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Johnny
Blanchard		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 213
 
Born: February 26, 1933 in Usa, MN, MINNEAPOLIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 27 NYA AL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 28 NYA AL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 30 CLN NL $ 999,999 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 31 CLN NL $ 999,999 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 32 CLN NL $ 999,999 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 33 TAM AL $ 450,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 34 DET AL $ 450,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 35 DET AL $ 450,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 36 KCR AL $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 999,999 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1956 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1957 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 8 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1958 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1959 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 7 8 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7
1960 27 NYA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6
1961 28 NYA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6
1962 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1963 30 CLN NL $ 999,999   4 4 4 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 6 6
1964 31 CLN NL $ 999,999   4 4 4 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 10 9 5 6 5
1965 32 CLN NL $ 999,999   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 5 4 9 10 10 5 6 5
1966 33 TAM AL $ 450,000   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 5 5
1967 34 DET AL $ 450,000   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 6 5
1968 35 DET AL $ 450,000   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 6 5
1969 36 KCR AL $ 500,000   4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 999,999   5 5 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 25 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 1 1 1 9.00 .231 .286 .692 .978 0.0
1959 26 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 3 3 1 0 0 81.82 .750 .750 1.500 2.250 0.0
2 Years Sim 0 2 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 6 6 2 1 1 16.22 .353 .389 .882 1.271 0.0
Season Average 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 3 1 0 0 16.22 .353 .389 .882 1.271  
Career Highs 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 1 1 1 81.82 .750 .750 1.500 2.250  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2 0 0 1 1   .200 .273 .200 .473
vs LH   4 6 2 0 0   .571 .571 1.857 2.429
Home 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 1 1 1 9.00 .231 .286 .692 .978
Away 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 3 3 1 0 0 81.82 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 1 1 1 9.00 .231 .286 .692 .978
May 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 3 3 1 0 0 81.82 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1955 22 NYA AL 8 30 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 .233 .314 .233 .548 2.8 0.0
    AAA   31 125 31 37 3 1 16 39 0 0 12 13 .296 .358 .720 1.078 30.4  
    AA   80 288 57 85 13 1 30 69 0 1 65 34 .295 .425 .660 1.085 76.4  
    A   26 93 29 31 2 2 16 25 0 0 24 6 .333 .470 .914 1.384 34.3  
1956 23 NYA AL 52 154 30 41 5 0 16 35 0 1 14 24 .266 .329 .610 .940 30.0 5.0
1957 24 NYA AL 29 54 5 9 2 0 2 8 0 0 3 9 .167 .211 .315 .525 3.0 0.0
1958 25 NYA AL 48 112 20 27 4 0 6 12 0 0 17 25 .241 .338 .438 .776 17.6 2.7
1959 26 NYA AL 45 102 9 17 2 0 6 13 0 0 13 23 .167 .267 .363 .630 10.0 0.4
    AAA   52 193 36 51 7 1 17 40 2 1 31 37 .264 .366 .575 .941 40.5  
1960 27 NYA AL 108 275 28 53 13 1 11 39 0 0 36 69 .193 .283 .367 .650 31.4 3.5
1961 28 NYA AL 103 180 24 47 4 1 14 41 0 0 21 40 .261 .335 .528 .863 31.9 6.4
1962 29 NYA AL 123 235 18 41 9 0 9 31 0 1 32 48 .174 .271 .328 .599 21.3 1.0
1963 30 CLN NL 135 277 25 62 16 0 12 44 0 0 23 57 .224 .281 .412 .692 32.8 5.2
1964 31 CLN NL 37 59 6 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 8 15 .153 .254 .220 .474 3.4 0.0
    AAA   83 300 59 83 10 2 34 72 1 1 62 52 .277 .401 .663 1.064 76.8  
1965 32 AAA   128 405 86 104 24 2 37 86 2 0 93 72 .257 .396 .600 .996 96.2  
1966 33 TAM AL 145 358 40 75 9 0 18 54 0 0 53 89 .209 .308 .385 .694 46.9 5.9
1967 34 DET AL 90 289 29 45 9 1 14 43 0 0 40 82 .156 .258 .339 .597 29.0 1.4
    A   26 94 26 38 5 1 13 40 1 0 29 17 .404 .545 .894 1.438 37.5  
1968 35 DET AL 150 478 54 89 17 5 21 61 0 0 87 124 .186 .317 .374 .691 62.3 7.1
1969 36 AAA   137 499 93 122 15 2 35 79 0 2 115 108 .244 .386 .493 .879 100.5  
13 Years Sim 1073 2603 291 522 91 8 130 386 0 2 351 609 .201 .295 .391 .687 322.4 38.7
5 Years AAA 431 1522 305 397 59 8 139 316 5 4 313 282 .261 .388 .584 .972 344.5  
1 Years AA 80 288 57 85 13 1 30 69 0 1 65 34 .295 .424 .660 1.084 76.4  
2 Years A 52 187 55 69 7 3 29 65 1 0 53 23 .369 .506 .904 1.410 71.8  
8 Years Minors 563 1997 417 551 79 12 198 450 6 5 431 339 .276 .405 .625 1.030 492.7  
162 Game Average 392 43 78 13 1 19 58 0 0 52 91 .201 .295 .391 .687 48.7  
Career Highs 150 478 54 89 17 5 21 61 0 1 87 124 .266 .338 .610 .940 62.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1913 220 399 70 4 102 306 0 1 280 417 .209 .308 .409 .718 262.5
vs LH   690 71 123 21 4 28 80 0 1 71 192 .178 .258 .342 .600 64.0
Home 530 1301 154 257 44 5 61 180 0 2 173 297 .198 .292 .380 .672 156.2
Away 543 1302 137 265 47 3 69 206 0 0 178 312 .204 .298 .403 .702 170.3
RISP   596 0 139 26 1 37 258 0 0 95 140 .233 .330 .466 .797 99.0
