Joe Blanton vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Blanton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 73). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 94). Role difference aside, Joe Blanton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
6.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA