Paul Blackburn

#58 - Starting Pitcher

Oakland Athletics

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	12/4/1993 (28)
Height, Weight	6'1", 196 lb
Hometown	Antioch, CA

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	7-6	111.1	4.28	1.26	19.1%	6.4%	28.3%				91.7	10.5%	29.9%	51.6%	3.83	.306

	72^nd 7 W	105^th 111 IP	116^th 4.18 ERA	95^th 1.28 WHIP	122^nd 21.2% K%	66^th 7.5% BB%	88^th 28.0% CSW%				145^th 92.7 FB MPH	129^th 11.6% SwStr%	148^th 27.2% HC%	27^th 44.1% GB%	76^th 4.18 xERA	72^nd .320 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	OAK	6	6	27.2	2	3	7.16	0.92	3.60	4.32	1.41	10.9	16.0%	5.0%	.344	.247	10.0%	48.5%	25.0%	47.1%	9.1%	24.3%
2019	OAK	4	1	11.0	0	2	10.64	1.27	6.67	3.88	2.09	15.5	14.0%	7.0%	.400	.420	21.7%	40.0%	150.0%	50.5%	11.2%	25.4%
2020	OAK	1	1	2.1	0	1	27.00	4.17	4.14	8.05	3.00	21.4	14.3%	14.3%	.500	.275	21.4%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.2%	22.9%
2021	OAK	9	9	38.1	1	4	5.87	5.36	5.48	4.38	1.62	12.3	14.9%	5.7%	.341	.314	40.0%	50.4%	25.0%	72.0%	6.8%	24.4%
2022	OAK	21	21	111.1	7	6	4.28	3.80	4.21	3.91	1.26	8.9	19.0%	6.4%	.293	.278	29.9%	51.6%	16.3%	74.2%	10.5%	28.2%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	111.0	7	7	4.18	4.18	4.16	4.14	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.1%	43.9%	13.4%	73.1%	11.6%	28.0%
5 Years		41	38	190.2	10	16	5.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.42	10.4	17.3%	6.2%	.322	.288	30.3%	50.8%	20.1%	65.3%	9.4%	26.6%

Repertoire

Sinker | 35%
Curveball | 20%
Cutter | 19%
Changeup | 12%
Four-Seamer | 11%
Slider | 3%
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Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	89.3	6.6%	60.0%	48.3%	10.3%	6.9%	17.2%	79.3%	69.0%	33.3%	16.7%	.429	.594	.400	100.0%	.333	.403	28.6%	2,195
2019	89.2	10.3%	54.5%	52.2%	13.0%	21.7%	34.8%	82.6%	73.9%	25.0%	25.0%	.400	.348	.500	0.0%	.449	.409	60.0%	2,005
2020	89.4	43.8%	10.0%	52.4%	0.0%	28.6%	28.6%	66.7%	47.6%	66.7%	33.3%	.667	.648	.667	0.0%	.397	.406	33.3%	1,995
2021	91.0	42.3%	14.6%	45.5%	2.1%	22.2%	24.3%	56.9%	49.0%	64.3%	16.1%	.354	.439	.365	44.4%	.290	.376	43.8%	1,998
2022	91.7	34.5%	21.3%	45.2%	5.6%	22.7%	28.2%	60.4%	53.9%	68.0%	16.4%	.261	.331	.294	14.3%	.265	.333	37.9%	2,002
SP MLB AVG	92.7	24.2%	25.9%	49.1%	6.4%	19.6%	26.0%	64.5%	57.7%	52.7%	26.5%	.285	.360	.308	13.2%	.281	.361	31.4%	2,145

