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Joe Blanton 2026 Season · WSH

Career: 101-97, 4.38 ERA, 1284 K in 1767.2 IP.

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Joe Blanton

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CAverage

+1.3Career NUT

+0.7 to Good

Career

4.38ERA1.34WHIP101W1284K1767.2IP2SV

R/R · 6' 3", 225 lb · b. Dec 11, 1980 · Nashville, TN · Draft 2002 (1st Rd, #24)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2004	23	OAK	—	0	0	5.63	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	8.0	6	5	2	0	6	1.00
2005	24	OAK	-0.3	12	12	3.53	33	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	835	201.1	178	79	67	5	116	1.22
2006	25	OAK	+0.8	16	12	4.82	32	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	856	194.1	241	104	58	5	107	1.54
2007	26	OAK	+2.4	14	10	3.95	34	34	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	950	230.0	240	101	40	4	140	1.22
2008	27	OAK	+0.1	5	12	4.96	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	550	127.0	145	70	35	1	62	1.42
2008	27	PHI	-0.6	4	0	4.20	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	305	70.2	66	33	31	3	49	1.37
2008	27	TOT	-0.4	9	12	4.69	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	855	197.2	211	103	66	4	111	1.40
2009	28	PHI	-0.3	12	8	4.05	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	837	195.1	198	88	59	8	163	1.32
2010	29	PHI	-0.5	9	6	4.82	29	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	765	175.2	206	94	43	3	134	1.42
2011	30	PHI	+0.1	1	2	5.01	11	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	180	41.1	52	23	9	1	35	1.48
2012	31	PHI	+0.0	8	9	4.59	21	20	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	560	133.1	141	68	18	3	115	1.19
2012	31	LAD	+0.2	2	4	4.99	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	246	57.2	66	32	16	0	51	1.42
2012	31	TOT	+0.2	10	13	4.71	31	30	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	806	191.0	207	100	34	3	166	1.26
2013	32	LAA	-2.0	2	14	6.04	28	20	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	611	132.2	180	89	34	4	108	1.61
2015	34	KC	+0.2	2	2	3.89	15	4	0	0	6	2	0	0	2	172	41.2	43	18	7	0	40	1.20
2015	34	PIT	+0.7	5	0	1.57	21	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	137	34.1	26	6	9	1	39	1.02
2015	34	TOT	+0.9	7	2	2.84	36	4	0	0	13	2	0	0	2	309	76.0	69	24	16	1	79	1.12
2016	35	LAD	+0.8	7	2	2.48	75	0	0	0	15	0	28	1	1	315	80.0	55	22	26	2	80	1.01
2017	36	WSH	-0.5	2	4	5.68	51	0	0	0	13	0	7	0	0	195	44.1	53	28	13	1	39	1.49
Career	—	13 yrs	+1.3	101	97	4.38	427	252	8	3	51	2	35	1	3	7544	1767.2	1896	860	467	41	1284	1.34

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Blanton's career NUT of +1.3

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.4

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NUT by Season

-0.3

+0.8

+2.4

-0.4

-0.3

-0.5

+0.1

+0.2

-2.0

+0.9

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-0.5

Awards

2004Futures Game Selection

2005AL Rookie of the Month

2008World Series Championship

2015World Series Champion*

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2002	21	A+	0	1	7.50	2	1	0	0	0	0	33	6.0	8	5	6	0	6	2.33
2003	22	A	8	7	2.57	21	21	2	2	0	0	531	133.0	110	38	19	5	144	0.97
2003	22	AA	3	1	1.26	7	5	1	0	2	1	129	35.2	21	5	7	0	30	0.79
2004	23	AAA	11	8	4.19	28	26	1	0	0	0	756	176.1	199	82	34	6	143	1.32
2010	29	A	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2010	29	AA	0	1	5.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	35	8.0	9	5	2	0	5	1.38
2011	30	A	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2014	33	AAA	1	0	5.06	2	2	0	0	0	0	46	10.2	13	6	3	0	10	1.50
2015	34	AAA	3	2	3.89	7	6	0	0	0	0	162	39.1	34	17	10	2	30	1.12
2017	36	AA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

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