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Paul Blackburn

Yankees
Number #58
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 33
Height 6' 1"
Weight 196 lbs
Birth Place Antioch, CA
Born Apr 12, 1993

Key Insights

2026
He handles both hands about the same

Right-handed hitters project to a .373 average against Blackburn and left-handers to .242.

158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .358 expected average against them, against .246 on his breaking balls.

210 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

53.3% of the contact against Blackburn with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.2% with the bases empty.

83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 215 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same

36.7% of the contact right-handers make against Blackburn is hit hard, against 46.4% of what left-handers make.

158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 140 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

47.4% of the contact against Blackburn is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.

57 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Blackburn projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.

298 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 12, 1993
Birth Place Antioch, CA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 196 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R