George
Blain
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 9, 1982 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2010   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 22 SFK HL   10 5 4 5 9 7 8 6 6 6
2005 23 SFK HL $ 300,000 9 7 6 6 9 8 8 6 6 6
2006 24 SFK HL   9 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
2007 25 SFK HL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
2008 26 SFK HL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
2009 27 SFK HL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
2010 28 SFK HL $ 300,000 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 4 5 9 7 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 22 SFK HL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2005 23 SFK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2006 24 SFK HL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2007 25 SFK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2008 26 SFK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2009 27 SFK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
2010 28 SFK HL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 22 AAA   1 5 .167 6 6 1 0 0 32.7 51 27 4 5 23 7.44 .352 .373 .524 .897  
    AA   11 8 .579 24 24 10 3 0 194.3 165 57 12 27 171 2.64 .226 .254 .326 .580  
2005 23 SFK HL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 0 2 4 3.00 .190 .261 .190 .451 0.8
    AA   13 11 .542 30 30 6 2 0 234.0 182 66 17 45 285 2.54 .210 .249 .314 .563  
2006 24 AA   18 2 .900 29 29 2 1 0 233.3 135 27 8 25 344 1.04 .163 .188 .219 .406  
2007 25 SFK HL 9 8 .529 21 21 5 2 0 149.3 131 48 8 25 153 2.89 .235 .272 .332 .604 13.5
    AA   6 2 .750 14 14 2 2 0 110.7 68 18 2 14 167 1.46 .174 .202 .220 .422  
2008 26 SFK HL 13 10 .565 33 33 9 4 0 246.3 206 74 6 39 276 2.70 .224 .262 .304 .566 22.3
2009 27 SFK HL 12 8 .600 33 33 4 0 0 232.7 169 67 10 37 260 2.59 .202 .239 .295 .534 23.1
2010 28 SFK HL 13 14 .481 33 33 6 2 0 239.3 185 57 11 35 291 2.14 .212 .245 .304 .550 22.6
5 Years Sim 48 40 .545 121 121 24 8 0 873.7 695 248 35 138 984 2.55 .217 .253 .306 .559 82.3
1 Years AAA 1 5 .167 6 6 1 0 0 32.7 51 27 4 5 23 7.44 .352 .373 .524 .897  
4 Years AA 48 23 .676 97 97 20 8 0 772.3 550 168 39 111 967 1.96 .195 .226 .276 .502  
5 Years Minors 49 28 .636 103 103 21 8 0 805.0 601 195 43 116 990 2.18 .203 .233 .288 .521  
Season Average 9 8 .529 24 24 4 1 0 174.7 139 49 7 27 196 2.55 .217 .253 .306 .559  
Career Highs 13 14 1.000 33 33 9 4 0 246.3 206 74 11 39 291 3.00 .235 .272 .332 .604  
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   579 202 25 117 743   .227 .261 .316 .576
vs LH   116 46 10 21 241   .178 .204 .267 .470
Home 16 21 .432 56 56 7 3 0 402.3 311 127 22 71 460 2.84 .211 .247 .308 .556
Away 32 19 .627 65 65 17 5 0 471.3 384 121 13 67 524 2.31 .222 .251 .303 .554
Mar/Apr 5 4 .556 14 14 3 0 0 103.7 69 22 4 16 122 1.91 .190 .224 .281 .505
May 7 5 .583 17 17 0 0 0 119.0 97 33 4 20 137 2.50 .222 .256 .309 .565
June 6 6 .500 18 18 1 0 0 125.0 112 50 12 23 147 3.60 .236 .271 .352 .623
July 9 9 .500 23 23 9 4 0 176.3 138 45 7 26 195 2.30 .213 .243 .307 .550
August 9 8 .529 23 23 3 1 0 160.3 123 50 6 21 181 2.81 .213 .241 .307 .548
Sep/Oct 12 8 .600 26 26 8 3 0 189.3 156 48 2 32 202 2.28 .222 .256 .283 .540
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 23 SFK HL 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2 0.6
2007 25 SFK HL 21 45 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .067 .104 .089 .193 -1.4 0.0
2008 26 SFK HL 33 90 7 10 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 .111 .147 .189 .336 1.0 0.0
2009 27 SFK HL 33 73 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 35 .027 .078 .041 .119 -4.8 0.0
2010 28 SFK HL 33 65 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 28 .046 .127 .062 .188 -1.8 0.0
5 Years Sim 121 275 11 20 11 0 0 7 0 0 10 113 .073 .123 .113 .236 -5.7 0.6
162 Game Average 368 14 26 14 0 0 9 0 0 13 151 .073 .123 .113 .236 -7.6  
Career Highs 33 90 7 10 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 35 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2  
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   197 8 17 10 0 0 5 0 0 4 78 .086 .126 .137 .263 -5.2
vs LH   78 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 35 .038 .116 .051 .168 -3.4
Home 56 113 4 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 54 .080 .140 .124 .264 -2.7
Away 65 162 7 11 6 0 0 7 0 0 5 59 .068 .110 .105 .215 -6.0
RISP   56 0 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 .054 .068 .089 .157 -3.1
Close/Late   14 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .214 .214 .357 .571 0.9
Mar/Apr 14 31 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 13 .065 .143 .065 .207 -0.8
May 17 37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 .027 .143 .027 .170 -1.6
June 18 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .056 .081 .083 .164 -2.0
July 23 61 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 28 .049 .092 .082 .174 -3.3
August 23 48 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .167 .216 .271 .487 1.9
Sep/Oct 26 62 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 .065 .079 .113 .192 -2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2005 23 SFK HL P 1 1 6.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00    
2007 25 SFK HL P 21 21 149.3 5 20 0 2 1.000 1.51    
2008 26 SFK HL P 33 33 246.3 11 38 1 3 .980 1.79    
2009 27 SFK HL P 33 33 232.7 12 49 3 1 .953 2.36    
2010 28 SFK HL P 33 33 239.3 20 31 1 4 .981 1.92    
Career Totals   121 121 873.7 48 140 5 10 .974 1.94    
Career Highs   33 33 246.3 20 49 3 4 1.000 3.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2008-5-2.70
2009-4-2.59
2010-1-2.14
Complete Games
2007-4-5
2008-2-9
2009-10-4
2010-9-6
CAR-5-24
Shutouts
2007-7-2
2008-1-4
2010-8-2
CAR-11-8
Innings Pitched
2008-9-246.3
Strikeouts
2008-6-276
2009-6-260
2010-5-291
CAR-37-984
Walks per 9IP
2008-4-1.4
2009-9-1.4
2010-6-1.3
Hits per 9IP
2008-10-7.5
2009-5-6.5
2010-8-7.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
2008-4-10.1
2009-5-10.1
2010-4-10.9
WHiP
2008-4-0.99
2009-2-0.89
2010-4-0.92
OAVG
2008-10-.224
2009-5-.202
2010-9-.212
OOBP
2008-5-.262
2009-1-.239
2010-2-.245
OSLG
2008-3-.304
2009-3-.295
2010-8-.304
OOPS
2008-3-.566
2009-3-.534
2010-4-.550
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 5
   Gray Ink Test: 56
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Sioux Falls in 2004
Injured on 5/26/2005 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Had first career hit (double) on 10/2/2005, off Douglas Henrich (XND)
Earned first career win on 10/2/2005
Injured on 6/8/2007 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Struck out 15 batters against Seattle on 9/23/2008
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2008, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
5/19/2010: Signed a contract extension with Sioux Falls, $11,000,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game