MLB

#65
James Paxton
ERA W-L K
4.50 7-5 101
Team: BostonHt / Wt: 6-4 / 227
Position: SPBorn: 11/6/1988 Birthplace: Ladner, Canada
Bats/Throws: L/L Draft: 4th Round by Mariners (2010)


Latest News
Sep. 10 8:49 AM PT9:49 AM MT10:49 AM CT11:49 AM ET11:49 ET15:49 GMT23:49 8:49 AM MST10:49 AM EST9:49 AM CST11:19 AM VEN19:49 UAE9:49 AM CT-Paxton's season is over after being placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right knee inflammation.
Analysis: Paxton went 7-3 with a 3.34 in his first 16 starts this season, but then allowed 16 earned runs over 9 2/3 innings in his next three outings. He was the AL Pitcher of the Month in June after going 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in five starts. Nick Pivetta will move back into Boston's rotation, but he's struggled as a starter in 2023.
Sep. 1 7:55 PM PT8:55 PM MT9:55 PM CT10:55 PM ET22:55 ET2:55 GMT10:55 7:55 PM MST9:55 PM EST8:55 PM CST10:25 PM VEN6:55 UAE (+1)8:55 PM CT-James Paxton fell to 7-5, allowing six runs on five hits and two walks in 1.1 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Kansas City Royals 13-2 on Friday. Paxton did not strike out a batter, ending the game with a 4.50 ERA and 1.31 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 26 4:33 PM PT5:33 PM MT6:33 PM CT7:33 PM ET19:33 ET23:33 GMT7:33 4:33 PM MST6:33 PM EST5:33 PM CST7:03 PM VEN3:33 UAE (+1)5:33 PM CT-James Paxton allowed four runs on four hits and five walks in 4.1 innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Saturday. Paxton struck out four, ending the game with a 3.99 ERA and 1.26 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 21 8:26 PM PT9:26 PM MT10:26 PM CT11:26 PM ET23:26 ET3:26 GMT11:26 8:26 PM MST10:26 PM EST9:26 PM CST10:56 PM VEN7:26 UAE (+1)9:26 PM CT-James Paxton fell to 7-4, allowing seven runs - six earned - on nine hits and three walks in 4.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Houston Astros 9-4 on Monday. Paxton struck out four, ending the game with a 3.79 ERA and 1.22 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 16 6:42 PM PT7:42 PM MT8:42 PM CT9:42 PM ET21:42 ET1:42 GMT9:42 6:42 PM MST8:42 PM EST7:42 PM CST9:12 PM VEN5:42 UAE (+1)7:42 PM CT-James Paxton allowed two runs on five hits and one walk in 6.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday. Paxton struck out three, ending the game with a 3.34 ERA and 1.14 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 10 7:02 PM PT8:02 PM MT9:02 PM CT10:02 PM ET22:02 ET2:02 GMT10:02 7:02 PM MST9:02 PM EST8:02 PM CST9:32 PM VEN6:02 UAE (+1)8:02 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 7-3, allowing six hits over 5.1 scoreless innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday. Paxton struck out six, ending the game with a 3.36 ERA and 1.15 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 4 6:49 PM PT7:49 PM MT8:49 PM CT9:49 PM ET21:49 ET1:49 GMT9:49 6:49 PM MST8:49 PM EST7:49 PM CST9:19 PM VEN5:49 UAE (+1)7:49 PM CT-James Paxton fell to 6-3, allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks in 5.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday. Paxton struck out four, ending the game with a 3.60 ERA and 1.15 WHIP on the season.
July 29 7:00 PM PT8:00 PM MT9:00 PM CT10:00 PM ET22:00 ET2:00 GMT10:00 7:00 PM MST9:00 PM EST8:00 PM CST9:30 PM VEN6:00 UAE (+1)8:00 PM CT-James Paxton allowed one run on eight hits and two walks in 5.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday. Paxton struck out five, ending the game with a 3.34 ERA and 1.07 WHIP on the season.
