How many strikeouts (pitching) did James Paxton have in 2023?
1012023 Regular Season
James Paxton recorded 101 strikeouts (pitching) in the 2023 regular season, 113th in the MLB.
- 5th-best of James Paxton's 11 seasons on file; the high is 208 in 2018.
- Up 99 from 2 in 2021.
- 9% of the Boston Red Sox's strikeouts (pitching) that regular season.
- Season high: 9 vs STL on May 12, 2023.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  SEA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 24.0 | 21 | 7 | 0.92 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3.04 | 74.0 | 59 | 29 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 2015 | SEA | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3.90 | 67.0 | 56 | 29 | 1.43 | 0 |
| 2016 | SEA | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3.79 | 121.0 | 117 | 24 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2.98 | 136.0 | 156 | 37 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 2018 | SEA | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3.76 | 160.1 | 208 | 42 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 2019 |  NYY | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 150.2 | 186 | 55 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 20.1 | 26 | 7 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 |
| 2023 |  BOS | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4.50 | 96.0 | 101 | 33 | 1.31 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAD/BOS | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4.40 | 100.1 | 73 | 50 | 1.45 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
@ CLE
vs STL
vs COL
vs CIN
vs NYM