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Mike Paxton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: September 3, 1953 in Memphis, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakhaven HS (Memphis, TN) and the Boston Red Sox in the 23rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).

High School: Oakhaven HS (Memphis, TN)

School: University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)

Debut: May 25, 1977 (Age 23-264d, 13,903rd in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.1 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: May 3, 1980 (Age 26-243d)
vs. TOR 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Michael DeWayne Paxton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

W

L

ERA

4.71

G

GS

SV

IP

466.1

SO

230

WHIP

1.462

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1975	21	BOS-min	A,A-	10	3	.769	1.09	13	12		12	3	0	107.0	72	23	13	0	29	3	98	2	0	3				0.944	6.1	0.0	2.4	8.2	3.38	WSM,ELM CARL,NYPL
1976	22	BOS-min	AAA,AA	11	9	.550	3.66	27	26		10	3	0	177.0	146	79	72	13	77	10	128	3	1	2				1.260	7.4	0.7	3.9	6.5	1.66	PAW,BRI IL,EL
1977	23	BOS-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	0.82	7	7		4	3	0	55.0	34	7	5	0	18	1	46	1	0	1				0.945	5.6	0.0	2.9	7.5	2.56	PAW IL
1977	23	BOS	AL	10	5	.667	3.83	29	12	4	2	1	0	108.0	134	53	46	7	25	2	58	3	0	0	467	118	3.29	1.472	11.2	0.6	2.1	4.8	2.32
1978	24	CLE	AL	12	11	.522	3.86	33	27	4	5	2	1	191.0	179	89	82	13	63	5	96	8	3	3	807	97	3.58	1.267	8.4	0.6	3.0	4.5	1.52
1979	25	CLE	AL	8	8	.500	5.92	33	24	1	3	0	0	159.2	210	118	105	14	52	1	70	2	1	3	733	72	4.01	1.641	11.8	0.8	2.9	3.9	1.35
1980	26	CLE-min	AAA	6	10	.375	5.00	23	21		5	0	0	135.0	155	82	75	10	53	3	46	3	0	4				1.541	10.3	0.7	3.5	3.1	0.87	TAC PCL
1980	26	CLE	AL	0	0		12.91	4	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	13	11	11	4	6	1	6	0	0	0	40	33	10.32	2.478	15.3	4.7	7.0	7.0	1.00
1981	27	CLE-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.62	21	19	0	5	0	0	115.0	138	64	59	12	27	1	48	2	0	2				1.435	10.8	0.9	2.1	3.8	1.78	CHL IL
4 Yrs				30	24	.556	4.71	99	63	9	10	3	1	466.1	536	271	244	38	146	9	230	13	4	6	2047	88	3.77	1.462	10.3	0.7	2.8	4.4	1.58
162 Game Avg.				13	10	.556	4.71	42	26	4	4	1	0	196	225	114	102	16	61	4	97	5	2	3	859	88	3.77	1.462	10.3	0.7	2.8	4.4	1.58

CLE (3 yrs)				20	19	.513	4.97	70	51	5	8	2	1	358.1	402	218	198	31	121	7	172	10	4	6	1580	80	3.92	1.460	10.1	0.8	3.0	4.3	1.42
BOS (1 yr)				10	5	.667	3.83	29	12	4	2	1	0	108.0	134	53	46	7	25	2	58	3	0	0	467	118	3.29	1.472	11.2	0.6	2.1	4.8	2.32

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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