July 22 6:58 PM PT7:58 PM MT8:58 PM CT9:58 PM ET21:58 ET1:58 GMT9:58 6:58 PM MST8:58 PM EST7:58 PM CST9:28 PM VEN5:58 UAE (+1)7:58 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 6-2, allowing three runs - two earned - on three hits and one walk in 6.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Mets 8-6 on Saturday. Paxton struck out seven, ending the game with a 3.46 ERA and 1.00 WHIP on the season.
July 15 2:14 PM PT3:14 PM MT4:14 PM CT5:14 PM ET17:14 ET21:14 GMT5:14 2:14 PM MST4:14 PM EST3:14 PM CST4:44 PM VEN1:14 UAE (+1)3:14 PM CT-James Paxton fell to 5-2, allowing six runs on three hits and three walks in 3.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Saturday. Paxton struck out four, ending the game with a 3.51 ERA and 1.03 WHIP on the season.
July 8 4:01 PM PT5:01 PM MT6:01 PM CT7:01 PM ET19:01 ET23:01 GMT7:01 4:01 PM MST6:01 PM EST5:01 PM CST6:31 PM VEN3:01 UAE (+1)5:01 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 5-1, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk in 6.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Saturday. Paxton struck out three, ending the game with a 2.73 ERA and 0.98 WHIP on the season.
July 3 7:57 AM PT8:57 AM MT9:57 AM CT10:57 AM ET10:57 ET14:57 GMT22:57 7:57 AM MST9:57 AM EST8:57 AM CST10:27 AM VEN18:57 UAE8:57 AM CT-Paxton has been reinstated from the paternity leave list and will start for the Red Sox against Oakland on Saturday.
Analysis: Paxton was originally scheduled to start Thursday against Texas and will be working on a little additional rest. The left-hander has been outstanding lately, as he threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings in a win at Toronto last Friday to conclude June with a 3-0 record, 1.74 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 34 strikeouts over 31 innings.
June 30 6:42 PM PT7:42 PM MT8:42 PM CT9:42 PM ET21:42 ET1:42 GMT9:42 6:42 PM MST8:42 PM EST7:42 PM CST9:12 PM VEN5:42 UAE (+1)7:42 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 4-1, allowing three hits and two walks over 7.2 scoreless innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday. Paxton struck out seven, ending the game with a 2.70 ERA and 0.96 WHIP on the season.
June 24 4:10 PM PT5:10 PM MT6:10 PM CT7:10 PM ET19:10 ET23:10 GMT7:10 4:10 PM MST6:10 PM EST5:10 PM CST6:40 PM VEN3:10 UAE (+1)5:10 PM CT-James Paxton allowed one run on two hits in 4.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Saturday. Paxton struck out three, ending the game with a 3.19 ERA and 1.02 WHIP on the season.
June 19 7:37 PM PT8:37 PM MT9:37 PM CT10:37 PM ET22:37 ET2:37 GMT10:37 7:37 PM MST9:37 PM EST8:37 PM CST10:07 PM VEN6:37 UAE (+1)8:37 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 3-1, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk in 6.1 innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Monday. Paxton struck out seven, ending the game with a 3.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP on the season.
June 12 8:55 PM PT9:55 PM MT10:55 PM CT11:55 PM ET23:55 ET3:55 GMT11:55 8:55 PM MST10:55 PM EST9:55 PM CST11:25 PM VEN7:55 UAE (+1)9:55 PM CT-James Paxton allowed one run - zero earned - on four hits and one walk in 6.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Monday. Paxton struck out eight, ending the game with a 3.09 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the season.
June 6 7:15 PM PT8:15 PM MT9:15 PM CT10:15 PM ET22:15 ET2:15 GMT10:15 7:15 PM MST9:15 PM EST8:15 PM CST9:45 PM VEN6:15 UAE (+1)8:15 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 2-1, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks in 7.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Tuesday. Paxton struck out nine, ending the game with a 3.81 ERA and 1.23 WHIP on the season.
