Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-4, 212lb (193cm, 96kg)
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors)
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,
20,537th 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
2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$7M (24)
Service Time (01/2024): 9.151 • Free Agent: 2025
Agents: Boras Corporation
Full Name: James Alston Paxton
Nicknames: The Big Maple
Pronunciation: \PAKS-tin\
Instagram: @alstonpaxton
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2024
Career
0.6
14.2
2
66
0
38
2.61
3.67
4
160
4
160
0
0
20.2
871.1
11
943
1.548
1.231
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 (1) | Jul 25 | NYY | @ | WSN | L,2-9 | GS | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 8 (5) | Aug 2 | NYY | BOS | W,9-7 | GS | 16 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 16 (7) | Aug 9 | NYY | @ | TBR | L,3-4 | GS | 24 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 20 (3) | Aug 15 | NYY | BOS | W,11-5 | GS | 21 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 25 (4) | Aug 20 | NYY | TBR | L,5-10 | GS | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5gm | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
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