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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
	5-0	47.2	1.70	1.02	19.5%	6.5%	30.0%				91.8	10.8%	31.5%	57.0%	3.65	.303

	3^rd 2 W	46^th 34 IP	11^th 4.32 ERA	34^th 1.33 WHIP	110^th 20.9% K%	74^th 8.3% BB%	44^th 27.9% CSW%				89^th 92.5 FB MPH	115^th 11.4% SwStr%	160^th 27.2% HC%	12^th 44.6% GB%	81^st 4.20 xERA	81^st .321 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	4.06	3.59	4.26	1.43	10.9	16.0%	5.0%	.344	.319	23.7%	50.5%	8.3%	47.1%	9.1%	24.3%
2019	OAK	4	1	11.0	0	2	10.64	3.07	6.66	3.97	2.09	15.5	14.0%	7.0%	.400	.486	26.5%	42.9%	75.0%	50.5%	11.2%	25.4%
2020	OAK	1	1	2.1	0	1	27.00	3.80	4.14	8.06	3.33	21.4	14.3%	14.3%	.500	.270	21.4%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.2%	22.9%
2021	OAK	9	9	38.1	1	4	5.87	5.44	5.48	4.38	1.63	12.3	14.9%	5.7%	.341	.344	40.0%	50.4%	25.0%	72.0%	6.8%	24.4%
2022	OAK	9	9	47.2	5	0	1.70	3.60	2.72	3.46	1.02	6.9	19.5%	6.5%	.261	.313	31.5%	57.0%	3.2%	84.0%	10.8%	30.0%
SP MLB AVG		7	7	34.0	2	2	4.32	4.20	4.20	4.21	1.33	8.7	21.0%	8.3%	.289	.284	27.2%	44.6%	12.2%	72.5%	11.5%	27.9%
5 Years		29	26	127.0	8	10	5.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.41	10.3	16.5%	6.2%	.325	.332	32.0%	52.3%	14.7%	64.1%	9.0%	26.3%

Repertoire

Sinker | 36%
Curveball | 19%
Cutter | 17%
Changeup | 16%
Four-Seamer | 10%
Slider | 2%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	89.4	27.9%	30.4%	35.8%	4.1%	16.3%	20.3%	63.4%	55.3%	63.0%	18.5%	.345	.401	.346	20.0%	.345	.384	38.7%	2,140
2019	90.3	22.3%	34.4%	36.0%	10.0%	18.0%	28.0%	66.0%	56.0%	44.4%	22.2%	.500	.470	.556	0.0%	.503	.513	60.0%	2,020
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%	.366	.373	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%	.322	.396	43.8%	1,998
2022	91.8	36.4%	24.3%	45.3%	5.5%	21.9%	27.3%	62.5%	57.4%	73.8%	16.4%	.183	.243	.213	0.0%	.249	.303	33.3%	2,015
SP MLB AVG	92.5	25.3%	25.2%	49.4%	6.4%	19.5%	25.9%	64.5%	58.1%	50.1%	28.0%	.268	.340	.293	12.5%	.282	.360	30.6%	2,137

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.345	.384	.348	.362	38.7%	3.7%	48.1%	41.9%	88.5	85.1	8.9	0.9	0.8	-2.3	6.1	6.1	2,140
2019	.503	.513	.540	.513	60.0%	0.0%	66.7%	60.0%	91.8	84.4	7.3	0.9	0.9	-1.6	6.2	6.0	2,020
2020	.366	.373	.366	.373	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	.322	.396	.340	.360	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	.249	.303	.285	.247	33.3%	3.3%	29.0%	22.0%	88.0	90.4	-4.8	7.7	5.9	-1.5	5.8	6.4	2,015
SP MLB AVG	.282	.360	.298	.319	30.6%	7.1%	37.2%	27.1%	89.3	87.2	8.5	8.7	6.5	-0.4	5.7	6.3	2,137

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	123	31	7	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	78	45	.345	.552	.401
2019	50	10	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	33	17	.500	.600	.470
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	256	82	10	3	0	0	10	9	1	0	160	96	.183	.225	.243
SP MLB AVG	134	37	6	2	0	1	5	4	1	0	89	45	.268	.408	.340

