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James Paxton

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws Left / Left
Date of Birth 11/6/1988 (37)
Height, Weight 6'4", 212 lb
Hometown Richmond, CAN

2024 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
W-L IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
9-3 100.1 4.40 1.45 16.7% 11.4%
58th 7
W
126th 122.0
IP
121st 4.28
ERA
161st 1.29
WHIP
178th 21.9%
K%
188th 7.8%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
93.2 10.0% 24.5% 48.0% 6.5% 4.82 4.07
117th 93.6
FB MPH
157th 11.7%
SwStr%
190th 28.0%
CSW%
169th 50.6%
Str-ICR
132nd 6.0%
MTK%
180th 4.99
PLV
180th 3.29
PLA

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James Paxton Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2013 SEA 4 4 24.0 3-0 3 1.50 0.92 - 3.26 - - 22.3% 7.4% 5.6 0.75 .203 - 88.5% - - - - - -
2014 SEA 13 13 74.0 6-4 8 3.04 1.20 - 3.28 - - 19.5% 9.6% 7.3 0.36 .274 - 71.1% - - - - - -
2015 SEA 13 13 67.0 3-4 6 3.90 1.43 - 4.31 - - 18.9% 9.8% 9.0 1.07 .289 - 73.1% - - - - - -
2016 SEA 20 20 121.0 6-7 10 3.79 1.31 - 2.80 - - 22.9% 4.7% 10.0 0.67 .347 - 66.3% - - - - - -
2017 SEA 24 24 136.0 12-5 14 2.98 1.10 - 2.61 - - 28.3% 6.7% 7.5 0.60 .301 - 75.5% - - - - - -
2018 SEA 28 28 160.1 11-6 15 3.76 1.10 - 3.24 - - 32.2% 6.5% 7.5 1.29 .301 - 76.0% - - 15.8% 31.0% 0.67 -
2019 NYY 29 29 150.2 15-6 13 3.82 1.28 - 3.87 - - 29.4% 8.7% 8.2 1.37 .315 - 76.2% - - 15.3% 29.9% 0.59 -
2020 NYY 5 5 20.1 1-1 1 6.64 1.48 3.80 4.39 4.90 4.41 28.9% 7.8% 10.2 1.77 .365 18.2% 55.1% 44.6% 33.9% 14.6% 28.9% 0.58 4.79
2021 SEA 1 1 1.1 0-0 0 6.75 0.75 1.54 2.26 4.71 3.15 40.0% 20.0% 0.0 0.00 .000 0.0% 0.0% - 50.0% 16.7% 29.2% 0.67 5.26
2023 BOS 19 19 96.0 7-5 8 4.50 1.31 4.28 4.68 4.08 3.74 24.6% 8.0% 8.7 1.69 .294 26.1% 74.9% 38.8% 45.8% 13.8% 28.3% 0.53 5.00
2024 BOS/LAD 21 21 100.1 9-3 7 4.40 1.45 5.07 4.79 5.02 4.07 16.7% 11.4% 8.5 1.08 .278 16.0% 72.0% 37.4% 40.7% 10.0% 24.5% 0.36 4.82
SP MLB Percentile 32 44 37 64-89 41 40 18 13 22 7 10 10 6 47 64 68 73 46 65 36 21 5 5 9
SP MLB AVG 24 22 122.0 7-7 9 4.28 1.29 4.27 4.25 4.15 3.29 21.9% 7.8% 8.6 1.24 .291 19.3% 72.5% 38.5% 43.3% 11.7% 28.0% 0.49 4.99
Career 177 177 951.0 73-41 85 3.77 1.25 4.58 3.60 4.59 3.95 25.3% 7.9% 8.3 1.05 .302 47.9% 73.0% 17.4% 42.3% 14.1% 28.8% 0.56 4.90

