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James Paxton

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 212lb (193cm, 96kg)

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)

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\

Twitter: @James_Paxton

Instagram: @alstonpaxton

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.8

14.4

ERA

3.49

3.68

165

49.0

899.2

960

WHIP

1.429

1.235

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2016-04-09	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers		Albuquerque Isotopes	1-4	L	4.0	2	1	1	5	3	0	0	52	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	77	42	13	9	6	4	1	1
2	2016-04-15	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	Albuquerque Isotopes	1-3	L	2.1	7	7	7	4	2	1	0	13	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	73	42	11	10	5	6	5	0
3	2016-04-20	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	El Paso Chihuahuas	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	69	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	66	45	11	4	5	11	2	1
4	2016-04-25	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers		Sacramento River Cats	1-6	W	5.1	4	1	0	0	8	0	0	66	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	88	59	12	9	9	4	2	0
5	2016-05-01	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	Las Vegas 51s	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	64	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	88	60	16	7	5	9	5	3
6	2016-05-06	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	Albuquerque Isotopes	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	0	7	1	0	72	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	86	66	18	11	12	6	3	1
7	2016-05-11	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	Fresno Grizzlies	1-2		1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	53	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	14	4	2	4	0	0	0
8	2016-05-16	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers		Omaha Storm Chasers	1-4		4.0	6	5	5	1	8	1	0	37	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	80	53	15	13	5	6	1	0
9	2016-05-21	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers		Iowa Cubs	1-6		5.2	7	6	6	0	7	2	0	38	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	86	60	17	12	7	10	3	3
10	2016-05-26	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers	@	Round Rock Express	1-6	L	6.0	3	2	0	2	5	0	0	65	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	21	81	49	10	10	8	7	3	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
11	2016-06-01	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	San Diego Padres	1-4	L	3.2	10	8	3	1	7	2	0	25	22	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	24	103	67	11	12	7	9	5	1
12	2016-06-06	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	1	1	10	1	0	63	23	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	107	71	14	18	7	7	5	0
13	2016-06-11	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Texas Rangers	1-7		6.1	6	0	0	2	7	0	0	66	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	24	101	61	17	11	9	7	4	0
14	2016-06-16	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	49	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	105	72	17	8	8	12	5	0
15	2016-06-21	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Detroit Tigers	1-8	L	7.2	11	4	4	3	5	0	0	43	31	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	35	110	71	17	10	17	9	4	0
16	2016-06-26	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		St. Louis Cardinals	1-5		5.0	8	5	5	2	7	0	0	36	24	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	101	66	12	18	5	12	6	1
17	2016-07-02	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	5.2	9	4	3	2	2	0	0	37	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	100	62	18	9	14	9	5	0
18	2016-07-07	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Kansas City Royals	1-8		8.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	61	27	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	28	78	53	14	5	12	13	5	4
19	2016-07-15	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-5	L	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	1	0	25	22	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	23	77	50	8	10	12	9	6	0
20	2016-07-22	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	9	1	0	75	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	97	64	18	17	9	5	3	0
21	2016-07-27	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	L	5.0	6	3	3	1	6	0	1	48	21	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	97	62	18	10	5	10	6	0
22	2016-08-01	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Boston Red Sox	1-8		8.0	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	76	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	107	75	26	6	9	12	5	3
23	2016-08-07	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Los Angeles Angels	1-9	W	8.1	5	1	0	1	6	0	0	76	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	113	80	19	14	11	14	3	3
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
24	2016-08-20	AAA-PCL	Tacoma Rainiers		Las Vegas 51s	1-3		3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	57	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	53	37	8	8	5	2	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
25	2016-08-25	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5		5.0	7	3	3	1	5	0	0	45	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	90	57	10	17	9	7	3	0
26	2016-08-30	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Texas Rangers	1-5		5.0	8	4	4	1	4	1	0	38	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	24	86	53	10	5	8	10	5	1
27	2016-09-06	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Texas Rangers	1-5	L	4.1	9	6	4	0	8	1	0	33	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	103	71	17	15	6	10	6	1
28	2016-09-11	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Oakland Athletics	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	55	20	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	23	98	60	16	8	10	8	5	0
29	2016-09-17	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners		Houston Astros	1-7	L	7.0	4	2	2	1	7	0	0	67	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	99	64	16	11	7	11	5	2
30	2016-09-23	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	0	9	0	0	72	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	85	63	22	12	11	5	0	1
31	2016-09-28	Maj-AL	Seattle Mariners	@	Houston Astros	1-5	W	5.0	6	3	3	1	8	1	0	50	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	91	66	17	12	3	10	8	1

