 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .040 | .059 | .040 | .099 | ATL |
| 2005 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .054 | .102 | .071 | .173 | ATL |
| 2006 | 36 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .114 | .118 | .232 | ATL |
| 2007 | 40 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .143 | .145 | .288 | ATL,NL |
| 2008 | 39 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .108 | .081 | .188 | ATL |
| 2009 | 31 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .125 | .127 | .252 | ATL |
| Total | 217 | 377 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 183 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .116 | .106 | .222 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 33 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 39 | 3 | .923 | 200.0 | 1.75 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Atlanta in 2002...
Injured on 6/28/2002 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks...
Had first career hit on 8/16/2003, off Donovan Osborne (PHI)...
Earned first career win on 10/4/2003...
Injured on 5/7/2005 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 9/10/2005 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/2006, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA...
Injured on 7/19/2006 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
Struck out 15 batters against Washington on 4/3/2007...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Struck out 16 batters against San Diego on 4/13/2008...
Injured on 9/10/2009 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2006 - 3.03 - 5th
| WHIP
2006 - 1.11 - 10th
| Wins
2006 - 19 - 2nd
2007 - 17 - 5th
| Losses
2005 - 16 - 6th
2007 - 15 - 9th
2008 - 16 - 4th
| IP
2006 - 237.1 - 5th
2007 - 243.1 - 5th
2008 - 225.1 - 9th
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K's
2006 - 281 - 2nd
2007 - 331 - 1st
2008 - 298 - 3rd
| CG
2006 - 3 - 10th
| SHO
2006 - 2 - 4th
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