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Joe Blanton
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 1, #24, Oakland Athletics | Kentucky
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 7 2 2.84 36 4 2 76 79 1.12
2016 7 2 2.48 75 0 0 80 80 1.01
2017 2 4 5.68 51 0 0 44.1 39 1.49
13 Seasons 101 97 4.38 427 252 2 1,767.2 1,284 1.34
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 36 7-2 2.84 76 79 1.12
2016 75 7-2 2.48 80 80 1.01
2017 51 2-4 5.68 44.1 39 1.49
13 Seasons 427 101-97 4.38 1,767.2 1,284 1.34
20172017 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-6NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value2NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA4.33NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.263NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo90.3NOT QUALIFIED15Avg Exit Velocity86.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %27.4NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %28.2NOT QUALIFIEDK %20.0NOT QUALIFIEDBB %6.7NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %3.5NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %32.4NOT QUALIFIEDGB %33.8NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.9NOT QUALIFIED30
20172017 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"11.5 INCHES TAIL15.3 INCHES RISEAVG5.3 INCHES BREAK6.3 INCHES DROPAVG12.0 INCHES TAIL8.0 INCHES RISEAVG4.8 INCHES TAIL18.2 INCHES RISEAVG4.0 INCHES BREAK7.7 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSlider34%86.185.04-Seam28%90.293.5Change15%85.484.7Curve12%79.479.0Sinker10%90.492.5SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2015 34 1152 213 13 6.1 4.2 88.8 110.8 10.8 31.5 .252 .402 .282 .298 .389 39.9 25.6 5.2 2.84 3.66
2016 35 1278 207 11 5.3 3.5 87.7 113.1 17.0 38.2 .222 .351 .248 .281 .343 30.4 25.4 8.3 2.48 3.28
2017 36 765 142 5 3.5 2.6 86.9 110.3 18.7 35.2 .263 .425 .367 .317 .372 32.4 20.0 6.7 5.68 4.33
Player 3195 562 29 5.2 3.5 87.9 113.1 15.1 34.9 .244 .389 .289 .296 .368 34.5 24.2 6.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Blanton relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(34.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(28.2%) ,
Changeup
(15.4%) ,
Curveball
(11.9%) ,
Sinker
(10.3%) ,

Slider261 Pitches (34.1%)
Four Seamer216 Pitches (28.2%)
Changeup118 Pitches (15.4%)
Curveball91 Pitches (11.9%)
Sinker79 Pitches (10.3%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2015 49.8 17.8 23.9 8.5 40.8 39.0 20.2 3.8 37.6 19.2 26.3 4.7 6.1 4.2
2016 34.3 30.0 27.5 8.2 35.3 40.6 24.2 1.4 27.5 32.4 25.6 6.8 5.3 3.5
2017 33.8 31.0 26.1 9.2 38.0 33.1 28.9 6.3 19.0 31.7 31.0 7.7 3.5 2.6
Player 40.0 25.6 25.8 8.5 38.1 38.1 23.8 3.6 29.2 27.2 27.2 6.2 5.2 3.5
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJoe Blanton Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballSliderChangeupSinkerFour Seamer201520162017-6-4-2024

