Joe Blanton
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 43
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
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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%) ,


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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

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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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
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
2017 Sinker WSH R 79 90.4 19.1 -4.5 11.5ARM -3.6 15.3 -4.5 11.5ARM -3.9
2017 Changeup WSH R 118 85.4 30.0 0.6 12.0ARM -1.7 8.0 0.5 12.0ARM -1.6
2017 Slider WSH R 261 86.1 30.2 -3.5 4.0GLV 0.7 7.7 -4.1 4.0GLV -0.2
2017 Curveball WSH R 91 79.4 51.9 -2.6 5.3GLV -1.8 -6.3 -1.7 5.3GLV -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.

Swing/Take

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 RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %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

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