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	715	669	86	177	32	4	15	4	2	39	170	.265	.304	.392	.695	.331	262	21	1	0	6	3

Home	14	329	311	41	80	21	2	7	1	0	17	83	.257	.295	.405	.700	.329	126	8	0	0	1	2
Away	17	386	358	45	97	11	2	8	3	2	22	87	.271	.311	.380	.691	.332	136	13	1	0	5	1

April	4	76	67	9	16	1	0	1	0	0	9	16	.239	.329	.299	.627	.300	20	2	0	0	0	0
May	6	117	112	15	25	5	0	5	1	1	5	34	.223	.256	.402	.658	.274	45	1	0	0	0	0
June	6	161	147	23	47	9	2	3	2	0	11	41	.320	.360	.469	.830	.415	69	5	0	0	3	1
July	5	125	118	16	34	8	1	2	1	0	6	20	.288	.328	.424	.752	.333	50	8	1	0	0	1
August	5	116	110	9	26	2	0	2	0	1	4	24	.236	.259	.309	.568	.279	34	2	0	0	2	0
September	5	120	115	14	29	7	1	2	0	0	4	35	.252	.275	.383	.658	.342	44	3	0	0	1	1

As Starter	31	715	669	86	177	32	4	15	4	2	39	170	.265	.304	.392	.695	.331	262	21	1	0	6	3

vs RHB as LHP	31	580	548		149	31	2	13			26	148	.272	.303	.407	.710	.347	223	16	1	0	5	3
vs LHB as LHP	27	135	121		28	1	2	2			13	22	.231	.304	.322	.626	.265	39	5	0	0	1	0

Bases Empty	31	420	401		92	15	3	8			19	106	.229	.264	.342	.606	.293	137	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	31	295	268		85	17	1	7			20	64	.317	.359	.466	.826	.384	125	21	1	0	6	3

vs. Younger Batters	31	336	310		77	19	1	5			24	83	.248	.301	.365	.665	.321	113	9	0	0	2	2
vs. Older Batters	30	379	359		100	13	3	10			15	87	.279	.306	.415	.721	.338	149	12	1	0	4	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	10	10	.500	3.77	31	31	0	171.2	177	86	72	15	39	3	170	1	0	0	715	1.258	8.9	4.36

Home	3	5	.375	3.94	14	14	0	77.2	80	41	34	7	17	2	83	0	0	0	329	1.249	9.6	4.88
Away	7	5	.583	3.64	17	17	0	94.0	97	45	38	8	22	1	87	1	0	0	386	1.266	8.3	3.95

April	2	2	.500	4.08	4	4	0	17.2	16	9	8	1	9	0	16	0	0	0	76	1.415	8.2	1.78
May	2	1	.667	3.90	6	6	0	30.0	25	15	13	5	5	0	34	0	0	0	117	1.000	10.2	6.80
June	1	3	.250	4.15	6	6	0	34.2	47	23	16	3	11	1	41	0	0	0	161	1.673	10.6	3.73
July	2	2	.500	4.40	5	5	0	30.2	34	16	15	2	6	1	20	1	0	0	125	1.304	5.9	3.33
August	1	0	1.000	2.45	5	5	0	29.1	26	9	8	2	4	0	24	0	0	0	116	1.023	7.4	6.00
September	2	2	.500	3.68	5	5	0	29.1	29	14	12	2	4	1	35	0	0	0	120	1.125	10.7	8.75

As Starter	10	10	.500	3.77	31	31	0	171.2	177	86	72	15	39	3	170	1	0	0	715	1.258	8.9	4.36

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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