Blaine
Neal
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 245
 
Born: March 25, 1980
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2009    2010    2012    2014   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 21 ANA AL     0 0 2 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5
2002 22 ANA AL     0 1 3 2 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6
2003 23 ANA AL     1 2 4 3 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6
2004 24 CHN NL $ 300,000   3 3 5 4 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 7
2005 25 CHN NL $ 300,000   4 3 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 7
2006 26 CHN NL $ 300,000   5 3 5 4 7 8 7 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 7
2007 27 CHN NL $ 300,000   6 3 6 5 7 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
2008 28 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 6 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 9 8 7 6 6
2009 29 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 9 8 7 6 7
2010 30 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 6
2011 31 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 8 9 8 7 6 7
2012 32 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 9 8 7 6 7
2013 33 CHN NL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 7
2014 34 MIN AL $ 4,000,000   6 3 5 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 9 8 7 6 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 2 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   6 3 6 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 9 8 7 6 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 35 NYN NL $ 7,100,000 2 3 4 3 8 9 9 8 9 8
2016 36 NYN NL $ 7,100,000 2 3 4 4 8 9 9 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 7,100,000 2 3 4 3 8 9 9 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,100,000 2 3 4 4 8 9 9 8 9 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 21 ANA AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2002 22 ANA AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2003 23 ANA AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2004 24 CHN NL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2005 25 CHN NL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2006 26 CHN NL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2007 27 CHN NL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2008 28 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2009 29 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2010 30 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2011 31 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2012 32 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2013 33 CHN NL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2014 34 MIN AL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 35 NYN NL $ 7,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2016 36 NYN NL $ 7,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 7,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
2001 21 A   4 5 .444 49 0 0 0 3 49.7 43 14 2 16 33 2.54 .239 .301 .328 .629  
2002 22 A   2 3 .400 53 0 0 0 3 46.0 39 13 1 9 50 2.54 .234 .273 .293 .566  
2003 23 AA   3 2 .600 37 0 0 0 5 37.0 29 9 3 5 39 2.19 .220 .248 .333 .582  
    A   1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 0 17.0 12 4 1 2 17 2.12 .200 .226 .267 .492  
2004 24 CHN NL 1 6 .143 31 0 0 0 13 29.3 35 19 3 17 30 5.83 .304 .388 .426 .814 2.6
    AA   0 1 .000 27 0 0 0 1 25.3 12 3 0 6 17 1.07 .145 .202 .169 .371  
2005 25 CHN NL 6 6 .500 78 0 0 0 0 73.3 81 43 11 24 57 5.28 .281 .342 .444 .786 4.4
2006 26 CHN NL 3 1 .750 74 0 0 0 1 79.0 91 31 6 18 58 3.53 .284 .325 .369 .693 6.1
2007 27 CHN NL 1 3 .250 60 0 0 0 4 61.7 79 23 4 7 54 3.36 .306 .325 .388 .712 4.9
2008 28 CHN NL 4 0 1.000 47 0 0 0 0 47.0 48 8 2 10 33 1.53 .261 .305 .326 .631 7.2
2009 29 CHN NL 6 2 .750 78 0 0 0 3 78.3 75 22 1 18 46 2.53 .249 .295 .272 .567 9.9
2010 30 CHN NL 4 2 .667 61 0 0 0 1 77.3 62 13 1 4 57 1.51 .217 .229 .262 .492 10.2
2011 31 CHN NL 7 1 .875 51 0 0 0 1 61.0 54 14 2 13 46 2.07 .237 .289 .285 .574 8.1
2012 32 CHN NL 4 4 .500 68 0 0 0 0 71.7 71 23 0 15 56 2.89 .265 .308 .280 .588 7.2
2013 33 CHN NL 6 3 .667 81 0 0 0 0 80.0 84 31 1 18 54 3.49 .270 .313 .305 .619 8.3
2014 34 CHN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 1 0 0 4 2.98 .385 .385 .462 .846 0.5
  MIN AL 7 1 .875 60 0 0 0 3 86.3 59 15 0 19 38 1.56 .193 .246 .223 .469 13.4
  TOT   8 1 .889 64 0 0 0 3 89.3 64 16 0 19 42 1.61 .201 .251 .233 .484 13.9
2015 35 NYN NL 2 6 .250 89 0 0 0 0 88.3 104 54 6 35 29 5.50 .295 .363 .418 .781 2.6
2016 36 NYN NL 5 7 .417 78 0 0 0 1 76.3 88 44 11 18 26 5.19 .279 .322 .441 .764 2.2
13 Years Sim 57 42 .576 860 0 0 0 27 912.6 936 341 48 216 588 3.36 .264 .310 .341 .651 87.5
2 Years AA 3 3 .500 64 0 0 0 6 62.3 41 12 3 11 56 1.73 .191 .230 .270 .500  
3 Years A 7 9 .438 119 0 0 0 6 112.7 94 31 4 27 100 2.48 .231 .279 .305 .583  
5 Years Minors 10 12 .455 183 0 0 0 12 175.0 135 43 7 38 156 2.21 .217 .262 .293 .555  
Season Average 4 3 .571 66 0 0 0 2 70.2 72 26 3 16 45 3.36 .264 .310 .341 .651  
Career Highs 8 7 1.000 89 0 0 0 13 89.3 104 54 11 35 58 5.83 .306 .388 .444 .814  
