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| Player Report for #55 Joe Blanton | | Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 |  | | Name: | Joe Blanton | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $6,331,500 | | Birthday: | 12-11-1980 | Signed Through: | 2009 Season | | Age: | 28 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 37 Days | | Born in: | Bowling Green (Kentucky) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 130 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 121 Days | | Weight: | 225 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | $59,300,000 total for 5 years | | Status: | Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Very Popular) |
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| Pitching Ratings (SISA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 5 | 8 | 9 | 93-95 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 4 | 8 | 9 | | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 8 | 9 | | | | Talent | 5 | 8 | 9 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Sinker | | Endurance: | 8 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 62 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 4 | | | |
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| Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | Versus LHP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Versus RHP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | Talent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 1 | | Pitcher 6 | | Stealing Ability: | 1 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 5 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 08-27-2009 | TEX | Win, 10-1 | X | 7.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-22-2009 | CHA | Loss, 9-10 | X | 6.1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 08-16-2009 | @ LAA | Win, 10-1 | X | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-10-2009 | BAL | Loss, 2-9 | X | 1.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 08-05-2009 | KCA | Loss, 0-5 | X | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-30-2009 | OAK | Win, 4-3 | X | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Win | | | | | | | | | 07-25-2009 | NYA | Win, 6-5 | X | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 07-20-2009 | @ OAK | Loss, 1-4 | X | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-10-2009 | BAL | Loss, 6-8 | X | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 07-06-2009 | @ ATL | Win, 1-0 | X | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Win | | | | | | | |
| Major League Baseball 2009 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 26 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4.65 | 166.1 | 207 | 92 | 86 | 3 | 36 | 108 | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 13 | 50.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.31 | 11.20 | 5.84 | 1.95 | 4.13 | 1.46 | 15.2 | .359 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 389 | 121 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 22 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .344 | .414 | .758 | | | | | vs. RHB | 290 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .329 | .383 | .712 | | | |
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| Major League Baseball 2009 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | April | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.88 | 26.0 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 10 | | | May | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.76 | 39.2 | 52 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 27 | | | June | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.23 | 38.1 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 20 | | | July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.34 | 35.0 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 31 | | | August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.60 | 27.1 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 20 | | | Spring Training | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.12 | 19.1 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | | | Last Year | 34 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4.31 | 223.2 | 227 | 119 | 107 | 13 | 37 | 145 | | | 2 Years Ago | 34 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3.95 | 230.0 | 240 | 106 | 101 | 16 | 40 | 140 | | | Career | 162 | 158 | 65 | 55 | 0 | 4.24 | 1023.2 | 1099 | 519 | 482 | 73 | 240 | 622 | | | Home | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.90 | 82.2 | 108 | 50 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 66 | | | Road | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4.41 | 83.2 | 99 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 42 | | | Grass | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4.52 | 75.2 | 92 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 39 | | | Turf | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.76 | 90.2 | 115 | 53 | 48 | 2 | 23 | 69 | | | Day | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.01 | 46.2 | 67 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 32 | | | Night | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4.51 | 119.2 | 140 | 65 | 60 | 3 | 30 | 76 | |
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| Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP |
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| Player History | | 01-22-2008 | Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Tampa Bay Rays, along with LF A. Cunningham, C J. Brown, in exchange for LF C. Crawford, SP G. Gibson, SP J. Hellickson. | | 09-19-2008 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! | | 11-20-2008 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,331,500 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2009 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9). | | 01-26-2009 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $59,300,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. | | 07-06-2009 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
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