James Paxton stats
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsNov 6, 1988
- Height
- 6' 4"
James Paxton played 11 MLB seasons, 2013 to 2024.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 177
- W
- 73
- L
- 41
- ERA
- 3.77
- IP
- 951.0
- K
- 1,005
- BB
- 314
- WHIP
- 1.25
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 24.0 | 21 | 7 | 0.92 |
| 2014 | SEA | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3.04 | 74.0 | 59 | 29 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | SEA | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3.90 | 67.0 | 56 | 29 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | SEA | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3.79 | 121.0 | 117 | 24 | 1.31 |
| 2017 | SEA | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2.98 | 136.0 | 156 | 37 | 1.10 |
| 2018 | SEA | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3.76 | 160.1 | 208 | 42 | 1.10 |
| 2019 | NYY | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 150.2 | 186 | 55 | 1.28 |
| 2020 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 20.1 | 26 | 7 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | BOS | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4.50 | 96.0 | 101 | 33 | 1.31 |
| 2024 |  LAD/BOS | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4.40 | 100.1 | 73 | 50 | 1.45 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 1
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 3.46
- IP
- 13.0
- K
- 20
- BB
- 7
- WHIP
- 1.54
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 85
- CG
- 2
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 9.5
- GB
- 1,188
- FB
- 1,456
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 59
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 39 | 27 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 124 | 89 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 2015 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 105 | 107 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 180 | 189 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | SEA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 163 | 193 | 0.8 | 15 |
| 2018 | SEA | 15 | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 162 | 232 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 2019 | NYY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 157 | 233 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2020 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 18 | 38 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | BOS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 117 | 156 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2024 | LAD/BOS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 122 | 191 | 0.6 | 4 |
Bio
Latest performance
James Paxton
Aug 11 · vs HOU · L 10-2
- IP
- 0.2
- H
- 2
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.40
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aug 11 | vs HOUL 10-2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Aug 05 | at KCW 9-5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tue, Jul 30 | vs SEAL 10-6 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Sun, Jul 21 | vsBOSW 9-6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Fri, Jul 12 | at DETW 4-3 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sat, Jul 06 | vs MILW 5-3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
What were James Paxton's career stats?
James Paxton played 11 seasons for the Mariners, the Yankees and the Red Sox. He had 73 wins and 1,005 strikeouts with a 3.77 ERA over 951.0 innings. His best season was 2019: 15 wins, a 3.82 ERA and 186 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 2013 to 2024
Championships
- 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
More on James Paxton
Playoff series
James Paxton played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  MIN | Won 1-0 | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | HOU | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
James Paxton’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
James Paxton against each club
- vs Houston Astros (18)
- vs Texas Rangers (16)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (13)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (12)
- vs Athletics (11)
- vs Boston Red Sox (11)
- vs Kansas City Royals (10)
- vs Minnesota Twins (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (8)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (7)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (6)
- vs Colorado Rockies (6)
- vs San Diego Padres (6)
- vs New York Mets (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (2)
- vs Seattle Mariners (2)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
- vs Atlanta Braves (1)
- vs Chicago Cubs (1)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to James Paxton among MLB players at the same position.
- Lance LynnAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts, WHIP90out of 100 on profile similarity
- Framber ValdezDETAlike in Wins, WHIP, Innings pitched85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Josh BeckettAlike in Strikeouts, Wins, WHIP85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Alek ManoahAlike in Innings pitched, WHIP, Strikeouts84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Carlos RodonNYYAlike in Wins, Innings pitched, WHIP83out of 100 on profile similarity
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