Paul Blackburn

RHP

Team: New York YankeesThrows: RHeight: 6'1"Weight: 196 lbDOB: Dec 4, 1993Born: Antioch, CA, USAActive

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Games

1.59

ERA

10.7%

K-BB%

94.3 mph

FB Velo

25.5%

CSW%

Stuff+

-3 vs lg 100

vL 93▼vR 101

DLoc+

-2 vs lg 100

vL 97vR 99

Stockyard PLoc+

-13 vs lg 100

2026 Stockyard PLoc+ -> 2027

Pitching+

-5 vs lg 100

vL 99vR 101

Deception

Synergy

Pitch Arsenal

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Sinker

34.1%|Pitching+103

Velocity

94.3mph

Spin

2029rpm

CSW%

29.6%

iVB / iHB

9.9" / 13.6"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

92▼

102

vs R

106▲

Grade drivers

League-average Sinker · 100 → 97.2

Horizontal geometry

−3.4

Carry along arm slot

−3.1

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+2.5

Vertical approach angle

−1.4

Break across arm slot

+1.2

Seam-shifted wake: direction

+1.1

Everything else

+0.3

Changeup

21.4%|Pitching+104

Velocity

87.5mph

Spin

1792rpm

CSW%

23.8%

iVB / iHB

6.6" / 13"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

95▼

106▲

103

vs R

104

Grade drivers

League-average Changeup · 100 → 94.7

Vertical break gap vs fastball

−3.4

Horizontal geometry

−2.3

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+1.9

Vertical approach angle

+1.4

Break across arm slot

−1.3

Velocity

−1.1

Everything else

−0.5

Cutter

19.7%|Pitching+98

Velocity

91.8mph

Spin

2470rpm

CSW%

18%

iVB / iHB

8.5" / -3.6"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

105▲

100

vs R

101

Grade drivers

League-average Cutter · 100 → 103.0

Vertical approach angle

−3.1

Break across arm slot

+2.2

Velocity

+1.5

Carry along arm slot

+1.2

Horizontal geometry

+0.8

Extension

−0.7

Everything else

+1.1

Curveball

14.4%|Pitching+100

Velocity

81.1mph

Spin

2710rpm

CSW%

31.5%

iVB / iHB

-17.2" / -8.2"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

101

102

100

vs R

100

102

100

Grade drivers

League-average Curveball · 100 → 100.1

Carry along arm slot

+3.2

Horizontal geometry

−2.1

Spin rate

+1.5

Arm angle

−1.4

Velocity

−0.9

Break across arm slot

+0.7

Everything else

−0.9

Sweeper

7.4%|Pitching+97

Velocity

83.8mph

Spin

2752rpm

CSW%

22%

iVB / iHB

-2.9" / -15.1"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

94▼

93▼

vs R

Grade drivers

League-average Sweeper · 100 → 93.7

Horizontal geometry

−3.7

Break across arm slot

−1.8

Vertical approach angle

−1.7

Velocity

+1.6

Arm angle

−1.1

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+1.0

Everything else

−0.6

4-Seam Fastball

2.6%|Pitching+89▼

Velocity

94.7mph

Spin

2269rpm

CSW%

25%

iVB / iHB

16.8" / 5"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

94▼

93▼

vs R

91▼

85▼

Grade drivers

League-average 4-Seam Fastball · 100 → 97.4

Carry along arm slot

−1.4

Vertical approach angle

−1.1

Release height

+0.8

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+0.7

Horizontal geometry

−0.7

Break across arm slot

−0.6

Everything else

−0.3

Slider

0.4%|Pitching+92▼

Velocity

84.4mph

Spin

2674rpm

CSW%

20%

iVB / iHB

1" / -8.7"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

92▼

103

85▼

vs R

100

103

Grade drivers

League-average Slider · 100 → 96.7

Horizontal geometry

−1.9

Break across arm slot

−1.4

Velo gap vs fastball

+1.3

Spin rate

+1.1

Velocity

−1.0

Release height

−0.7

Everything else

−0.7

Pitch Out

0.1%|Pitching+—

Velocity

90.5mph

Spin

2316rpm

CSW%

iVB / iHB

7.6" / -1.4"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

—

vs R

—

xRV (Expected Run Value): Expected runs per 100 pitches using xwOBA on batted balls (BABIP-neutral). Negative = good (runs prevented), Positive = bad (runs allowed).

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