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 Curveball WSH R 91 79.4 51.9 -2.6 5.3GLV -1.8 -6.3 -1.7 5.3GLV -3.3
2017 Slider WSH R 261 86.1 30.2 -3.5 4.0GLV 0.7 7.7 -4.1 4.0GLV -0.2
2017 Changeup WSH R 118 85.4 30.0 0.6 12.0ARM -1.7 8.0 0.5 12.0ARM -1.6
2017 Sinker WSH R 79 90.4 19.1 -4.5 11.5ARM -3.6 15.3 -4.5 11.5ARM -3.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 216 90.2 15.9 0.9 4.8ARM -3.4 18.2 1.1 4.8ARM -3.3
2016 Sinker LAD R 149 91.9 20.2 -2.3 11.2ARM -2.9 12.6 -3.0 11.2ARM -2.1
2016 Changeup LAD R 143 86.6 33.1 2.8 12.6ARM 0.0 3.7 3.6 12.6ARM 1.3
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 232 91.6 18.4 -0.8 5.8ARM -1.9 14.6 -1.2 5.8ARM -0.6
2016 Curveball LAD R 185 80.5 52.4 -0.5 6.6GLV -1.6 -9.6 -0.4 6.6GLV -4.4
2016 Slider LAD R 548 86.7 34.0 -0.2 4.6GLV 0.1 2.8 -0.3 4.6GLV -1.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2017 Slider -0.1 0 261 34.1 79 .247 .425 .330 28.9 24.1 18.1 .288 .450 .342 29.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball -2.7 -6 216 28.2 52 .417 .813 .518 20.3 15.4 14.3 .296 .481 .351 41.5
2017 Changeup 0.4 1 118 15.4 34 .219 .281 .247 43.3 20.6 18.4 .231 .321 .263 32.0
2017 Curveball 2.1 2 91 11.9 12 .333 .417 .329 8.3 8.3 14.3 .185 .270 .197 9.1
2017 Sinker 0.2 0 79 10.3 16 .286 .857 .480 38.1 25.0 22.2 .161 .475 .288 36.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2008 888 3,402 13 18 -19 -14 -3
2009 894 3,478 18 15 -20 -9 4
2010 780 2,786 -9 13 -12 -5 -14
2011 183 596 -5 5 0 -2 -2
2012 800 2,901 -3 6 -4 -5 -6
2013 607 2,211 -16 1 -9 -8 -32
2015 304 1,134 -1 11 2 -3 9
2016 344 1,399 9 13 0 -4 17
2017 193 765 4 1 -6 -2 -4
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2015 1,152 44.4 66.7 83.0 35.6 55.7 40.5 62.1 49.4 27.4 6.5 78.7
2016 1,278 45.9 66.1 83.2 32.6 43.1 38.4 65.1 48.0 31.0 6.2 72.2
2017 765 51.8 70.2 78.8 27.4 52.5 41.6 62.4 49.5 28.2 10.2 79.5
Player 3,195 46.8 67.4 81.9 32.6 50.0 39.9 63.3 48.9 29.0 7.3 76.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 62 35 36 40 68 53 24 27 3 81 86 82 94 28 32 68 30
2016 81 80 78 74 76 65 64 71 80 78 42 92 84 31 40 58 24
2017 15 36 49 30
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2016 21.7 10 9.9 0 5 9 2 20.0
2017 22.9 10 6.8 3 4 2 5 50.0
Player 22.3 20 16.7 3 9 11 7 35.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2016 10 11 7 12 10 8 10 8 8 8 10 12 10 9 10 9 6 8 10 11 9 8 15 12 10 10 10 15 11 10 10
2017 10 7 7 6 7 7 8 7 6 5 7 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 6 7 6 7 7 6 9 8 7 6
Player 20 18 14 18 17 15 18 15 14 13 17 20 16 15 17 16 12 14 16 18 17 14 22 18 17 17 16 24 19 17 16
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2015
2016
+/-
 
2017
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 91.3 91.7 0.4 90.3 -1.4
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 86.6 0.6 85.4 -1.2
Breaking Velocity 84.0 85.1 1.1 84.3 -0.8
Exit Velocity 88.8 87.7 -1.1 86.9 -0.8
Launch Angle 10.8 17.0 6.2 18.7 1.7
Barrel % 6.1 5.3 -0.8 3.5 -1.8
Hard Hit % 39.9 30.4 -9.5 32.4 2.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.5 38.2 6.7 35.2 -3.0
xBA .252 .222 -0.030 .263 0.041
BA .240 .194 -0.046 .296 0.102
xwOBA .298 .281 -0.017 .317 0.036
wOBA .282 .248 -0.034 .367 0.119
xSLG .402 .351 -0.051 .425 0.074
SLG .389 .310 -0.079 .536 0.226
K% 25.6 25.4 -0.2 20.0 -5.4
BB% 5.2 8.3 3.1 6.7 -1.6
Swing % 49.4 48.0 -1.4 49.5 1.5
Whiff% 27.4 31.0 3.6 28.2 -2.8
In Zone % 44.4 45.9 1.5 51.8 5.9
Out of Zone % 55.6 54.1 -1.5 48.2 -5.9
Out of Zone Swing % 35.6 32.6 -3.0 27.4 -5.2
First Pitch Swing % 30.7 27.0 -3.7 29.9 2.9
First Pitch Strike % 62.1 65.1 3.0 62.4 -2.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 307 .249 201 8 4.0 106 25 23.6
2017 Shifts 192 .369 121 2 1.7 71 16 22.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2010 806 13.0 73.6% 2.7% 432 17.3 17.4% 3.9%
2011 159 12.7 68.6% 0.6% 108 18.3 12.0% 3.7%
2012 873 13.8 63.0% 0.6% 435 19.5 7.4% 4.1%
2013 591 14.6 53.3% 0.5% 353 21.4 1.4% 6.8%
2015 362 16.2 41.7% 3.6% 136 21.5 7.4% 9.6%
2016 379 19.1 18.2% 7.4% 179 23.8 2.8% 24.0%
2017 206 17.0 24.8% 1.0% 128 21.3 0.8% 8.6%

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Pitch Distribution

Joe Blanton - 2017 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed