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Yankees · SP · Rare · 2026
Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 81 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
81
SP
Paul Blackburn
Yankees · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA1.59
K69
WHIP1.08
Gold
Marketplace
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Play a half-inning in our Statcast-driven sim. Paul Blackburn's real 2026 numbers are why this card is rated 81. No signup, about 90 seconds.
Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9981
Power76
Control79
Run prevention85
Durability68
Rare · New York Yankees · MLB lists: P
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 85.0 | 59 | 15 | 33 | 69 | 7.3 | 1.59 | 1.08 | 336 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | 92.5 mph | 22.5% | 29.5% |
| 2024 | 316 | 91.9 mph | 23.5% | 27.9% |
| 2023 | 464 | 91.9 mph | 23.8% | 29.9% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Paul Blackburn appears in 7 archived official MLB transactions (3 trades), newest first. 2 of the trades list Paul Blackburn as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | New York Yankees | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Paul Blackburn. |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | New York Yankees | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Paul Blackburn. |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Released | — | New York Mets | New York Mets released RHP Paul Blackburn. |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Trade | Oakland Athletics | New York Mets | Oakland Athletics traded RHP Paul Blackburn to New York Mets for RHP Kade Morris. Paul Blackburn was traded to New York Mets in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Trade | Seattle Mariners | Athletics | Oakland Athletics traded 1B Danny Valencia to Seattle Mariners for RHP Paul Blackburn. |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Trade | Chicago Cubs | Seattle Mariners | Seattle Mariners traded RHP Jordan Pries and LHP Mike Montgomery to Chicago Cubs for 1B Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn. Paul Blackburn was received by Seattle Mariners in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Signed | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed RHP Paul Blackburn. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 3.68 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.296 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 94.3 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | 47.6% |
| First-Pitch Strike | 58.6% |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Paul Blackburn's current rating of 81 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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