James Paxton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 212lb (193cm, 96kg)

Born: November 6, 1988 in Ladner, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (37th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) and the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Delta SS (Ladner, BC)

School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: September 7, 2013 (Age 24-305d, 20,537th in major league history)
vs. TBR 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$7M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 9.151 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: James Alston Paxton

Nicknames: The Big Maple

Pronunciation: \PAKS-tin\

Twitter: @James_Paxton

Instagram: @alstonpaxton

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

14.0

ERA

3.51

3.69

161

25.2

876.1

947

WHIP

1.675

1.237

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-11 / in Starts: 8-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2023 Pitching Game Log

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2023 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	138	39	May 12	BOS		STL	L,6-8	GS-5		99	5.0	4	2	2	1	9	1	0	3.60	2.86	20	87	58	19	9	3	7	2	0	0	59			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.052	.67	0.03%	0.71	22.25	36.00	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
2	139	45	May 19	BOS	@	SDP	W,6-1	GS-6	W(1-0)	6	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.45	3.89	24	107	66	21	10	3	14	7	4	0	61			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.172	.59	0.09%	1.99	21.30	40.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out a5
3	140	50	May 24	BOS	@	LAA	L,3-7	GS-3	L(1-1)	4	3.0	4	5	5	3	5	2	0	5.14	5.54	16	59	35	9	5	2	6	3	0	0	33			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	.68	-0.279	.57	-0.14%	-3.41	2.55	9.00	1b start tie	3b 3 out d5
4	141	55	May 31	BOS		CIN	L,4-5	GS-5		6	5.0	4	1	1	1	8	0	0	4.26	4.26	20	100	68	12	19	3	8	2	1	0	62			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.180	.65	0.08%	1.71	22.25	36.00	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
5	142	61	Jun 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	6	2	2	2	9	0	0	3.81	3.52	29	106	71	15	25	6	12	6	2	0	64			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.069	.41	0.02%	1.47	28.95	52.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
6	143	67	Jun 12	BOS		COL	L,3-4	GS-7		5	6.0	4	1	0	1	8	0	0	3.09	3.07	24	98	70	16	16	10	5	3	0	0	69			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	.96	0.150	.54	0.05%	1.86	26.50	46.00	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out tie
7	144	73	Jun 19	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-3	GS-7	W(3-1)	6	6.1	3	3	3	1	7	1	1	3.29	3.23	23	91	60	12	15	7	7	3	1	0	61			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.028	.63	-0.01%	0.34	23.25	41.00	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out a5
8	145	78	Jun 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-4		4	4.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.19	3.40	14	63	37	8	5	2	9	4	2	0	57			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.111	.55	0.05%	1.11	11.80	18.00	1b start tie	4b 3 out tie
9	146	83	Jun 30	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-0	GS-8	W(4-1)	5	7.2	3	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.70	3.22	26	110	70	17	14	8	9	2	2	0	78			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	.74	0.365	.39	0.12%	3.61	32.25	54.00	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
10	147	90	Jul 8	BOS		OAK	W,10-3	GS-6	W(5-1)	7	6.0	6	2	2	1	3	2	0	2.73	3.63	24	93	66	18	9	11	9	2	2	0	54			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.130	.37	0.06%	1.26	15.30	31.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out a7
11	148	93	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS-3	L(5-2)	6	3.0	3	6	6	3	4	1	1	3.51	3.90	16	63	39	3	11	4	4	2	0	0	30			2	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.287	.86	-0.15%	-4.36	-1.45	3.00	1b start tie	3b 3 out d6
12	149	99	Jul 22	BOS		NYM	W,8-6	GS-6	W(6-2)	6	6.0	3	3	2	1	7	0	0	3.46	3.67	22	96	64	18	10	4	10	5	0	0	62			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.003	.74	0.00%	0.26	25.10	43.00	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
13	150	104	Jul 29	BOS	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-5		6	5.0	8	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.34	3.58	24	104	66	18	11	9	8	4	1	0	50			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.130	1.22	0.08%	1.55	13.25	27.00	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
14	151	109	Aug 4	BOS		TOR	L,3-7	GS-5	L(6-3)	5	5.0	9	4	4	2	4	3	0	3.60	4.06	26	94	62	12	13	7	12	5	1	0	35			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.174	.85	-0.11%	-1.29	4.65	15.00	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
15	152	115	Aug 10	BOS		KCR	W,2-0	GS-6	W(7-3)	5	5.1	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	3.36	3.85	21	98	64	10	14	6	9	8	0	0	62			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.271	.60	0.09%	2.54	24.40	40.00	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out a2
16	153	120	Aug 16	BOS	@	WSN	L,2-6	GS-6		5	6.0	5	2	2	1	3	2	0	3.34	4.08	24	92	62	10	9	10	10	1	4	0	56			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.027	.51	0.01%	1.05	11.90	25.00	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
17	154	125	Aug 21	BOS	@	HOU	L,4-9	GS-4	L(7-4)	4	4.0	9	7	6	3	4	1	0	3.79	4.20	26	101	65	9	13	11	7	2	0	0	19			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.35	-0.473	1.32	-0.28%	-4.96	-2.20	6.00	1b start a 3	4b 3 out d4
18	155	130	Aug 26	BOS		LAD	W,8-5	GS-5		4	4.1	4	4	4	5	4	1	0	3.99	4.36	22	92	48	15	5	7	6	1	1	0	38			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.230	1.02	-0.11%	-1.58	4.35	13.00	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
19	156	135	Sep 1	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-13	GS-2	L(7-5)	5	1.1	5	6	6	2	0	2	0	4.50	4.68	10	36	19	3	4	4	4	2	0	0	18			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	-0.305	.23	-0.05%	-4.17	-13.20	-14.00	1b start tie	2b 1-3 1 out d4
							8-11		W-L:7-5	5.2	96.0	93	51	48	33	101	18	2	4.50	4.68	411	1690	64%	14%	13%	0.75		23%	8%	0	51		---%	4	0	0	372	19	1	0	6	2	1	.88	-0.116	.68	-0.18%	-0.30	273.20	521.00

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