James Paxton Repertoire

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James Paxton Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2013 SEA 4 4 24.0 3-0 3 0 - 383 245 138 94 15 8 5 0 2 21 7 0 0
2014 SEA 13 13 74.0 6-4 8 0 - 1,181 717 464 303 60 44 11 2 3 59 29 1 7
2015 SEA 13 13 67.0 3-4 6 0 - 1,108 669 439 297 67 49 10 0 8 56 29 0 5
2016 SEA 20 20 121.0 6-7 10 0 - 1,950 1,289 661 511 134 95 26 4 9 117 24 1 5
2017 SEA 24 24 136.0 12-5 14 0 - 2,264 1,476 788 552 113 80 24 0 9 156 37 3 15
2018 SEA 28 28 160.1 11-6 15 0 0 2,603 1,766 837 645 134 85 24 2 23 208 42 1 8
2019 NYY 29 29 150.2 15-6 13 0 0 2,665 1,717 948 633 138 83 30 2 23 186 55 2 7
2020 NYY 5 5 20.1 1-1 1 0 0 356 234 122 90 23 12 6 1 4 26 7 1 2
2021 SEA 1 1 1.1 0-0 0 0 0 24 15 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
2023 BOS 19 19 96.0 7-5 8 0 0 1,690 1,088 600 411 93 55 19 1 18 101 33 2 5
2024 BOS/LAD 21 21 100.1 9-3 7 0 0 1,708 1,054 654 437 95 63 18 2 12 73 50 1 4
SP MLB Percentile 32 44 37 64-89 41 0 0 39 36 56 38 67 61 65 31 65 25 21 89 23
SP MLB AVG 24 22 122.0 7-7 9 0 0 1,987 1,282 704 512 114 73 23 2 16 114 38 5 3
Career 177 177 951.0 73-41 85 0 0 15,932 10,270 5,660 3,978 872 574 173 14 111 1,005 314 12 59

James Paxton Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2013 SEA 22.3% 7.4% .172 .299 .533 .229 .203 .227 - - - - - - - -
2014 SEA 19.5% 9.6% .223 .312 .612 .276 .274 .284 - - - - - - - -
2015 SEA 18.9% 9.8% .253 .381 .704 .309 .289 .316 - - - - - - - -
2016 SEA 22.9% 4.7% .279 .406 .717 .306 .347 .363 - - - - - - - -
2017 SEA 28.3% 6.7% .223 .324 .602 .263 .301 .318 - - - - - - - -
2018 SEA 32.2% 6.5% .224 .386 .661 .287 .301 .342 - - - - - - - -
2019 NYY 29.4% 8.7% .242 .423 .732 .310 .315 .356 - - - - - - - -
2020 NYY 28.9% 7.8% .284 .531 .875 .368 .365 .411 .213 .292 .260 .369 90.7 92.3 18.4 3.80
2021 SEA 40.0% 20.0% .000 .000 .200 .138 .000 .000 .074 .190 .147 .129 66.2 50.6 14.5 1.54
2023 BOS 24.6% 8.0% .250 .452 .765 .328 .294 .341 .239 .315 .283 .383 89.1 90.0 13.8 4.28
2024 BOS/LAD 16.7% 11.4% .251 .404 .740 .324 .278 .305 .269 .350 .294 .374 89.4 90.4 15.0 5.07
SP MLB Percentile 10 6 42 54 40 36 68 74 16 13 30 46 27 45 38 13
SP MLB AVG 21.9% 7.8% .248 .413 .726 .316 .291 .324 .244 .318 .282 .371 88.6 90.1 13.6 4.27
Career 25.3% 7.9% .241 .389 .691 .307 .302 .331 .169 .268 .283 .387 89.3 90.2 14.8 4.58

James Paxton Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2018 SEA 15.2% (95.4) - 3.3% (88.7) - - 5.1% (80.7) 0.1% (85.0) - - 15.2% 8.5%
2019 NYY 23.1% (95.3) - 6.5% (88.2) - - 8.4% (81.1) 0.6% (86.7) - - 23.1% 15.5%
2020 NYY 57.3% (92.0) - 14.0% (85.3) - - 16.6% (80.0) 12.1% (82.0) - - 57.3% 42.7%
2021 SEA 66.7% (94.1) - 29.2% (86.1) - - 4.2% (78.1) - - - 66.7% 33.3%
2023 BOS 55.9% (95.2) 1.4% (94.8) 16.7% (85.8) - - 19.3% (81.3) 6.7% (84.4) - - 57.3% 42.7%
2024 BOS/LAD 55.2% (93.2) 4.9% (92.8) 3.1% (84.0) - - 30.3% (80.8) 6.6% (82.6) - - 60.1% 39.9%
SP MLB Percentile 95 (41) 8 (47) 7 (3) - - 93 (68) 11 (18) - - 92.5% 7.0%
SP MLB AVG 37.5% (93.6) 23.1% (92.9) 17.3% (88.7) 21.0% (85.1) 14.9% (81.6) 14.6% (79.1) 17.1% (85.3) 17.1% (86.0) 38.2% (77.6) 47.4% 52.5%
Career 34.4% (94.4) 1.2% (93.2) 7.2% (86.6) - - 13.9% (80.9) 3.2% (83.5) - - 35.6% 24.3%

