James Paxton
Bats L Throws L6'4" 227 lbBorn 1988 Ladner, CANDebut 2013Team BOSDraft 2009 RC-A #37 Toronto Blue Jays, Kentucky
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | BOS | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | BOS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | NYY | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -111.6 |
| 2018 | SEA | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | SEA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2016 | SEA | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | SEA | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -123.2 |
| 2013 | SEA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 133.9 |
| Career | | 177 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.143 | -60.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2024 | BOS | 9 | 3 | 4.40 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.3 | 437 | 12 | 50 | 73 | 96.2 | 100.7 | 97.0 |
| 2023 | BOS | 7 | 5 | 4.50 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 96.0 | 411 | 18 | 33 | 101 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 153.0 | 100.0 | 153.0 |
| 2020 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20.3 | 90 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 85.9 | 100.1 | 86.0 |
| 2019 | NYY | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 150.7 | 633 | 23 | 55 | 186 | 101.8 | 99.4 | 101.2 |
| 2018 | SEA | 11 | 6 | 3.76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 160.3 | 645 | 23 | 42 | 208 | 108.1 | 99.6 | 107.7 |
| 2017 | SEA | 12 | 5 | 2.98 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 136.0 | 552 | 9 | 37 | 156 | 117.4 | 97.7 | 115.0 |
| 2016 | SEA | 6 | 7 | 3.79 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 121.0 | 511 | 9 | 24 | 117 | 103.2 | 100.0 | 103.1 |
| 2015 | SEA | 3 | 4 | 3.90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 67.0 | 297 | 8 | 29 | 56 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 98.4 |
| 2014 | SEA | 6 | 4 | 3.04 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 74.0 | 303 | 3 | 29 | 59 | 109.1 | | |
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 94 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 123.5 | | |
| Career | | 73 | 41 | 3.77 | 177 | 177 | 0 | 951.0 | 3978 | 111 | 314 | 1005 | 104.8 | | 104.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 8 | | | | 0.0 | 52.9 | 53.3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 2016 | 4 | | | | | 66.7 | 20.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.173 | |
| 2015 | 2 | | | | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | BOS | P | 21 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | BOS | P | 19 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | SEA | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2020 | NYY | P | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2019 | NYY | P | 29 | 151 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | SEA | P | 28 | 160 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2017 | SEA | P | 24 | 136 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | SEA | P | 20 | 121 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.800 | -0.0 |
| 2015 | SEA | P | 13 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | SEA | P | 13 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.727 | |
| 2013 | SEA | P | 4 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | Pit | 100 | 21.2 IP, 26% K | 6.37 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 204 | 50.2 IP, 26% K | 3.76 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 32 | 6.2 IP, 12% K | 8.71 | |
| 2014 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 50 | 10.1 IP, 28% K | 4.46 | |
| 2013 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 640 | 145.2 IP, 20% K | 4.46 | |
| 2012 | AA | Jackson Generals | Pit | 453 | 106.1 IP, 24% K | 3.05 | |
| 2011 | AA | Jackson Generals | Pit | 153 | 39.0 IP, 33% K | 1.85 | |
| 2011 | A | Clinton LumberKings | Pit | 235 | 56.0 IP, 34% K | 2.73 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.000 | | | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 0.350 | 0.000 | | 0.175 |
| 2015 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1.54 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1.54 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | SEA | $519,000 |
| 2014 | SEA | $503,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.