Joe Blanton
Photo by Dale Klein
Joseph Matthew Blanton
Pitcher
6'2", 220, R/R
12/11/80, in Nashville
7/17/08 Traded by Oakland to Philadelphia for Adrian Cardenas, Josh Outman and Matthew Spencer
--High School--
Franklin-Simpson, Brownsville, Kentucky
Honor Roll
Mr.Baseball in Kentucky
First Team All All State
Lettered in Baseball Four Years
pitcher of the Year as a Sop,Jun,Sen
Led State in Strikeouts Three Straight Years
Team MVP in 97,98
Lettered in Baseketball for Two Years
--College--
University of Kentucky
Left as a Junior
---Freshman--
Honorable Mention Selection 2000 Louisville Slugger Freshman All American Team
---Junior--
Ranked # 37 in Baseball America's Fab 50 , the top 50 college propects by class
Ranked # 2 in Baseball America, prospect in the SEC
--Pro--
Drafted- # 1 Oakland, 2002, #24 overall
Signed-7/20/02
8/23/02-Transfered from Vancouver to Modesto
Named Midwest League All Star
7/8/07-Tossed from game for fighting
1/18/08 Signed one year deal with Oakland
Pitching (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
23 |
OAK |
0 |
0 |
5.63 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
.214 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
24 |
OAK |
12 |
12 |
3.53 |
33 |
33 |
2 |
0 |
201.1 |
178 |
86 |
79 |
23 |
67 |
116 |
.236 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
25 |
OAK |
16 |
12 |
4.82 |
32 |
31 |
1 |
0 |
194.1 |
241 |
111 |
104 |
17 |
58 |
107 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
26 |
OAK |
14 |
10 |
3.95 |
34 |
34 |
3 |
0 |
230 |
240 |
106 |
101 |
16 |
40 |
140 |
|
Totals |
|
|
|
|
42 |
34 |
4.11 |
102 |
98 |
6 |
0 |
633.2 |
665 |
308 |
289 |
57 |
167 |
369 |
Pitching (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
| 2000 |
Kentucky |
|
NCAA |
19 |
|
5 |
0 |
5.58 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
50 |
56 |
42 |
31 |
6 |
27 |
44 |
| 2001 |
Kentucky |
|
NCAA |
20 |
|
3 |
5 |
5.59 |
22 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
58 |
64 |
47 |
36 |
10 |
37 |
54 |
| 2002 |
Kentucky |
|
NCAA |
21 |
|
5 |
7 |
4.59 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
98 |
54 |
51 |
11 |
37 |
133 |
|
Vancouver |
Northwest |
A |
21 |
OAK |
1 |
1 |
3.14 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14.1 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
|
Modesto |
California |
A |
21 |
OAK |
0 |
1 |
7.50 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| 2003 |
Kane County |
Midwest |
A |
22 |
OAK |
8 |
7 |
2.57 |
21 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
133 |
110 |
47 |
38 |
6 |
19 |
144 |
|
Midland |
Texas |
AA |
22 |
OAK |
3 |
1 |
1.26 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
35.2 |
21 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
30 |
| 2004 |
Sacramento |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
23 |
OAK |
11 |
8 |
4.19 |
28 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
176.1 |
199 |
101 |
82 |
13 |
34 |
143 |
|
Totals |
|
|
|
|
23 |
18 |
3.33 |
62 |
55 |
4 |
1 |
365.1 |
349 |
165 |
135 |
21 |
68 |
338 |
Pitching (Postseason)
| Year |
Club |
|
Age |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
ALCS vs DET |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Hitting (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
24 |
OAK |
.333 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
.333 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
25 |
OAK |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
American |
Majors |
26 |
OAK |
.000 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
Fieding (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
P |
1.000 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
P |
.971 |
33 |
13 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
P |
.871 |
32 |
13 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
Fielding (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 2002 |
Vancouver |
P |
1.000 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Modesto |
P |
1.000 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
Kane County |
P |
.905 |
21 |
4 |
15 |
2 |
0 |
|
Midland |
P |
1.000 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
Sacramento |
P |
.941 |
28 |
10 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
Spring Training (Pitching)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Age |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
23 |
2 |
1 |
5.00 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
24 |
1 |
2 |
4.74 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
22 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
25 |
2 |
3 |
6.45 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