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   526 187 24 115 343   .257 .297 .326 .624
vs LH   410 154 24 101 245   .273 .319 .360 .679
Home 25 21 .543 423 0 0 0 10 454.0 499 188 29 110 311 3.73 .277 .319 .368 .687
Away 32 21 .604 437 0 0 0 17 458.6 437 153 19 106 277 3.00 .250 .293 .312 .606
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 113 0 0 0 1 125.3 149 54 6 33 87 3.88 .296 .340 .368 .707
May 17 4 .810 148 0 0 0 5 143.6 154 60 7 36 90 3.76 .268 .311 .341 .652
June 15 9 .625 144 0 0 0 7 152.3 131 42 5 33 100 2.48 .229 .271 .285 .556
July 7 8 .467 139 0 0 0 5 155.0 181 65 13 40 88 3.78 .298 .341 .405 .746
August 4 6 .400 148 0 0 0 2 155.0 149 54 10 38 104 3.14 .252 .297 .336 .633
Sep/Oct 10 10 .500 168 0 0 0 7 181.3 172 66 7 36 119 3.28 .248 .285 .314 .599
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player 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
2004 24 CHN NL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2005 25 CHN NL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2006 26 CHN NL 70 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.4 0.0
2007 27 CHN NL 60 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2009 29 CHN NL 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2010 30 CHN NL 59 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1 0.0
2011 31 CHN NL 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2012 32 CHN NL 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2013 33 CHN NL 78 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
2015 35 NYN NL 86 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
2016 36 NYN NL 76 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 721 41 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 .049 .071 .073 .145 -2.0 0.0
162 Game Average 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .049 .071 .073 .145 -0.4  
Career Highs 86 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .333 .333 .400 .667 0.4  
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   26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .038 .038 .077 .115 -1.7
vs LH   15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .067 .125 .067 .192 -0.5
Home 307 26 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .077 .077 .115 .192 -1.1
Away 321 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .063 .000 .063 -1.1
RISP   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Close/Late   10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0
Mar/Apr 58 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
May 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 73 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
July 53 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
August 81 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Sep/Oct 84 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 24 CHN NL P 31 0 29.3 1 8 0 0 1.000 2.76    
2005 25 CHN NL P 78 0 73.3 5 8 0 2 1.000 1.60    
2006 26 CHN NL P 74 0 79.0 1 9 1 1 .909 1.14    
2007 27 CHN NL P 60 0 61.7 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.61    
2008 28 CHN NL P 47 0 47.0 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.91    
2009 29 CHN NL P 78 0 78.3 5 8 1 0 .929 1.49    
2010 30 CHN NL P 61 0 77.3 6 11 1 1 .944 1.98    
2011 31 CHN NL P 51 0 61.0 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.89    
2012 32 CHN NL P 68 0 71.7 8 12 0 0 1.000 2.51    
2013 33 CHN NL P 81 0 80.0 8 7 0 0 1.000 1.69    
2014 34 CHN NL P 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  MIN AL P 60 0 86.3 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.88    
  TOT   P 64 0 89.3 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.81    
2015 35 NYN NL P 89 0 88.3 3 16 0 0 1.000 1.94    
2016 36 NYN NL P 78 0 76.3 4 17 0 0 1.000 2.48    
Career Totals   860 0 912.6 55 127 3 4 .984 1.79    
Career Highs   89 0 89.3 8 17 1 2 1.000 2.76    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2007 27 CHN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2008 28 CHN NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .100 .100 .100 .200
2010 30 CHN NL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
2011 31 CHN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 2 1 1 3 4.92 .267 .313 .533 .846
2014 34 MIN AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 1 0 1 9.00 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 11.3 14 5 2 1 5 3.98 .298 .313 .447 .759
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
2015-8-89
CAR-22-860
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 134)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Had first career hit (double) on 4/8/2006, off Chris Park (PIT)
Released by Chicago (N) on 10/27/2007
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 3/2/2008 to a 4-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/4/2008 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Chicago (N) to Minnesota on 4/12/2014 (Going to MIN: P P. Archey, 3B J. Moreira, P B. Neal, P M. Harkless. Going to CHN: P F. Creager, P W. Jenks)
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/7/2015 to a 2-year deal worth $7,100,000 per year