James Paxton Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2018 SEA 27.8% (53) - 23.5% (18) - - 34.8% (19) 0.0% (0) - - 27.8% 316.8%
2019 NYY 25.7% (68) - 30.8% (37) - - 34.7% (36) 29.4% (4) - - 25.7% 154.1%
2020 NYY 27.0% (20) - 26.0% (12) - - 33.9% (7) 34.9% (13) - - 27.0% 31.6%
2021 SEA 18.8% (1) - 42.9% (3) - - 100.0% (0) - - - 18.8% 50.0%
2023 BOS 27.9% (110) 16.7% (3) 27.7% (49) - - 32.8% (50) 22.8% (21) - - 27.6% 29.2%
2024 BOS/LAD 21.8% (68) 22.6% (4) 28.3% (3) - - 31.5% (80) 14.3% (15) - - 21.8% 28.4%
SP MLB Percentile 7 (59) 18 (13) 63 (10) - - 57 (90) 5 (28) - - 3.0% 52.5%
SP MLB AVG 27.2% (68) 26.9% (21) 26.0% (27) 29.5% (48) 28.0% (31) 31.0% (30) 23.5% (41) 23.9% (45) 25.4% (113) 27.5% 28.3%
Career 25.5% (320) 21.3% (7) 28.0% (122) - - 32.9% (192) 21.5% (53) - - 25.3% 81.5%

James Paxton Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2018 SEA - - - - - - - - 21.7% - - - - -
2019 NYY - - - - - - - - 19.9% - - - - -
2020 NYY 33.9% 19.6% 39.3% 7.1% 37.5% 30.4% 44.6% 25.0% 21.1% 55.3% 25.0% 10.7% 8.9% 44.6%
2021 SEA 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 25.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
2023 BOS 45.8% 18.7% 25.3% 10.3% 34.4% 35.2% 32.6% 32.2% 19.9% 61.1% 23.8% 6.6% 8.4% 38.8%
2024 BOS/LAD 40.7% 21.8% 24.0% 13.5% 34.9% 33.5% 38.0% 28.4% 18.9% 62.5% 22.4% 7.4% 7.7% 37.4%
SP MLB Percentile 36 59 42 86 57 2 96 85 60 65 78 22 48 65
SP MLB AVG 43.3% 22.3% 24.3% 10.1% 35.6% 41.8% 33.3% 24.9% 18.4% 61.4% 24.5% 6.4% 7.7% 38.5%
Career 42.3% 20.2% 26.0% 11.5% 34.8% 33.9% 36.2% 30.0% 20.3% 61.3% 23.2% 7.3% 8.1% 17.4%

James Paxton Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2018 SEA .224 .287 .301 .342 - - - - - - - - - -
2019 NYY .242 .310 .315 .356 - - - - - - - - - -
2020 NYY .284 .368 .365 .411 .213 .292 .260 .369 90.7 92.3 18.4 18.2% 44.6% 27.8%
2021 SEA .000 .138 .000 .000 .074 .190 .147 .129 66.2 50.6 14.5 0.0% - -
2023 BOS .250 .328 .294 .341 .239 .315 .283 .383 89.1 90.0 13.8 26.1% 38.8% 25.8%
2024 BOS/LAD .251 .324 .278 .305 .269 .350 .294 .374 89.4 90.4 15.0 16.0% 37.4% 26.8%
SP MLB Percentile 42 36 68 74 16 13 30 46 27 45 38 73 65 48
SP MLB AVG .248 .316 .291 .324 .244 .318 .282 .371 88.6 90.1 13.6 19.3% 38.5% 26.7%
Career .241 .307 .302 .331 .169 .268 .283 .387 89.3 90.2 14.8 47.9% 17.4% 11.2%