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.333	.403	.347	.470	28.6%	16.7%	66.7%	57.1%	76.1	99.6	15.5	0.9	0.8	-2.4	6.2	6.1	2,195
2019	.449	.409	.557	.511	60.0%	0.0%	75.0%	60.0%	93.2	97.4	11.9	0.8	0.8	-2.0	6.1	6.1	2,005
2020	.397	.406	.397	.406	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	87.8	71.4	11.2	7.3	7.2	-1.5	5.9	6.4	1,995
2021	.290	.376	.293	.392	43.8%	10.7%	39.3%	30.1%	91.0	83.4	1.9	7.3	6.6	-0.8	5.8	6.3	1,998
2022	.265	.333	.296	.331	37.9%	6.3%	40.8%	30.1%	92.0	91.0	-0.1	7.8	6.0	-1.5	5.8	6.3	2,002
SP MLB AVG	.281	.361	.297	.368	31.4%	6.8%	37.5%	27.6%	89.4	86.5	7.3	8.7	6.2	-0.6	5.6	6.3	2,145

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	29	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	23	6	.429	1.000	.594
2019	23	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	4	.400	.400	.348
2020	21	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	7	.667	.833	.648
2021	288	73	15	3	1	4	9	8	0	0	164	124	.354	.615	.439
2022	609	176	27	10	0	3	24	19	3	0	368	241	.261	.386	.331
SP MLB AVG	296	82	14	4	0	2	11	7	1	0	197	98	.285	.440	.360

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	41.4%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	66.7%
2019	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	30.4%	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	75.0%
2020	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	9.5%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	50.0%	0.0%	16.7%
2021	64.3%	19.6%	16.1%	3.6%	44.4%	46.4%	37.5%	16.1%	13.2%	7.1%	42.9%	10.7%	23.2%	5.4%	25.0%
2022	68.0%	15.6%	16.4%	3.1%	14.3%	40.8%	32.3%	26.9%	10.8%	2.3%	43.8%	12.5%	31.3%	3.9%	25.8%
SP MLB AVG	52.7%	20.8%	26.5%	6.7%	13.2%	38.2%	33.8%	28.0%	18.0%	5.2%	37.9%	19.1%	25.3%	5.6%	33.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	28.6%	16.7%	66.7%	57.1%	.429	.594	.400	.500	.333	.403	.347	.470	76.1	99.6	15.5
2019	60.0%	0.0%	75.0%	60.0%	.400	.348	.500	.500	.449	.409	.557	.511	93.2	97.4	11.9
2020	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	.667	.648	.667	.667	.397	.406	.397	.406	87.8	71.4	11.2
2021	43.8%	10.7%	39.3%	30.1%	.354	.439	.365	.411	.290	.376	.293	.392	91.0	83.4	1.9
2022	37.9%	6.3%	40.8%	30.1%	.261	.331	.294	.310	.265	.333	.296	.331	92.0	91.0	-0.1
SP MLB AVG	31.4%	6.8%	37.5%	27.6%	.285	.360	.308	.332	.281	.361	.297	.368	89.4	86.5	7.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	60.0%	48.3%	10.3%	6.9%	17.2%	79.3%	69.0%	14.3%	72.4%	85.7%	77.8%	91.7%	12.5%	70.0%	57.1%	42.9%
2019	54.5%	52.2%	13.0%	21.7%	34.8%	82.6%	73.9%	21.4%	60.9%	78.6%	66.7%	87.5%	30.0%	40.0%	83.3%	83.3%
2020	10.0%	52.4%	0.0%	28.6%	28.6%	66.7%	47.6%	0.0%	38.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	33.3%	-	62.5%	50.0%
2021	14.6%	45.5%	2.1%	22.2%	24.3%	56.9%	49.0%	6.0%	34.7%	94.0%	87.0%	96.1%	25.1%	9.4%	48.8%	45.1%
2022	21.3%	45.2%	5.6%	22.7%	28.2%	60.4%	53.9%	14.8%	37.8%	85.2%	70.4%	91.8%	24.1%	9.6%	58.4%	46.2%
SP MLB AVG	25.9%	49.1%	6.4%	19.6%	26.0%	64.5%	57.7%	14.5%	45.0%	85.5%	77.4%	88.7%	23.4%	18.9%	61.2%	47.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	86.2%	10.3%	3.4%	10.3%	44.8%	44.8%	3.4%	69.0%	20.7%	55.2%	20.7%	34.5%	48.3%	12.5%	10.0%
2019	69.6%	13.0%	17.4%	4.3%	39.1%	56.5%	4.3%	30.4%	56.5%	43.5%	47.8%	21.7%	52.2%	0.0%	20.0%
2020	38.1%	28.6%	33.3%	14.3%	33.3%	52.4%	4.8%	47.6%	23.8%	57.1%	52.4%	0.0%	52.4%	33.3%	-
2021	48.3%	19.1%	32.6%	22.2%	26.0%	51.7%	3.5%	30.6%	50.3%	59.4%	39.9%	22.2%	45.5%	9.9%	14.1%
2022	47.3%	21.3%	31.4%	22.3%	32.0%	45.6%	5.6%	29.1%	49.6%	62.6%	32.2%	22.2%	45.2%	17.8%	17.8%
SP MLB AVG	50.4%	25.1%	24.5%	29.1%	29.0%	41.9%	7.1%	39.1%	35.7%	63.0%	32.4%	21.3%	49.1%	17.8%	15.2%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	78.4	3.2%	22.2%	35.7%	7.1%	14.3%	21.4%	50.0%	35.7%	0.0%	66.7%	.667	.532	.667	0.0%	.591	.468	0.0%	2,598
2019	77.1	7.1%	40.0%	37.5%	25.0%	6.3%	31.3%	68.8%	56.3%	50.0%	0.0%	.400	.290	.500	-	.314	.230	16.7%	2,586
2020	73.5	6.3%	50.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.038	.047	0.0%	-
2021	79.0	12.2%	39.7%	30.1%	20.5%	14.5%	34.9%	59.0%	50.6%	53.8%	7.7%	.292	.364	.455	200.0%	.260	.339	40.0%	2,589
2022	78.9	19.6%	36.4%	40.5%	14.5%	17.9%	32.4%	65.0%	61.0%	49.1%	28.3%	.163	.223	.231	13.3%	.183	.230	23.9%	2,609
SP MLB AVG	78.8	15.8%	28.3%	40.2%	11.3%	19.7%	30.9%	59.3%	54.5%	45.8%	31.6%	.241	.304	.287	14.7%	.232	.302	23.9%	2,465

