Mike Paxton

Position: Starting 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)

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

ERA

4.71

466.1

230

WHIP

1.462

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1975	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	BOS	10	3	.769	1.09	1.93	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
1975	21	-1.0	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	5	3	.625	1.41	2.25	8	7		7	1	0	64.0	46	16	10	0	24	2	55	1	0	1		1.094	6.5	0.0	3.4	7.7	2.29
1975	21	1.4	Elmira	NYPL	A-	BOS	5	0	1.000	0.63	1.47	5	5		5	2	0	43.0	26	7	3	0	5	1	43	1	0	2		0.721	5.4	0.0	1.0	9.0	8.60
1976	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	11	9	.550	3.66	4.02	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
1976	22	-2.3	Rhode Island	IL	AAA	BOS	7	6	.538	4.14	4.57	19	19		5	2	0	126.0	108	64	58	10	61	10	92	2	1	1		1.341	7.7	0.7	4.4	6.6	1.51
1976	22	-0.5	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	4	3	.571	2.47	2.65	8	7		5	1	0	51.0	38	15	14	3	16	0	36	1	0	1		1.059	6.7	0.5	2.8	6.4	2.25
1977	23	-1.6	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	5	0	1.000	0.82	1.15	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
1977	23	-4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	5	.667	3.83	4.42	29	12	4	2	1	0	108.0	134	53	46	7	25	2	58	3	0	0	467	1.472	11.2	0.6	2.1	4.8	2.32
1978	24	-3.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	12	11	.522	3.86	4.19	33	27	4	5	2	1	191.0	179	89	82	13	63	5	96	8	3	3	807	1.267	8.4	0.6	3.0	4.5	1.52
1979	25	-2.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	8	.500	5.92	6.65	33	24	1	3	0	0	159.2	210	118	105	14	52	1	70	2	1	3	733	1.641	11.8	0.8	2.9	3.9	1.35
1980	26	0.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CLE	6	10	.375	5.00	5.47	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
1980	26	-1.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		12.91	12.91	4	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	13	11	11	4	6	1	6	0	0	0	40	2.478	15.3	4.7	7.0	7.0	1.00
1981	27	1.8	Charleston	IL	AAA	CLE	6	9	.400	4.62	5.01	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
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		30	24	.556	4.71	5.23	99	63	9	10	3	1	466.1	536	271	244	38	146	9	230	13	4	6	2047	1.462	10.3	0.7	2.8	4.4	1.58
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		38	31	.551	3.42	3.90	91	85	0	36	9	0	589.0	545	255	224	35	204	18	366	11	1	12		1.272	8.3	0.5	3.1	5.6	1.79
All Levels (7 Seasons)							68	55	.553	3.99	4.49	190	148	9	46	12	1	1055.1	1081	526	468	73	350	27	596	24	5	18	2047	1.356	9.2	0.6	3.0	5.1	1.70

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		24	25	.490	4.11	4.53	70	66	0	19	5	0	431.0	435	217	197	32	159	15	232	8	1	8		1.378	9.1	0.7	3.3	4.8	1.46
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	2.47	2.65	8	7		5	1	0	51.0	38	15	14	3	16	0	36	1	0	1		1.059	6.7	0.5	2.8	6.4	2.25
A (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	1.41	2.25	8	7		7	1	0	64.0	46	16	10	0	24	2	55	1	0	1		1.094	6.5	0.0	3.4	7.7	2.29
A- (1 season)					Minors		5	0	1.000	0.63	1.47	5	5		5	2	0	43.0	26	7	3	0	5	1	43	1	0	2		0.721	5.4	0.0	1.0	9.0	8.60