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Blaine
Neal		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 6, 1978 in Clinton Mi
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 29 FLO NL $ 1,800,000 2 58 67 63 60 66 63 76 78 77
2008 30 FLO NL $ 4,700,000 2 56 66 61 64 69 67 81 84 83
2009 31 FLO NL $ 4,700,000 2 52 61 57 66 71 69 81 83 82
2010 32 FLO NL $ 4,700,000 4 6 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 9
2011 33 BOS AL $ 4,700,000 4 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
2012 34 BOS AL $ 4,700,000 3 6 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
2013 35 BOS AL $ 4,700,000 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
2014 36 CLE AL $ 4,700,000 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
2015 37 MIN AL $ 1,450,000 3 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
2016 38 ANA AL $ 552,000 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 552,000 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,700,000 4 58 67 63 66 71 69 81 84 83
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 29 FLO NL $ 1,800,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2008 30 FLO NL $ 4,700,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2009 31 FLO NL $ 4,700,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
2010 32 FLO NL $ 4,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2011 33 BOS AL $ 4,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2012 34 BOS AL $ 4,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2013 35 BOS AL $ 4,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2014 36 CLE AL $ 4,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2015 37 MIN AL $ 1,450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2016 38 ANA AL $ 552,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 552,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,700,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 27 27 27 1 1 1 30 30 30
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2002 24 FLO   3 0 1.000 32   0 0 0 33.0 32 10   14 33 2.73  
2003 25 FLO   4 3 .571 78   0 0 1 72.3 54 21   40 51 2.61  
2004 26 FLO   3 3 .500 71   0 0 2 62.3 59 25   26 49 3.61  
2005 27 FLO   4 5 .444 74   0 0 1 90.7 86 40   42 67 3.97  
2006 28 FLO   5 3 .625 74   0 0 3 63.7 60 18   23 35 2.54  
2007 29 FLO NL 2 6 .250 65 0 0 0 35 75.0 65 24 1 30 57 2.88 .230 .304 .301 .606 13.7
2008 30 FLO NL 5 8 .385 64 0 0 0 29 68.7 69 29 10 20 48 3.80 .261 .312 .432 .744 12.6
2009 31 FLO NL 5 9 .357 67 0 0 0 43 78.3 73 27 8 25 57 3.10 .245 .302 .389 .691 15.8
2010 32 FLO NL 5 10 .333 74 0 0 0 33 74.0 92 38 7 23 49 4.62 .308 .354 .445 .799 8.7
2011 33 BOS AL 11 4 .733 81 0 0 0 6 98.3 111 44 1 27 63 4.03 .286 .335 .363 .698 9.5
2012 34 BOS AL 9 7 .563 85 0 0 0 30 93.7 99 46 5 34 73 4.42 .280 .341 .381 .722 12.3
2013 35 BOS AL 4 6 .400 56 0 0 0 2 83.3 92 55 12 35 69 5.94 .276 .342 .471 .814 2.5
2014 36 BOS AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 1 18.0 13 3 1 2 13 1.50 .197 .221 .273 .493 2.7
  CLE AL 3 2 .600 18 0 0 0 0 28.3 22 9 3 8 20 2.86 .206 .261 .346 .607 2.7
  TOT   3 2 .600 26 0 0 0 1 46.3 35 12 4 10 33 2.33 .202 .246 .318 .564 5.4
2015 37 MIN AL 4 3 .571 29 0 0 0 0 39.0 41 18 8 21 28 4.15 .275 .360 .470 .830 2.6
2016 38 AAA   7 3 .700 46 0 0 0 4 55.7 64 28 9 12 46 4.53 .284 .321 .453 .774  
9 Years Sim 48 55 .466 547 0 0 0 179 656.6 677 293 56 225 477 4.02 .267 .325 .396 .721 83.2
14 Years Pro 67 69 .493 876   0 0 186 978.6 968 407   370 712 3.74  
1 Years AAA 7 3 .700 46 0 0 0 4 55.7 64 28 9 12 46 4.53 .284 .321 .453 .774  
Season Average 5 6 .455 60 0 0 0 19 73.0 75 32 6 25 53 4.02 .267 .325 .396 .721  
Career Highs 11 10 .733 85 0 0 0 43 98.3 111 55 12 35 73 5.94 .308 .360 .471 .830  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   350 156 25 97 272   .252 .300 .367 .668
vs LH   327 137 31 128 205   .285 .356 .431 .787
Home 25 22 .532 282 0 0 0 91 340.6 348 154 23 120 247 4.07 .267 .329 .388 .716
