Home » People » Players » Joe Blanton | Awards

» Joe Blanton | Fielding Statisics

Positions: P-228

Full Name: Joseph Matthew Blanton
Born: Dec 11,1980 in Nashville, Tennessee
Height: 6-2  Weight: 220  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, Kentucky)  "Wildcats"
College: University of Kentucky

Contract: Signed 1-year, $5,475,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Jan 20,2009. Avoided arbitration

Drafted: Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (24th overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,400,000)

First Round Draft Pick 2002 (#24)

Futures Game Participant USA 2004

Moneyball - The Book

Rookie of the Month 2x Jun-2005 (AL),Aug-2005 (AL)

Top Prospect 2004 MLB (#43),2003 Oak (#10),2004 Oak (#2),2005 Oak (#3),

World Series Champion PHI 2008

Signed by Scout: Rich Sparks

MLB Debut: Sep 21,2004

[Edit Player Data]

Pitch Repertoire
Pitch	Pct	Spd
Changeup	29	82.6
Slider	28	82.5
Fastball	26	89
Sinker	11	88.5
Other: Curveball
Based on 87 pitches between 4/8/2009 and 4/8/2009

Scouting Report
Control:	69
K-Rating:	50
Efficiency:	64
vsPower:	55
Download all Scouting Scores in Excel for $12

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

TBC Twitter Page - For Site Updates

The Football Cube

This Page is Sponsored

Centerfield Wall Ad Zone

Athletic Supporters at MVN - Originially made infamous by Moneyball, but will eventually be famous for his major league career.

Awards (2)

2005	MLB All-Rookie All-Star P
2005	AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.