May 31 7:20 PM PT8:20 PM MT9:20 PM CT10:20 PM ET22:20 ET2:20 GMT10:20 7:20 PM MST9:20 PM EST8:20 PM CST9:50 PM VEN6:20 UAE (+1)8:20 PM CT-James Paxton allowed one run on four hits and one walk in 5.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Wednesday. Paxton struck out eight, ending the game with a 4.26 ERA and 1.26 WHIP on the season.
May 25 9:16 PM PT10:16 PM MT11:16 PM CT12:16 AM ET0:16 ET4:16 GMT12:16 9:16 PM MST11:16 PM EST10:16 PM CST11:46 PM VEN8:16 UAE10:16 PM CT-James Paxton fell to 1-1, allowing five runs on four hits and three walks in 3.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Wednesday. Paxton struck out five, ending the game with a 5.14 ERA and 1.36 WHIP on the season.
May 20 9:08 PM PT10:08 PM MT11:08 PM CT12:08 AM ET0:08 ET4:08 GMT12:08 9:08 PM MST11:08 PM EST10:08 PM CST11:38 PM VEN8:08 UAE10:08 PM CT-James Paxton improved to 1-0, allowing one run on five hits and two walks in 6.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the San Diego Padres 6-1 on Friday. Paxton struck out five, ending the game with a 2.45 ERA and 1.09 WHIP on the season.
May 12 7:11 PM PT8:11 PM MT9:11 PM CT10:11 PM ET22:11 ET2:11 GMT10:11 7:11 PM MST9:11 PM EST8:11 PM CST9:41 PM VEN6:11 UAE (+1)8:11 PM CT-James Paxton allowed two runs on four hits and one walk in 5.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 on Friday. Paxton struck out nine, ending the game with a 3.60 ERA and 1.00 WHIP on the season.
May 9 2:57 PM PT3:57 PM MT4:57 PM CT5:57 PM ET17:57 ET21:57 GMT5:57 2:57 PM MST4:57 PM EST3:57 PM CST5:27 PM VEN1:57 UAE (+1)3:57 PM CT-Paxton, who missed the entire 2022 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, is scheduled to make his season debut Friday against the Cardinals.
Analysis: Paxton has started just six games since the 2019 season, so expectations are modest in 2023, but he remains someone worth monitoring.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA
2013 Sea 3 0 0 - 0 4 4 0 24.0 15 5 4 2 7 2 21 0.92 1.50
2014 Sea 6 4 0 - 0 13 13 0 74.0 60 29 25 3 29 2 59 1.20 3.04
2015 Sea 3 4 0 - 0 13 13 0 67.0 67 34 29 8 29 1 56 1.43 3.90
2016 Sea 6 7 0 - 0 20 20 0 121.0 134 62 51 9 24 3 117 1.31 3.79
2017 Sea 12 5 0 - 0 24 24 0 136.0 113 47 45 9 37 1 156 1.10 2.98
2018 Sea 11 6 0 - 0 28 28 2 160.1 134 67 67 23 42 0 208 1.10 3.76
2019 NYY 15 6 0 - 0 29 29 0 150.2 138 71 64 23 55 0 186 1.28 3.82
2020 NYY 1 1 0 - 0 5 5 0 20.1 23 17 15 4 7 0 26 1.48 6.64
2021 Sea 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 1.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0.75 6.75
2023 Bos 7 5 0 - 0 19 19 0 96.0 93 51 48 18 33 0 101 1.31 4.50
Career 64 38 0 - 0 156 156 2 850.2 777 384 349 99 264 9 932 1.22 3.69

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2013 Sea 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2014 Sea 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2015 Sea 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2016 Sea 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .250 .000
2019 NYY 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 156 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0 .000 .143 .000

Postseason

Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2019 NYY Total 1 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 13.0 13 5 5 2 7 0 20 3.46
    LDS 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 4.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 8 5.79
    LCS 1 0 0 - 0 2 2 0 8.1 8 2 2 0 6 0 12 2.16
Career 1 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 13.0 13 5 5 2 7 0 20 3.46


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 968 98 90 95.3 57.28
Curveball 328 86 78 81.4 19.41
Slider 280 89 82 85.8 16.57
Changeup 114 88 81 84.5 6.75


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