Matt Blank
Clarence Matthew Blank
Born: April 5, 1976
Texarkana, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 37 (1994 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 40 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Florida Marlins)
Draft: Round 11 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Martin HS (Arlington, TX)
Galveston College
Texas A&M
Career: 1997-2006
Major League Statistics
Matt Blank compiled a career record of 65 wins and 43 losses and a 3.75 ERA in his 209-game pitching career with the Vermont Expos, Cape Fear Crocs, Jupiter Hammerheads, Harrisburg Senators, Ottawa Lynx, Greenville Braves, Fresno Grizzlies, Edmonton Trappers, Albuquerque Isotopes, Carolina Mudcats and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
 Vermont Expos |
 Cape Fear Crocs |
 Jupiter Hammerheads |
 Harrisburg Senators |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Greenville Braves |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 Edmonton Trappers |
 Albuquerque Isotopes |
 Portland Beavers |
 Carolina Mudcats |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Expos | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.69 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 74 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 375 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 170 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Cape Fear Crocs | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2.61 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134.7 | 121 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 114 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 539 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.92 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 94 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 363 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.40 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 64 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 348 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.7 | 89 | 52 | 47 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 367 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.24 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 147.0 | 134 | 67 | 53 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 625 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 49 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 184 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.44 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 138.3 | 180 | 105 | 99 | 29 | 47 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 615 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.98 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 210 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.06 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
| Totals | 65 | 43 | .602 | 3.75 | 209 | 158 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 999.7 | 992 | 472 | 416 | 100 | 295 | 8 | 677 | 43 | 9 | 24 | 4198 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 15 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .364 | .333 | .697 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 31 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .143 | .083 | .226 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 35 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .158 | .370 | .211 | .581 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 149 | 116 | 94 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | .170 | .252 | .191 | .444 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Expos | P | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1.125 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 1998 | A | SALL3 | Cape Fear Crocs | P | 21 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 15 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.733 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 14 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.286 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 31 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.129 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | P | 34 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .955 | 1.235 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | P | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .538 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | P | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| Totals | 209 | 74 | 175 | 7 | 12 | .973 | 1.191 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Vermont Expos | MON | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MON | ||
| 1998 | A | South Atlantic League | Cape Fear Crocs | MON | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MON | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | MON | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | MIL | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | FLO | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | FLO | April 9, 2005 | May 17, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | FLO | May 8, 2006 | May 23, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | FLO | May 27, 2006 | July 30, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | August 4, 2006 | September 1, 2006 |
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