Pinch Hitting   325 24 61 9 0 10 40 0 1 49 77 .188 .289 .308 .596 32.9
Close/Late   431 35 83 15 0 17 56 0 0 63 99 .193 .293 .346 .639 48.8
Mar/Apr 148 366 38 71 13 2 15 57 0 0 46 87 .194 .281 .363 .645 40.9
May 204 458 35 81 11 1 14 48 0 2 69 104 .177 .284 .297 .581 43.2
June 184 451 67 106 19 1 33 90 0 0 69 107 .235 .336 .501 .837 79.1
July 152 338 36 62 12 3 16 49 0 0 46 79 .183 .281 .379 .660 39.4
August 196 509 60 109 17 0 30 75 0 0 59 135 .214 .297 .424 .721 68.1
Sep/Oct 189 481 55 93 19 1 22 67 0 0 62 97 .193 .286 .374 .661 55.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1955 22 NYA AL LF 7 7 55.7 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.46 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    1B 1 1 8.0 8 2 0 3 1.000 11.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1956 23 NYA AL C 40 37 307.3 219 11 1 1 .996 6.74 9 3 .333 1 1.7
    1B 7 4 37.0 43 4 0 3 1.000 11.43 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 24 NYA AL C 11 8 72.0 52 2 0 0 1.000 6.75 1 0 .000 0 0.4
    1B 5 4 31.0 37 4 0 4 1.000 11.90 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 4 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
1958 25 NYA AL C 12 12 100.0 65 3 0 0 1.000 6.12 4 2 .500 0 0.7
    1B 10 8 68.7 62 7 1 7 .986 9.04 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 6 4 34.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.84 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 7 3 29.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.55 0 0 .000 0  
    P 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1959 26 NYA AL C 14 14 117.0 71 3 0 0 1.000 5.69 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    1B 10 8 66.0 73 3 1 3 .987 10.36 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 6 3 28.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 2 2 20.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1960 27 NYA AL LF 41 41 319.0 64 3 1 1 .985 1.89 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    C 28 22 187.3 145 9 0 0 1.000 7.40 7 1 .143 0 1.1
    RF 14 11 94.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.72 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 6 3 36.0 40 4 0 2 1.000 11.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 .500 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1961 28 NYA AL C 43 21 221.0 161 8 1 0 .994 6.88 8 2 .250 1 1.1
    1B 19 12 103.3 115 5 0 8 1.000 10.45 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 9 2 23.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.39 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 5 2 21.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.14 0 0 .000 0  
1962 29 NYA AL 1B 48 37 338.3 385 31 6 35 .986 11.07 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    C 11 11 91.0 52 2 1 0 .982 5.34 3 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 3 3 24.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 3 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 2 0 4.7 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0  
1963 30 CLN NL C 66 34 357.0 238 12 2 0 .992 6.30 22 5 .227 0 1.6
    1B 34 12 154.3 179 15 3 14 .985 11.31 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    RF 8 4 40.7 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.99 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 5 0 11.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.38 0 0 .000 0  
1964 31 CLN NL C 11 6 74.0 44 6 0 0 1.000 6.08 5 1 .200 0 0.3
    1B 6 2 25.3 19 4 0 3 1.000 8.17 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 3 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0  
1966 33 TAM AL C 116 84 813.7 429 48 8 0 .984 5.28 85 26 .306 0 4.1
    RF 4 1 17.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.53 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1967 34 DET AL C 84 82 722.7 509 35 2 1 .996 6.77 81 24 .296 0 4.6
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1968 35 DET AL C 142 132 1202.0 799 73 7 3 .992 6.53 114 37 .325 4 5.0
    RF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 578 463 4265.0 2784 212 22 5 .993 6.32 339 101 .298 6 21.7
  1B 146 91 868.0 961 79 11 82 .990 10.78 0 0 .000 0 1.6
  LF 75 53 458.3 93 3 1 1 .990 1.89 0 0 .000 0 1.2
  RF 63 28 284.0 53 0 0 0 1.000 1.68 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  CF 6 2 26.7 5 1 2 1 .750 2.03 0 0 .000 0  
  P 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   869 637 5904.9 3896 295 36 89 .991 6.39 339 101 .298 6 25.2
Career Highs   144 132 1207.0 800 73 8 36 1.000 9.27 114 37 .500 4  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks
1968-3-87
 Strikeouts
1968-8-124
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955
Had first career hit on 9/22/1955, off Stu Miller (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1956, off Stu Miller (TAM)
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 6/1/1956
Injured on 6/27/1956 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1961: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (A)
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/5/1963 to a 3-year deal worth $999,999 per year
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/8/1966 to a 3-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Traded from Tampa Bay to Detroit on 4/2/1967 (Going to DET: C Johnny Blanchard. Going to TAM: P Jorge Rubio, P Jim Britton)
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 8/30/1967
Injured on 9/10/1967 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 4 runs on 8/28/1968
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/25/1969 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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