22.1 |
27 |
20 |
16 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
26 |
0 |
1 |
9.69 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
28 |
16 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| 2008 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
27 |
0 |
1 |
4.76 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
19 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
Spring Training (Hitting)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
Cactus |
24 |
.000 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
Playoffs
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
| 1 |
10/10/06 |
H |
Detroit |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
ND |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
GS |
WP |
HB |
BK |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
| 1 |
8/5/02 |
A |
Eugene |
1.1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
L |
| 2 |
8/14/02 |
A |
Everett |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
ND |
GS |
| 3 |
8/20/02 |
H |
Boise |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
W |
GS |
| 4 |
8/24/02 |
A |
San Jose |
2.1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
ND |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 5 |
8/29/02 |
A |
Stockton |
3.2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
L |
GS |
| 6 |
9/7/02 |
A |
Stockton |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
L |
GS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Decison |
GS |
WP |
HB |
BK |
AB |
BF |
GB |
FB |
NP |
S |
RSF |
| 7 |
4/5/03 |
H |
Clinton |
4.1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
74 |
51 |
1 |
| 8 |
4/11/03 |
A |
Beloit |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
5 |
9 |
84 |
63 |
14 |
| 9 |
4/16/03 |
A |
Dayton |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
25 |
7 |
9 |
| 10 |
4/21/03 |
H |
Battle Creek |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
24 |
6 |
4 |
85 |
62 |
| 11 |
4/27/03 |
A |
Cedar Rapids |
5 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
29 |
5 |
7 |
82 |
| 12 |
5/2/03 |
H |
Peoria |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
6 |
91 |
60 |
| 13 |
5/8/03 |
H |
South Bend |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
25 |
8 |
3 |
91 |
58 |
| 14 |
5/13/03 |
H |
West Michigan |
4.2+3 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
28 |
8 |
2 |
92 |
66 |
| 15 |
5/18/03 |
A |
Battle Creek |
5.2 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
L |
GS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
6 |
4 |
102 |
74 |
| 16 |
5/24/03 |
H |
Beloit |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
8 |
6 |
96 |
62 |
| 17 |
5/29/03 |
H |
Cedar Rapids |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
26 |
3 |
9 |
94 |
61 |
| 18 |
6/3/03 |
A |
Beloit |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
26 |
4 |
5 |
97 |
69 |
| 19 |
6/8/03 |
A |
West Michigan |
5.1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
104 |
71 |
| 20 |
6/14/03 |
H |
Wisconsin |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
100 |
70 |
| 21 |
6/20/03 |
A |
Lansing |
8 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
W |
GS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 22 |
6/25/03 |
H |
Quad City |
6 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
ND |
GS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 23 |
6/30/03 |
A |
Peoria |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
23 |
9 |
0 |
99 |
67 |
| 24 |
7/5/03 |
H |
Burlington |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
W |
GS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
100 |
70 |
| 25 |
7/10/03 |
A |
Clinton |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
29 |
7 |
4 |
102 |
72 |
| 26 |
7/17/03 |
A |
Clinton |
6 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
L |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
7/22/03 |
H |
Dayton |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
W |
GS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
103 |
76 |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
Inning |
Hitter |
Runs |
| 1 |
8/24/02 |
A |
San Jose |
|
Mike Wright |
|
| 2 |
4/27/03 |
A |
Cedar Rapids |
1 |
Eric Aybar |
2 |
| 3 |
5/18/03 |
A |
Battle Creek |
1 |
Eric Verbyke |
2 |
| 4 |
5/18/03 |
A |
Battle Creek |
6 |
Matt Carson |
1 |
| 5 |
5/24/03 |
H |
Beloit |
5 |
Travis Hinton |
1 |
| 6 |
7/17/03 |
A |
Clinton |
6 |
Nate Gold |
2 |
| 7 |
7/17/03 |
A |
Clinton |
6 |
Rick Asadoorian |
1 |
Salary Data
| Year |
Club |
Salary |
| 2004 |
Oakland |
300,000 |
| 2005 |
Oakland |
316,500 |
| 2006 |
Oakland |
327,000 |
| 2007 |
Oakland |
380,000 |