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.591	.468	.591	.624	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	86.2	82.4	32.0	0.8	-1.3	-2.3	6.1	5.5	2,598
2019	.314	.230	.393	.345	16.7%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	77.0	-	4.5	0.8	-1.1	-2.0	6.1	5.6	2,586
2020	.038	.047	.038	.047	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	77.5	77.5	53.0	5.4	-10.4	-1.6	6.3	-	-
2021	.260	.339	.398	.598	40.0%	15.4%	61.5%	32.0%	96.7	75.6	1.8	3.6	-8.3	-0.8	6.1	6.1	2,589
2022	.183	.230	.266	.342	23.9%	5.7%	33.3%	20.2%	86.1	80.6	9.2	4.6	-8.9	-1.7	6.0	6.2	2,609
SP MLB AVG	.232	.302	.270	.371	23.9%	6.4%	37.0%	25.9%	87.0	87.5	10.8	4.5	-5.4	-0.7	6.0	6.3	2,465

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	14	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	7	.667	1.000	.532
2019	16	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	5	.400	.400	.290
2020	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
2021	83	25	5	0	0	2	11	1	0	0	49	34	.292	.542	.364
2022	346	89	5	6	1	2	32	1	2	0	225	121	.163	.326	.223
SP MLB AVG	232	54	7	2	0	1	16	2	1	1	143	89	.241	.412	.304

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%
2019	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	12.5%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%