James Paxton Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2018 SEA - 67.8% 52.6% - 30.0% 21.7% 70.0% - - 15.2% 15.8% 31.0% 15.1% 62.7% 0.67 -
2019 NYY - 64.4% 49.9% - 30.8% 19.9% 69.2% - - 14.5% 15.3% 29.9% 14.6% 59.2% 0.59 -
2020 NYY 45.8% 65.7% 51.4% 33.2% 28.4% 21.1% 71.6% 81.5% 53.1% 14.3% 14.6% 28.9% 15.7% 59.3% 0.58 51.7%
2021 SEA 37.5% 62.5% 50.0% 40.0% 33.3% 25.0% 66.7% 83.3% 50.0% 12.5% 16.7% 29.2% 8.3% 62.5% 0.67 -
2023 BOS 46.0% 64.4% 49.9% 32.3% 27.6% 19.9% 72.4% 82.3% 53.9% 14.5% 13.8% 28.3% 16.2% 58.9% 0.53 51.8%
2024 BOS/LAD 44.7% 61.7% 47.2% 28.5% 21.1% 18.9% 78.9% 88.5% 59.9% 14.5% 10.0% 24.5% 18.3% 56.1% 0.36 48.0%
SP MLB Percentile 33 13 38 28 18 60 18 9 46 11 21 5 57 15 5 15
SP MLB AVG 46.0% 64.4% 48.0% 30.4% 24.4% 18.4% 75.6% 84.3% 59.0% 16.3% 11.7% 28.0% 17.9% 58.6% 0.49 50.6%
Career 18.9% 64.5% 50.2% 30.7% 28.1% 20.3% 71.9% 85.0% 56.3% 14.7% 14.1% 28.8% 15.8% 59.6% 0.56 59.5%

James Paxton Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2018 SEA - - - - - - - - - -
2019 NYY - - - - - - - - - -
2020 NYY 45.8% 37.4% 29.2% 33.4% 29.5% 22.5% 48.0% 27.0% 43.8% 8.1%
2021 SEA 37.5% 50.0% 12.5% 37.5% 20.8% 8.3% 70.8% 41.7% 45.8% 0.0%
2023 BOS 46.0% 30.4% 28.0% 41.6% 34.4% 22.1% 43.4% 34.1% 37.9% 6.6%
2024 BOS/LAD 44.7% 29.9% 29.3% 40.8% 43.9% 20.0% 36.1% 36.6% 34.1% 6.0%
SP MLB Percentile 33 19 8 63 98 97 10 96 2 22
SP MLB AVG 46.0% 35.0% 26.1% 38.9% 30.4% 24.4% 45.2% 28.1% 45.8% 6.6%
Career 18.9% 30.9% 28.6% 40.4% 38.1% 21.1% 40.7% 34.6% 36.8% 6.4%

James Paxton Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2018 SEA 56.8% 10.3% 33.0% 12.9% 66.1% 55.7% 22.1% - 24.2%
2019 NYY 55.3% 11.3% 33.5% 11.3% 65.3% 56.5% 21.2% - 20.8%
2020 NYY 56.2% 9.6% 34.3% 16.0% 68.9% 58.9% 19.5% 21.3% 21.3%
2021 SEA 54.2% 16.7% 29.2% 7.7% 83.3% 66.7% 15.4% 28.6% 28.6%
2023 BOS 56.3% 13.5% 30.4% 12.3% 59.7% 51.0% 19.2% 25.7% 19.7%
2024 BOS/LAD 56.7% 13.2% 30.2% 15.4% 63.6% 48.7% 20.7% 24.7% 14.2%
SP MLB Percentile 13 17 53 49 60 27 38 42 8
SP MLB AVG 58.7% 11.5% 30.0% 15.1% 62.3% 50.7% 21.3% 25.3% 18.7%
Career 56.2% 11.7% 32.1% 12.9% 64.4% 53.9% 20.9% 9.9% 20.5%

James Paxton PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2018 SEA 2,603 - - - - - - - - -
2019 NYY 2,665 - - - - - - - - -
2020 NYY 356 4.79 39.3% 19.1% 41.6% -2.2% 11.5% 3.6 +3 4.41
2021 SEA 24 5.26 62.5% 8.3% 29.2% 33.3% 0.0% -0.8 -1 3.15
2023 BOS 1,690 5.00 45.9% 17.3% 36.8% 9.0% 6.0% 19.5 +15 3.74
2024 BOS/LAD 1,708 4.82 42.0% 19.2% 38.8% 3.3% 6.5% 2.7 +6 4.07
SP MLB Percentile 39 9 16 68 19 19 34 71 64 10
SP MLB AVG 1,987 4.99 45.2% 18.5% 36.3% 8.9% 6.0% 10.8 +12 3.29
Career 15,932 4.90 43.6% 18.3% 38.1% 5.5% 6.7% 25.0 +23 3.95
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