Away 23 33 .411 265 0 0 0 88 316.0 329 139 33 105 230 3.96 .266 .323 .405 .728
Mar/Apr 7 12 .368 84 0 0 0 36 91.3 98 43 8 26 65 4.24 .272 .321 .406 .727
May 6 11 .353 85 0 0 0 35 96.6 103 49 9 43 72 4.56 .280 .355 .418 .774
June 6 10 .375 81 0 0 0 23 98.3 131 55 13 30 79 5.04 .316 .362 .482 .844
July 5 11 .313 92 0 0 0 28 118.0 122 58 10 42 84 4.42 .267 .329 .411 .740
August 15 6 .714 102 0 0 0 28 134.3 124 50 8 41 95 3.35 .244 .300 .346 .646
Sep/Oct 9 5 .643 103 0 0 0 29 118.0 99 38 8 43 82 2.90 .230 .300 .329 .629
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2003 25 FLO   78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2004 26 FLO   71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
2005 27 FLO   74 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3  
2006 28 FLO   74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2007 29 FLO NL 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2008 30 FLO NL 63 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2009 31 FLO NL 65 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2010 32 FLO NL 72 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2011 33 BOS AL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 266 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
9 Years Pro 563 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.0  
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7  
Career Highs 72 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
vs LH   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 143 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Away 123 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 49 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 29 FLO NL P 65 0 75.0 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.80    
2008 30 FLO NL P 64 0 68.7 2 16 0 2 1.000 2.36    
2009 31 FLO NL P 67 0 78.3 2 18 1 3 .952 2.30    
2010 32 FLO NL P 74 0 74.0 3 13 0 1 1.000 1.95    
2011 33 BOS AL P 81 0 98.3 11 14 0 1 1.000 2.29    
    LF 1 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.0
2012 34 BOS AL P 85 0 93.7 6 19 0 3 1.000 2.40    
2013 35 BOS AL P 56 0 83.3 8 9 0 0 1.000 1.84    
2014 36 BOS AL P 8 0 18.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.00    
  CLE AL P 18 0 28.3 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.54    
  TOT   P 26 0 46.3 4 10 0 2 1.000 2.72    
2015 37 MIN AL P 29 0 39.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.62    
  P 547 0 656.6 41 116 1 12 .994 2.15    
  LF 1 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.0
Career Totals   548 0 661.0 42 116 1 12 .994 2.15    
Career Highs   85 0 102.7 12 19 1 3 1.000 2.72    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2012 34 BOS AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 6 5 1 1 4 19.31 .462 .500 .769 1.269
2014 36 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.7 7 5 1 1 4 12.30 .412 .444 .647 1.092
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2007-5-35
2008-9-29
2009-1-43
2010-2-33
2012-4-30
CAR-16-179
 Games Pitched
2011-2-81
2012-3-85
CAR-36-547
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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  1. Eric Gagne (981)
  2. Jason Starnes (969)
  3. Jorge Julio (965)
  4. Lamont Leon (944)
  5. Mike Frick (943)
  6. Alfredo Gonzalez (941)
  7. Samuel Ramirez (936)
  8. D.J. Houlton (936)
  9. Clarence Eggleston (936)
  10. Lance Furrow (935)
History
Traded from Florida to Boston on 1/29/2011 (Going to FLO: P Dontrelle Willis, C J.R. House, LF Hideki Matsui. Going to BOS: P Bradley Miller, CF Choo Freeman, P Ricky Barrett, 3B Robert Cervantes, P Blaine Neal)
Injured on 5/5/2013 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 3/28/2014 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Boston to Cleveland on 6/17/2014 (Going to BOS: 3B Ethan Hockenberry, P Elvis Thompson. Going to CLE: RF Yoshitomo Tani, P Blaine Neal, P David Mattox)
 
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