James Paxton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 227lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: November 6, 1988 in Ladner, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (37th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) and the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Delta SS (Ladner, BC)

School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: September 7, 2013 (Age 24-305d, 20,538th in major league history)
vs. TBR 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 2 yrs/$10M (22-23)

Service Time (01/2023): 8.151 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: James Alston Paxton

Nicknames: The Big Maple

Pronunciation: \PAKS-tin\

Twitter: @James_Paxton

Instagram: @alstonpaxton

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.5

ERA

3.59

137

754.2

831

WHIP

1.212

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2017 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	SEA	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 10	SEA		HOU	W,6-0	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 15	SEA		TEX	W,5-0	GS	26	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 20	SEA	@	OAK	L,6-9	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22 (4)	Apr 26	SEA	@	DET	W,8-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (4)	May 2	SEA		LAA	L,4-6	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	54 (26)	May 31	SEA		COL	W,5-0	GS	19	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	59 (4)	Jun 6	SEA		MIN	W,12-3	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	64 (4)	Jun 11	SEA		TOR	L,0-4	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	69 (4)	Jun 16	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-10	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	74 (4)	Jun 21	SEA		DET	W,7-5	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	79 (4)	Jun 27	SEA		PHI	L,2-8	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	83 (3)	Jul 2	SEA	@	LAA	W,5-3	GS	22	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	88 (4)	Jul 7	SEA		OAK	W,7-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	91 (2)	Jul 14	SEA	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	96 (4)	Jul 19	SEA	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	101 (4)	Jul 24	SEA		BOS	W,4-0	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	106 (4)	Jul 30	SEA		NYM	W,9-1	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	111 (4)	Aug 4	SEA	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	116 (4)	Aug 10	SEA		LAA	L,3-6	GS	24	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	148 (31)	Sep 15	SEA	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	153 (4)	Sep 21	SEA		TEX	L,2-4	GS	17	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	158 (4)	Sep 26	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-3	GS	22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	162 (3)	Oct 1	SEA	@	LAA	L,2-6	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							24gm		136.0	4	6	0	10	0