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Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Pitching Comparison

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	101	97	.510	4.38	427	252	51	8	3	2	1767.2	1896	914	860	223	467	44	1284	41	3	41	7544	2468	95	4.16	1.337	9.7	1.1	2.4	6.5
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	41	26	.612	3.33	174	76	26	2	1	1	599.1	566	247	222	50	163	4	496	15	2	15	2467	761	119	3.40	1.216	8.5	0.8	2.4	7.4

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	3	2	.600	4.66	17	6	1	0	0	0	48.1	44	26	25	8	16	4	41	3	0	2	207	64		3.65	1.241	8.2	1.5	3.0	7.6
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	0	2	.000	4.96	4	2	1	0	0	0	16.1	15	12	9	4	2	0	16	2	0	0	69	20		5.11	1.041	8.3	2.2	1.1	8.8

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Value

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	427	252	1767.2	12.6	-2.7
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	174	76	599.1	7.9	3.0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Against

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	427	252	1767.2	2468	6935	1260	374	39	114	29	79.72	6	139	44	57	.273	.321	.435	.756	103	.162	.305	981	3017	636	2404	2468
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	174	76	599.1	761	2255	386	120	10	22	11	66.67	12	54	23	10	.251	.305	.380	.684	89	.129	.300	264	856	180	744	761

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	17	6	48.1	64	177	29	7	0	3	1	75.00	0	2	1	1	.249	.320	.424	.744		.175	.279	27	75	15	63	64
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	4	2	16.1	20	59	8	3	0	0	0		0	1	1	2	.254	.292	.508	.801		.254	.268	10	30	7	19	20

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Starting & Relieving

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	136	54	49.2	58	17	29	1	66.7	51	175
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	45	59	53.8	39	16	41	3	25.0	26	98

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	3	50	51.3	4	0	0	0		1	11
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	1	50	42.0	1	1	100	0		1	2

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Ratios

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	427	252	1767.2	17.0	6.2	10.8
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	174	76	599.1	20.1	6.6	13.5

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	17	6	48.1	19.8	7.7	12.1
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	4	2	16.1	23.2	2.9	20.3

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Pitch Summary

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	427	252	1767.2	27768	98	17791	64.07
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	174	76	599.1	9144	91	5975	65.34

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	17	6	48.1	796	93	510	64.07
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	4	2	16.1	251	83	161	64.14

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Kris Medlen	0	0		1.59	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	10	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.765	15.9	0.0	0.0	6.4
2	Joe Blanton	0	1	.000	4.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	0	2	0	7	1	0	0	36	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	7.9

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Game Logs

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Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Joe Blanton	PHI	2011-09-28	GS-2	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	9	3	8	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	50	29	21	0.0	-0.08			1.32
2	Kris Medlen	ATL	2011-09-28	9-10	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		16	12	0.3	1.20	3	0	2.87
3	Joe Blanton	PHI	2010-05-08	GS-6, L	6.0	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	27	10	23	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	1	51	95	67	-0.1	-0.01			1.42
4	Kris Medlen	ATL	2010-05-08	GS-5	4.1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	21	9	20	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	44	88	57	0.1	0.97			1.11

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Blanton (Pitcher) vs. Kris Medlen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Blanton (Pitcher) vs. Kris Medlen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2010	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Blanton (Pitcher) vs. Kris Medlen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Blanton (Pitcher) vs. Kris Medlen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2010	2010-05-08	ATL	PHI	tied 0-0	t2	---	2	6 (3-2)	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2	2010	2010-05-08	ATL	PHI	down 1-0	t5	---	0	4 (2-1)	Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)

Kris Medlen (Pitcher) vs. Joe Blanton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kris Medlen (Pitcher) vs. Joe Blanton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2010	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0

Kris Medlen (Pitcher) vs. Joe Blanton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kris Medlen (Pitcher) vs. Joe Blanton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2010	2010-05-08	PHI	ATL	tied 0-0	b2	1--	2	4 (1-2)	Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); B. Schneider to 2B
2	2010	2010-05-08	PHI	ATL	ahead 0-1	b4	12-	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); R. Ibañez to 3B; C. Ruiz to 2B

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Comparison

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Totals

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	262	261	216	13	23	0	0	0	6	0	0	9	92	.106	.157	.106	.263	-28	23	5	4	31	1	0
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	150	154	129	9	18	4	0	1	8	1	0	11	60	.140	.211	.194	.405	12	25	0	1	12	1	0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	17	15	14	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	.071	.071	.286	.357	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Value

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	262	261	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	-41	0	-3	0
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	150	154	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	-17	0	1	0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	262	261	0	36	40	230	4	.184	19	-41	-4.2	.000	2.3		0
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	150	154	5	30	31	124	7	.246	16	-16	-1.7	.054	2.2	100.0	1

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Blanton	25-35	2006	2016	17	15	1	1	1	14	1	.000	1			.214	1.4		0
2	Kris Medlen	26-29	2012	2015	4	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	1.5		0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Win Probability

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Blanton	23-36	2004	2017	262	261	-4.1	-4.1	-0.2	-42.51	-4.3	-43.51	0.95
2	Kris Medlen	23-32	2009	2018	150	154	-1.4	-1.5	-0.1	-16.85	-1.7	-16.17	0.88

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Kris Medlen	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Blanton	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	1	0	0

Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Game Logs

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Joe Blanton vs. Kris Medlen: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Joe Blanton	PHI	2011-09-28	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Kris Medlen	ATL	2011-09-28		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Joe Blanton	PHI	2010-05-08	*	7	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.005	1.92	-0.01%	-0.10			P
4	Kris Medlen	ATL	2010-05-08	*	5	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.85	0.041	0.66	0.02%	0.28			P

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