Is Paul Blackburn good?

Paul Blackburn performs quite well and excels in but a few areas. He has 29 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings. Blackburn’s 50.9% ground-ball rate is the sixth-highest among AL starters.

Paul Blackburn is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Paul Blackburn played in 2013 with the Class A-Short Season Boise Hawks, going 2-3 with a 3.33 ERA in 13 games (12 starts).

Paul Blackburn played in 2014 with the Class A Kane County Cougars, pitching to a 9-4 record with a 3.23 ERA in 24 starts.

The Seattle Mariners assigned Paul Blackburn to the Double-A Jackson Generals. In 26 total games (25 starts) between Tennessee and Jackson, Paul Blackburn was 9-5 with a 3.27 ERA.

Paul Blackburn began 2017 with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Through June 26, 2017, Paul Blackburn had a 5–6 record with a 3.05 ERA and 56 strikeouts for the Sounds.

Paul Blackburn was called up to the Oakland Athletics to make his major league debut on July 1, 2017, against the Atlanta Braves.