1980
Born December 11, 1980
Bowling Green, KY, USA
Joe Blanton Notable
b. December 11, 1980 · Oakland Athletics 2004–2008, Philadelphia Phillies 2008–2012, Los Angeles Dodgers 2012, 2016, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2013, Kansas City Royals 2015, Pittsburgh Pirates 2015, Washington Nationals 2017
Joe Blanton played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2004 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2017.
He went 101 and 97 with a 4.38 earned run average, pitching 1,767.7 innings in 427 games. He struck out 1,284 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 427 games he batted .106, with 23 hits and 13 runs.
He was born in Bowling Green, KY, USA on December 11, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2005 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | OAK | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2006 | OAK | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | OAK | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | OAK/PHI | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .059 |
| 2009 | PHI | 31 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .127 |
| 2010 | PHI | 29 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .119 |
| 2011 | PHI | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 2012 | LAD/PHI | 31 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .073 |
| 2013 | LAA | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 2015 | KCR/PIT | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | LAD | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | WSN | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 427 | 216 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 92 | 0 | .106 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5.63 |
| 2005 | OAK | 12 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.1 | 178 | 79 | 67 | 116 | 3.53 |
| 2006 | OAK | 16 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 194.1 | 241 | 104 | 58 | 107 | 4.82 |
| 2007 | OAK | 14 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 230.0 | 240 | 101 | 40 | 140 | 3.95 |
| 2008 | OAK/PHI | 9 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 197.2 | 211 | 103 | 66 | 111 | 4.69 |
| 2009 | PHI | 12 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 195.1 | 198 | 88 | 59 | 163 | 4.05 |
| 2010 | PHI | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 175.2 | 206 | 94 | 43 | 134 | 4.82 |
| 2011 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 41.1 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 5.01 |
| 2012 | LAD/PHI | 10 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 191.0 | 207 | 100 | 34 | 166 | 4.71 |
| 2013 | LAA | 2 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 132.2 | 180 | 89 | 34 | 108 | 6.04 |
| 2015 | KCR/PIT | 7 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 76.0 | 69 | 24 | 16 | 79 | 2.84 |
| 2016 | LAD | 7 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 55 | 22 | 26 | 80 | 2.48 |
| 2017 | WSN | 2 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 39 | 5.68 |
| Career | — | 101 | 97 | 427 | 252 | 2 | 1767.2 | 1896 | 860 | 467 | 1284 | 4.38 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Joe Blanton
Joe Blanton made a major-league debut on September 21, 2004.
2017
Final major-league game: Joe Blanton
Joe Blanton played a final major-league game on October 1, 2017.