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James Paxton
ERA W-L K
4.26 1-1 27
Team: BostonHt / Wt: 6-4 / 227
Position: SPBorn: 11/6/1988 Birthplace: Ladner, Canada
Bats/Throws: L/L Draft: 4th Round by Mariners (2010)


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Latest News
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 1 1 0 - 0 4 4 0 19.0 17 9 9 4 7 0 27 1.26 4.26
Career 58 34 0 - 0 141 141 2 773.2 701 342 310 85 238 9 858 1.21 3.61

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 141 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 208 98 93 96.1 58.92
Curveball 63 84 79 81.3 17.85
Slider 62 88 83 85.9 17.56
Changeup 20 88 83 86 5.67

STATS GameZone
  • Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 2:10 PM PT3:10 PM MT4:10 PM CT5:10 PM ET17:10 ET3:10 PM MT5:10 PM ET22:10 GMT6:10 5:40 PM VEN2:10 UAE (+1)
  • Oakland at Miami, 3:40 PM PT4:40 PM MT5:40 PM CT6:40 PM ET18:40 ET4:40 PM MT6:40 PM ET23:40 GMT7:40 7:10 PM VEN3:40 UAE (+1)
  • Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 PM PT5:05 PM MT6:05 PM CT7:05 PM ET19:05 ET5:05 PM MT7:05 PM ET0:05 GMT8:05 7:35 PM VEN4:05 UAE (+1)
  • St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 4:05 PM PT5:05 PM MT6:05 PM CT7:05 PM ET19:05 ET5:05 PM MT7:05 PM ET0:05 GMT8:05 7:35 PM VEN4:05 UAE (+1)
  • Toronto at NY Mets, 4:10 PM PT5:10 PM MT6:10 PM CT7:10 PM ET19:10 ET5:10 PM MT7:10 PM ET0:10 GMT8:10 7:40 PM VEN4:10 UAE (+1)
  • Seattle at Texas, 5:05 PM PT6:05 PM MT7:05 PM CT8:05 PM ET20:05 ET6:05 PM MT8:05 PM ET1:05 GMT9:05 8:35 PM VEN5:05 UAE (+1)
  • Detroit at Chi White Sox, 5:10 PM PT6:10 PM MT7:10 PM CT8:10 PM ET20:10 ET6:10 PM MT8:10 PM ET1:10 GMT9:10 8:40 PM VEN5:10 UAE (+1)
  • Colorado at Kansas City, 5:10 PM PT6:10 PM MT7:10 PM CT8:10 PM ET20:10 ET6:10 PM MT8:10 PM ET1:10 GMT9:10 8:40 PM VEN5:10 UAE (+1)
  • Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 PM PT6:10 PM MT7:10 PM CT8:10 PM ET20:10 ET6:10 PM MT8:10 PM ET1:10 GMT9:10 8:40 PM VEN5:10 UAE (+1)
  • LA Angels at Houston, 5:10 PM PT6:10 PM MT7:10 PM CT8:10 PM ET20:10 ET6:10 PM MT8:10 PM ET1:10 GMT9:10 8:40 PM VEN5:10 UAE (+1)
  • Chi Cubs at San Diego, 6:40 PM PT7:40 PM MT8:40 PM CT9:40 PM ET21:40 ET7:40 PM MT9:40 PM ET2:40 GMT10:40 10:10 PM VEN6:40 UAE (+1)
  • Atlanta at Arizona, 6:40 PM PT7:40 PM MT8:40 PM CT9:40 PM ET21:40 ET7:40 PM MT9:40 PM ET2:40 GMT10:40 10:10 PM VEN6:40 UAE (+1)
  • NY Yankees at LA Dodgers, 7:10 PM PT8:10 PM MT9:10 PM CT10:10 PM ET22:10 ET8:10 PM MT10:10 PM ET3:10 GMT11:10 10:40 PM VEN7:10 UAE (+1)
  • Baltimore at San Francisco, 7:15 PM PT8:15 PM MT9:15 PM CT10:15 PM ET22:15 ET8:15 PM MT10:15 PM ET3:15 GMT11:15 10:45 PM VEN7:15 UAE (+1)
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