Nick Blackburn
Robert Nicholas Blackburn
Born: February 24, 1982
Ada, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240
Draft: Round 34 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Draft: Round 29 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Del City HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
Seminole State College
Career: 2002-2013
Major League Statistics
Nick Blackburn compiled a career record of 49 wins and 43 losses and a 3.60 ERA in his 161-game pitching career with the Elizabethton Twins, Quad Cities River Bandits, Swing of the Quad Cities, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, Rochester Red Wings, Phoenix Desert Dogs and Twins. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Elizabethton Twins |
 Quad Cities River Bandits |
 Swing of the Quad Cities |
 Fort Myers Miracle |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 New Britain Rock Cats |
 Phoenix Desert Dogs |
 Twins |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.99 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 70 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 293 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.86 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76.0 | 78 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 320 |
| 2004 | A | MIDW | Swing of the Quad Cities | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.77 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84.3 | 69 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 342 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.84 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 186 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.36 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93.7 | 95 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 381 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |
| 2006 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.42 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132.3 | 141 | 72 | 65 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 565 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.08 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.11 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 110.7 | 96 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 433 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.70 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.7 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 151 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.77 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 49 | 43 | .533 | 3.60 | 161 | 134 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 811.0 | 800 | 390 | 324 | 64 | 174 | 5 | 492 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 3349 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | P | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | P | 16 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.312 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | P | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .889 |
| 2004 | A | MIDW | Swing of the Quad Cities | P | 20 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .950 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | P | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.143 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | P | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .900 | 1.200 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | P | 30 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | P | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | P | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 17 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.353 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.750 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Twins | P | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 161 | 92 | 127 | 6 | 7 | .973 | 1.360 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | Appalachian League | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | ||
| 2003 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | MIN | ||
| 2004 | A | Midwest League | Swing of the Quad Cities | MIN | April 8, 2004 | July 18, 2004 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | July 23, 2004 | September 2, 2004 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | April 11, 2005 | July 11, 2005 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | July 16, 2005 | September 3, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | August 9, 2005 | August 19, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | April 7, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | April 7, 2007 | May 11, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | May 18, 2007 | August 30, 2007 |
| 2007 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 13, 2007 | November 12, 2007 | |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | August 2, 2010 | August 18, 2010 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | May 29, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Twins | MIN | June 28, 2013 | July 8, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | July 13, 2013 | July 18, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | July 23, 2013 | July 23, 2013 |
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