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	63.0%	18.5%	18.5%	11.1%	20.0%	77.8%	7.4%	14.8%	21.1%	0.0%	37.0%	14.8%	40.7%	3.7%	25.9%
2019	44.4%	33.3%	22.2%	0.0%	0.0%	44.4%	11.1%	44.4%	20.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	55.6%	11.1%	55.6%
2020	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	66.7%	16.7%	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%	57.1%	26.8%	16.1%	13.2%	7.1%	42.9%	10.7%	23.2%	5.4%	25.0%
2022	73.8%	9.8%	16.4%	3.3%	0.0%	54.1%	4.9%	42.6%	10.9%	4.9%	52.5%	13.1%	24.6%	1.6%	19.7%
SP MLB AVG	50.1%	21.9%	28.0%	7.4%	12.5%	44.1%	20.0%	37.2%	18.1%	4.6%	36.8%	20.9%	25.3%	5.2%	35.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	38.7%	3.7%	48.1%	41.9%	.345	.401	.346	.370	.345	.384	.348	.362	88.5	85.1	8.9
2019	60.0%	0.0%	66.7%	60.0%	.500	.470	.556	.556	.503	.513	.540	.513	91.8	84.4	7.3
2020	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	.667	.648	.667	.667	.366	.373	.366	.373	87.8	71.4	11.2
2021	43.8%	10.7%	39.3%	30.1%	.354	.439	.365	.411	.322	.396	.340	.360	91.0	83.4	1.9
2022	33.3%	3.3%	29.0%	22.0%	.183	.243	.213	.213	.249	.303	.285	.247	88.0	90.4	-4.8
SP MLB AVG	30.6%	7.1%	37.2%	27.1%	.268	.340	.293	.316	.282	.360	.298	.319	89.3	87.2	8.5

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	30.4%	35.8%	4.1%	16.3%	20.3%	63.4%	55.3%	8.6%	47.2%	91.4%	83.3%	97.1%	17.7%	55.0%	43.6%	33.3%
2019	34.4%	36.0%	10.0%	18.0%	28.0%	66.0%	56.0%	20.8%	48.0%	79.2%	81.8%	76.9%	21.9%	50.0%	52.9%	47.1%
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	24.3%	45.3%	5.5%	21.9%	27.3%	62.5%	57.4%	13.5%	40.6%	86.5%	73.5%	92.9%	23.9%	9.5%	60.9%	43.8%
SP MLB AVG	25.2%	49.4%	6.4%	19.5%	25.9%	64.5%	58.1%	14.1%	45.0%	85.9%	77.3%	89.1%	22.9%	18.4%	61.8%	47.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	83.7%	12.2%	4.1%	14.6%	33.3%	52.0%	2.4%	50.4%	37.4%	64.2%	32.5%	16.3%	35.8%	20.3%	10.0%
2019	64.0%	22.0%	14.0%	20.0%	26.0%	54.0%	8.0%	26.0%	52.0%	64.0%	38.0%	16.0%	36.0%	6.3%	12.5%
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	48.4%	19.1%	32.4%	25.4%	32.4%	42.2%	3.9%	27.7%	53.1%	60.5%	32.8%	24.6%	45.3%	23.2%	15.9%
SP MLB AVG	50.6%	25.4%	24.0%	30.2%	29.9%	40.0%	7.3%	38.3%	36.3%	63.0%	31.8%	21.6%	49.4%	18.2%	16.9%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	78.0	9.8%	40.0%	30.2%	23.3%	7.0%	30.2%	58.1%	46.5%	33.3%	33.3%	.333	.298	.714	0.0%	.129	.132	0.0%	2,600
2019	78.8	15.6%	40.0%	42.9%	25.7%	14.3%	40.0%	65.7%	57.1%	50.0%	16.7%	.273	.218	.500	0.0%	.264	.217	8.3%	2,646
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%	.059	.060	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	.337	40.0%	2,589
2022	79.2	19.4%	34.5%	38.2%	14.7%	18.4%	33.1%	63.2%	61.0%	35.0%	35.0%	.088	.123	.150	0.0%	.179	.209	23.5%	2,604
SP MLB AVG	78.5	15.5%	26.7%	39.6%	10.4%	19.7%	30.1%	57.4%	53.0%	45.7%	31.8%	.234	.295	.282	13.4%	.234	.302	24.4%	2,453

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.129	.132	.297	.132	0.0%	0.0%	14.3%	6.3%	82.5	82.4	11.3	0.8	-1.3	-2.3	6.1	5.5	2,600
2019	.264	.217	.483	.217	8.3%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	77.0	67.9	7.6	0.6	-1.2	-1.6	6.2	5.4	2,646
2020	.059	.060	.059	.060	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	77.5	77.5	53.0	5.4	-10.4	-1.6	6.3	-	-
2021	.260	.337	.399	.323	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	.179	.209	.292	.209	23.5%	5.0%	35.0%	20.6%	86.2	76.1	19.1	5.2	-8.4	-1.6	6.0	6.3	2,604
SP MLB AVG	.234	.302	.277	.276	24.4%	6.5%	35.3%	25.0%	87.4	86.9	10.9	4.5	-5.4	-0.6	6.0	6.3	2,453

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	43	16	4	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	25	18	.333	.400	.298
2019	35	12	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	23	12	.273	.273	.218
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	136	34	0	2	1	0	14	0	0	0	86	50	.088	.206	.123
SP MLB AVG	89	21	3	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	54	35	.234	.389	.295

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	16.7%	11.6%	0.0%	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	0.0%	33.3%
2019	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	50.0%	8.6%	16.7%	16.7%	16.7%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%