Joe Blanton vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Blanton and Mike Morgan are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Joe Blanton and 95 for Mike Morgan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 89 respectively. If forced to pick, Joe Blanton gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Mike Morgan

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.46
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.12
43.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.88
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.05
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
4.55
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.34
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11872
38.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
4.65
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.71
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Mike Morgan

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.28
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.59
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.7
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
2.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Mike Morgan

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
981.61
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
625.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
261
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
520.42
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.38
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.66
-9.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
158.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.78
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA