James Paxton vs Josh Beckett

James PaxtonJosh Beckett

James Paxton and Josh Beckett compared on their MLB careers: James Paxton played 11 seasons, 2013 to 2024, Josh Beckett 14 seasons, 2001 to 2014. James Paxton has 73 wins to Josh Beckett's 138. James Paxton won 1 title, Josh Beckett won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

James Paxton and Josh Beckett career totals
177GP335
73W138
41L106
3.8ERA3.9
951IP2,051
1,005K1,901
314BB629
1.3WHIP1.2
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

James Paxton and Josh Beckett postseason
3GP14
5R32
13H67

Where each stands all time

James Paxton and Josh Beckett all-time places
James PaxtonAll-time rankJosh Beckett
—Strikeouts (pitching)113th (1,901)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • James Paxton: 1 championship; none on file
  • Josh Beckett: 2 championships; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

James Paxton and Josh Beckett season by season
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.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.
1st2013301.502001221.50
2nd2014643.042002674.10
3rd2015343.902003983.04
4th2016673.792004993.79
5th20171252.9820051583.38
6th20181163.76200616115.01
7th20191563.8220072073.27
8th2020116.64200812104.03
9th2021006.7520091763.86
10th2023754.502010665.78
11th2024934.4020111372.89
12th————20127144.65
13th————2013055.19
14th————2014662.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA