How Joe Blanton's Sacrifice Flies Compares to Similar Players

Joe Blanton totaled 57 career Sacrifice Flies, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Flies season came in 2004, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.2 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 9, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.2 that year. The Sacrifice Flies trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Flies total went from 3 in 2015 to 3 in 2016 and 1 in 2017, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Flies profile — ranging from 0 to 9 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Blanton Lifetime Sacrifice Flies

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Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies Per Season

Joe Blanton's Sacrifice Flies for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies per season line chart

Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies by Team

Joe Blanton's career Sacrifice Flies totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Blanton career Sacrifice Flies by team bar chart

Joe Blanton Cumulative Sacrifice Flies — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Blanton's career Sacrifice Flies, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Blanton's seasonal Sacrifice Flies alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Blanton's MLB career with Sacrifice Flies alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Blanton Sacrifice Flies season-by-season breakdown table