Paul Blackburn
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
2.03
WHIP
0.97
K
23
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fingernail and blister issues delayed Blackburn's debut until May 29, but he still ended up passing the century mark in innings for the second straight season. Oakland's lone representative in the 2022 All-Star Game, Blackburn failed to replicate those results in 2023. His WHIP shot up from 1.26 to 1.54 as opponents hit 25 points higher against the right-hander. Blackburn lifted his strikeout rate over 20 percent for the first time in his career, but the jump in strikeouts came with a jump in walks, making it a wash. He's going to be pitching again for one of the worst teams in baseball, and the skills haven't been good enough to compensate throughout most of his career. Now entering his age-30 season, Blackburn could potentially benefit from some tweaks to his pitch mix, though that's merely theoretical. He has to be considered a health and performance risk on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
Ambushed by Yanks
Blackburn (2-1) took the loss Tuesday as the A's fell 4-3 to the Yankees, giving up four runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.
ANALYSIS
The 30-year-old righty's command was a little off in the first inning, and New York made him pay with four runs, including a two-run homer by Anthony Rizzo -- the first long ball Blackburn has served up this season. He kept his focus and shut the Yankees down the rest of the way, but the A's couldn't close the gap. Blackburn threw 98 pitches (63 strikes) before exiting, and he'll take a 2.03 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB through 31 innings into his next start, which lines up to come on the road this weekend in Baltimore.
The 30-year-old righty's command was a little off in the first inning, and New York made him pay with four runs, including a two-run homer by Anthony Rizzo -- the first long ball Blackburn has served up this season. He kept his focus and shut the Yankees down the rest of the way, but the A's couldn't close the gap. Blackburn threw 98 pitches (63 strikes) before exiting, and he'll take a 2.03 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB through 31 innings into his next start, which lines up to come on the road this weekend in Baltimore.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Paul Blackburn generally throw?
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What part of the game does Paul Blackburn generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-40%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .257 | 115 | 40 | 123 | 12 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .266 | 101 | 41 | 126 | 15 | |||
2024vs Left | .154 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .255 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .289 | 50 | 21 | 55 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .283 | 54 | 22 | 62 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .260 | 49 | 16 | 58 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .250 | 40 | 14 | 52 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
ERA on Road
2024
-53%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.86 | 1.40 | 111.0 | 8.4 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.40 | 1.30 | 135.0 | 7.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 1.42 | 1.16 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Away | 3.00 | 0.67 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.57 | 1.32 | 53.0 | 9.2 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 5.33 | 1.78 | 50.2 | 8.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Home | 8.31 | 1.62 | 39.0 | 8.1 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 2.12 | 1.06 | 72.1 | 6.7 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Blackburn compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.88K/9
6.7BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.3Fastball
91.8 mphERA
2.03WHIP
0.97BABIP
.246GB/FB
2.53Left On Base
80.4%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2236 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Historic streak ends
Blackburn's scoreless innings streak to begin the season ended at 22.1 frames Wednesday against the Cardinals, which is a record for the franchise while in Oakland, according to Martin Gallegos of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
It's the second longest streak to begin the season in franchise history overall, trailing only Harry Krause's 23-inning run in 1910 for the Philadelphia A's. Blackburn was unimpressive last season with a 4.43 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over 103.2 innings, but he's been electric through four starts in 2024 with just three runs allowed and a 1.00 WHIP across 25 innings. The 30-year-old already has two wins, bringing him halfway to his total from last year.
It's the second longest streak to begin the season in franchise history overall, trailing only Harry Krause's 23-inning run in 1910 for the Philadelphia A's. Blackburn was unimpressive last season with a 4.43 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over 103.2 innings, but he's been electric through four starts in 2024 with just three runs allowed and a 1.00 WHIP across 25 innings. The 30-year-old already has two wins, bringing him halfway to his total from last year.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Blackburn appeared to be finally turning a corner in his career until fate literally gave him a middle finger. Blackburn was 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP through his first 13 starts of 2022 until he began experiencing some middle finger discomfort. He attempted to pitch through it making 8 more starts, but went 1-4 with a 7.94 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP in those final outings before shutting it down for the season and requiring surgery to repair the tear of his flexor tendon sheath in his right middle finger. Blackburn isn't blessed with much velocity or spin, but throws six different pitch types to keep hitters off balance and guessing which of the sextet is coming next. Oakland will give him all the volume he can handle as he is in the first season of arbitration and turns 30 during the season. The volume is what could get him to double-digit wins as the run support is unlikely to do so. He is worthy of a late round selection to see if the repertoire adjustments he made in 2022 can stick and help him pick up where he left off in mid-June.
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Improves to 2-0
Blackburn (2-0) allowed three runs on six hits and five walks over 5.2 innings in a win over the Cardinals on Wednesday. He struck out seven.
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Continues scoreless streak
Blackburn did not factor into the decision Friday against the Nationals, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings while allowing five hits and two walks. He struck out four.
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Dazzles again Saturday
Blackburn (1-0) picked up the win Saturday against the Tigers, scattering three hits over six scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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Spins gem in 2024 debut
Blackburn didn't factor into the decision Sunday versus the Guardians, throwing seven scoreless innings on three hits and a walk. He struck out three.
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Elite in final Cactus League start
Blackburn fired six no-hit innings against the Cubs in a Cactus League win Wednesday, allowing one walk and recording three strikeouts.
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