Paul Blackburn stats
YankeesRelief Pitcher · #58
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsDec 4, 1993
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 196 lbs
- Experience
- 10 yearsDebut 2017
- Birthplace
- Antioch, CA
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 56
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsDec 4, 1993
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 196 lbs
- Experience
- 10 yearsDebut 2017
- Birthplace
- Antioch, CA
- Draft
- 2012Rd 1, Pk 56
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 60
- W
- 7
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 1.63
- IP
- 83.0
- K
- 68
- BB
- 32
- WHIP
- 1.07
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATH | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3.22 | 58.2 | 22 | 16 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | ATH | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7.16 | 27.2 | 19 | 6 | 1.41 |
| 2019 | ATH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10.64 | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 2.09 |
| 2020 | ATH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 2021 | ATH | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5.87 | 38.1 | 26 | 10 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | ATH | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4.28 | 111.1 | 89 | 30 | 1.26 |
| 2023 | ATH | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4.43 | 103.2 | 104 | 43 | 1.54 |
| 2024 |  ATH/NYM | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4.66 | 75.1 | 59 | 21 | 1.29 |
| 2025 |  NYM/NYY | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6.23 | 39.0 | 34 | 12 | 1.51 |
| 2026 | NYY | 60 | 7 | 3 | 1.63 | 83.0 | 68 | 32 | 1.07 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 161
- W
- 29
- L
- 34
- ERA
- 4.46
- IP
- 550.1
- K
- 431
- BB
- 176
- WHIP
- 1.36
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 27.00
- IP
- 1.1
- K
- 0
- BB
- 0
- WHIP
- 4.50
Expanded
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.4
- GB
- 123
- FB
- 102
- G/F
- 1.20
- WP
- 0
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 113 | 86 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | ATH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 44 | 48 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 24 | 20 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2020 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 71 | 66 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2022 | ATH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 163 | 180 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | ATH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 130 | 183 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2024 | ATH/NYM | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 107 | 126 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | NYM/NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 56 | 72 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2026 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 123 | 102 | 1.2 | 0 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 24
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.0
- GB
- 836
- FB
- 888
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 8
Latest performance
Paul Blackburn
Sep 19 · @ ARI · L 5-3
- IP
- 1.1
- H
- 2
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 2
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 1.63
Games
All gamesNext
vs TBWed, Sep 23
vs TB since 2022
- 6
- GP
- 17.5
- IP
- 22
- H
- 11
- R
- 10
- ER
- 25
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | at ARIL 5-3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | at MINL 5-4 F/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vsNYMW 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vsNYMW 6-4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | vs COLW 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Sep 04 | at SDL 3-2 F/10 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
What are Paul Blackburn's career stats?
Paul Blackburn has played 10 seasons for the Athletics and the Yankees. He has 29 wins and 431 strikeouts with a 4.46 ERA over 550.1 innings. His best season so far is 2022: 7 wins, a 4.28 ERA and 89 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 9 vs TB on Jun 15, 2023, L 4-3
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2017.
More on Paul Blackburn
Playoff series
Paul Blackburn played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | KK: Batters this pitcher struck out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  TOR | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Paul Blackburn against each club
- vs Boston Red Sox (12)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (9)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (9)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (8)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Houston Astros (7)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Atlanta Braves (6)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (6)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (6)
- vs Detroit Tigers (5)
- vs Colorado Rockies (4)
- vs Miami Marlins (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (4)
- vs Washington Nationals (4)
- vs Athletics (3)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3)
- vs New York Mets (3)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Kansas City Royals (2)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs San Diego Padres (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (1)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (1)
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