James Paxton
James Alston Paxton
Born: November 6, 1988
Ladner, BC CAN
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 227
College: University of Kentucky
Career: 2013-2024
Draft: Compensation A (2009 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 4 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
School: Kentucky
Minor League Statistics
James Paxton compiled a career record of 73 wins and 41 losses in his 177-game career with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 2014 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.04 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 60 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 303 |
| 2015 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 67 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 297 |
| 2016 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.79 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.0 | 134 | 62 | 51 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 511 |
| 2017 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.98 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.0 | 113 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 156 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 552 |
| 2018 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 160.3 | 134 | 67 | 67 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 645 |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | 15 | 6 | .714 | 3.82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7 | 138 | 71 | 64 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 633 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2023 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.50 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 93 | 51 | 48 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 411 |
| 2024 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 4.43 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 82 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 390 |
| 2024 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.09 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Totals | 73 | 41 | .640 | 3.77 | 177 | 177 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 951.0 | 872 | 437 | 398 | 111 | 314 | 9 | 1005 | 12 | 2 | 59 | 3978 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 177 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 4 | 4 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | .750 |
| 2014 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 13 | 13 | 74.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .727 | .973 | .615 |
| 2015 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 13 | 13 | 67.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .806 | .462 |
| 2016 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 20 | 20 | 121.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .800 | .893 | .600 |
| 2017 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 24 | 24 | 136.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .662 | .417 |
| 2018 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 28 | 28 | 160.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .449 | .286 |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 29 | 29 | 150.7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .717 | .414 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 5 | 5 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .885 | .400 |
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 19 | 19 | 96.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .563 | .316 |
| 2024 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 18 | 18 | 89.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .604 | .333 |
| 2024 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .333 |
| Totals | 177 | 177 | 951.0 | 11 | 63 | 7 | 2 | .914 | .700 | .418 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Awards
2017 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2017-04-15
2017 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2017-07-29
2017 - AL Pitcher of the Month July
2018 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2018-05-12
2023 - AL Pitcher of the Month June
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
