What years did Cy Blanton play?

Cy Blanton played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1942.

Was Cy Blanton a pitcher?

Yes. Cy Blanton pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 611 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cy Blanton hit?

Cy Blanton hit 0 career home runs with 66 hits.

Cy Blanton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1942)

W–L 68–71

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.30

SO 611

Pitcher PIV 20352.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 7/6/1908 in Waurika, OK, USA
Died: 9/13/1945 in Norman, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1934-09-23
Last Game: 1942-05-06
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Darrell Elijah Blanton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	71	202	167	75	14	4	1218.3	1,243	481	64	337	611	3.55	20352.5

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 15.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1934	PIT	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	5	3	4	5	3.38	—	0.0
1935	PIT	NL	18	13	35	31	23	4	1	254.3	220	73	55	142	2.58	4.35 (+41%)	9712.2
1936	PIT	NL	13	15	44	32	15	4	3	235.7	235	92	55	127	3.51	4.59 (+23%)	6638.8
1937	PIT	NL	14	12	36	34	14	4	0	242.7	250	89	76	143	3.30	4.34 (+24%)	3937.6
1938	PIT	NL	11	7	29	25	10	1	0	172.7	190	71	46	80	3.70	4.35 (+15%)	1650.4
1939	PIT	NL	2	3	10	6	1	0	0	42.0	45	20	10	11	4.29	4.28 (avg)	-223.6
1940	PHI	NL	4	3	13	10	5	0	0	77.0	82	37	21	24	4.32	4.21 (-3%)	-395.9
1941	PHI	NL	6	13	28	25	7	1	0	163.7	186	82	57	64	4.51	3.94 (-15%)	-245.5
1942	PHI	NL	0	4	6	3	0	0	0	22.3	30	14	13	15	5.64	3.57 (-58%)	-721.4
Career · 9 seasons			68	71	202	167	75	14	4	1,218.1	1,243	481	337	611	3.55	—	20,352

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
202	428	22	66	4	0	0	26	0	23	98	.154	.197	.164	.361	-3,167

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OBP .197 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1934	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	PIT	NL	35	97	3	13	1	6	4	19	.134	.279 (-52%)	.342 (-51%)	.399 (-64%)	.742 (-58%)	-917.0
1936	PIT	NL	44	84	6	13	2	5	3	17	.155	.283 (-46%)	.349 (-47%)	.404 (-56%)	.753 (-52%)	-728.4
1937	PIT	NL	36	85	4	14	0	3	9	20	.165	.276 (-40%)	.342 (-29%)	.398 (-59%)	.740 (-45%)	-602.2
1938	PIT	NL	29	64	4	13	0	7	1	17	.203	.272 (-26%)	.341 (-37%)	.392 (-48%)	.734 (-43%)	-444.1
1939	PIT	NL	10	14	2	4	1	3	0	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PHI	NL	13	24	3	2	0	0	2	6	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PHI	NL	28	51	0	6	0	2	3	15	.118	.262 (-55%)	.332 (-50%)	.373 (-68%)	.705 (-60%)	-474.9
1942	PHI	NL	6	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			202	428	22	66	4	26	23	98	.154	—	—	—	—	-3,167

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	94	208	11	33	0	14	.159
Away	108	222	12	33	0	11	.149

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	94	621.1	616	228	151	309	3.30
Away	108	597.1	627	258	186	303	3.89

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1942-05-06	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	1
1942-05-02	PHI	CIN	L	2	0	0	1
1942-04-29	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1942-04-25	PHI	BRO	L	3	1	0	0
1942-04-19	PHI	BRO	L	2	0	0	0
1942-04-15	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	0	1
1941-09-20	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	0	0
1941-09-14	PHI	PIT	W	2	1	0	1
1941-09-10	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1941-09-07	PHI	BSN	L	1	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1942-05-06	PHI	STL	—	2.1	5	4	4	1	2	1
1942-05-02	PHI	CIN	L	5.0	6	3	3	2	2	0
1942-04-29	PHI	PIT	L	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1942-04-25	PHI	BRO	—	6.2	3	0	0	0	3	0
1942-04-19	PHI	BRO	L	5.0	8	4	4	6	6	1
1942-04-15	PHI	BSN	L	2.2	7	3	3	3	2	0
1941-09-20	PHI	BRO	L	5.0	6	4	4	6	0	0
1941-09-14	PHI	PIT	—	6.0	7	3	3	1	2	0
1941-09-10	PHI	STL	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1941-09-07	PHI	BSN	L	2.1	7	6	6	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	202	0	51	253	15	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1934	PIT	P	1	0	2	0	0
1935	PIT	P	35	10	60	2	1
1936	PIT	P	44	16	50	3	0
1937	PIT	P	36	9	48	5	5
1938	PIT	P	29	7	42	2	7
1939	PIT	P	10	1	9	1	0
1940	PHI	P	13	4	16	0	0
1941	PHI	P	28	3	22	2	0
1942	PHI	P	6	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	202

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1935	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	5.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cy Blanton

What years did Cy Blanton play?: Cy Blanton played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1942.
Was Cy Blanton a pitcher?: Yes. Cy Blanton pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 611 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cy Blanton hit?: Cy Blanton hit 0 career home runs with 66 hits.