P James Paxton #41


Age: 35
Bats: L
Throws: L
League Date: 03/28/2024

P JAMES PAXTON #41 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 65 65 65
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 55 55
Curveball 65 65
Changeup 65 65
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
To call Paxton a perfectionist is an understatement.
Player Info
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Contract Details:Click Here For Details
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Oakland - MLB 23 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 4 4 4 1 5 1 0 0 1.50 .167 7.61 -0.1 71
2013 Oakland - MLB 24 26 26 12 9 0 3.82 158.0 147 72 67 15 78 130 0 0 1.42 .289 4.29 1.8 108
2014 Oakland - MLB 25 35 6 3 2 2 7.81 65.2 77 57 57 10 43 68 0 0 1.83 .358 5.44 -0.1 60
2015 Oakland - MLB 26 34 31 13 8 0 3.49 204.0 172 82 79 18 60 170 1 0 1.14 .270 3.78 3.7 120
2016 Oakland - MLB 27 21 21 4 11 0 4.45 117.1 127 64 58 16 31 96 1 0 1.35 .313 4.39 1.2 92
2017 Oakland - MLB 28 33 33 10 14 0 3.94 187.1 197 89 82 20 66 147 1 0 1.40 .314 4.15 2.5 106
2018 Oakland - MLB 29 22 15 3 9 0 5.44 87.2 105 54 53 14 41 53 0 0 1.67 .319 5.50 -0.6 72
2018 Kansas City - MLB 29 33 3 0 5 0 8.13 31.0 44 29 28 6 17 29 0 0 1.97 .388 5.32 -0.4 48
2018 Total - MLB 29 55 18 3 14 0 6.14 118.2 149 83 81 20 58 82 0 0 1.74 .337 5.45 -1.0 64
2019 Kansas City - MLB 30 32 32 10 9 0 4.49 184.1 208 105 92 22 54 162 0 0 1.42 .332 3.94 2.6 89
2020 San Francisco - MLB 31 24 24 7 8 0 4.07 128.1 136 59 58 14 45 124 0 0 1.41 .343 3.91 1.7 96
2021 San Francisco - MLB 32 35 28 5 14 0 5.03 143.0 157 84 80 24 52 130 0 0 1.46 .321 4.75 0.3 78
2022 San Francisco - MLB 33 10 10 5 3 0 2.23 64.2 47 18 16 4 21 64 0 0 1.05 .253 2.95 1.6 172
2022 Detroit - MLB 33 10 10 1 1 0 4.46 36.1 40 19 18 3 13 36 0 0 1.46 .346 3.56 0.8 95
2022 Total - MLB 33 20 20 6 4 0 3.03 101.0 87 37 34 7 34 100 0 0 1.20 .289 3.17 2.4 133
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB 34 10 10 1 5 0 6.22 46.1 45 35 32 8 23 38 0 0 1.47 .274 5.31 -0.0 66
Total MLB 326 250 74 98 2 4.46 1460.0 1506 771 724 175 549 1248 3 0 1.41 .311 4.29 14.9 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Midland - AA 23 17 17 6 5 0 3.83 96.1 96 45 41 4 47 88 0 0 1.48 .330 3.41 2.6 118
2012 Jackson - AA 23 6 6 3 2 0 3.55 33.0 30 17 13 2 15 33 0 0 1.36 .301 4.03 0.9 145
2012 Total - AA 23 23 23 9 7 0 3.76 129.1 126 62 54 6 62 121 0 0 1.45 .323 3.57 3.5 124
2012 Tacoma - AAA 23 1 1 0 0 0 8.44 5.1 6 5 5 0 7 7 0 0 2.44 .429 5.04 0.1 64
2012 Sacramento - AAA 23 6 6 1 3 0 5.57 32.1 34 25 20 8 17 31 0 0 1.58 .289 6.60 0.1 97
2012 Total - AAA 23 7 7 1 3 0 5.97 37.2 40 30 25 8 24 38 0 0 1.70 .308 6.38 0.2 91
2013 Sacramento - AAA 24 6 6 3 2 0 2.35 38.1 36 10 10 3 16 41 0 0 1.36 .324 3.38 1.2 207
2014 Sacramento - AAA 25 8 8 2 1 0 3.95 43.1 30 21 19 5 17 41 0 0 1.08 .225 4.44 0.9 131
2022 Toledo - AAA 33 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0.60 .200 3.60 0.1 149
Total IL 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0.60 .200 3.60 148.8
Total PCL 21 21 6 6 0 4.07 119.1 106 61 54 16 57 120 0 0 1.37 .284 4.71 128.1
Total SL 6 6 3 2 0 3.55 33.0 30 17 13 2 15 33 0 0 1.36 .301 4.03 144.9
Total TEX 17 17 6 5 0 3.83 96.1 96 45 41 4 47 88 0 0 1.48 .330 3.41 117.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Oakland - MLB 24 3 2 1 0 0 2.35 15.1 9 5 4 1 3 13 0 0 0.78 .195 2.85 0.4 175
Total MLB 3 2 1 0 0 2.35 15.1 9 5 4 1 3 13 0 0 0.78 .195 2.85 175.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Oakland - MLB P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.7 1.034
2013 Oakland - MLB P 26 26 6 26 3 33 1 .970 158.0 1.82 +0.5 1.001
2014 Oakland - MLB P 35 6 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 65.2 1.78 +0.9 1.032
2015 Oakland - MLB P 34 31 5 24 2 30 1 .967 204.0 1.28 -0.7 .946
2016 Oakland - MLB P 21 21 2 19 2 22 1 .955 117.1 1.61 -0.6 .921
2017 Oakland - MLB P 33 33 14 27 5 43 2 .953 187.1 1.97 +1.7 .980
2018 Kansas City - MLB P 26 3 1 2 0 4 1 .750 31.0 0.87 +0.4 1.001
2018 Oakland - MLB P 22 15 6 8 1 14 0 1.000 87.2 1.44 +1.5 1.113
2019 Kansas City - MLB P 32 32 8 22 2 32 2 .938 184.1 1.46 +0.4 .967
2020 San Francisco - MLB P 24 24 4 19 1 23 0 1.000 128.1 1.61 +0.1 .935
2021 San Francisco - MLB P 35 28 12 18 0 31 1 .968 143.0 1.89 +0.2 1.100
2022 San Francisco - MLB P 10 10 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 64.2 0.42 +0.6 .664
2022 Detroit - MLB P 10 10 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 36.1 1.49 -0.1 .831
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB P 10 10 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 46.1 1.17 +0.2 1.024
TOTAL P 319 250 66 186 16 261 9 .966 1460.0 1.55 +5.9 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
05/07/2012 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Oakland Athletics, along with C Miguel Olivo, RF Jabari Blash, in exchange for CF Yoenis Cespedes.
11/26/2012 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 40 (40).
04/01/2013 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
11/21/2013 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 50 (50).
09/05/2014 Injured on 09/01/2014, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 1-2 weeks.
11/23/2014 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
11/21/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
07/23/2016 Injured on 07/20/2016, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 5-6 months.
11/24/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
11/11/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
02/10/2018 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $29,000,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
07/19/2018 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Logan Gilbert, 2B Bo Bichette, RP Taylor Guerrieri, SS Edgardo Cortéz.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
04/06/2019 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
02/23/2020 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the San Francisco Giants, along with $7,000,000, in exchange for SP George Olsen, SP Salvador Moreno.
05/06/2020 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/14/2020 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/18/2020 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
03/02/2021 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/17/2021 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/17/2021 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
05/30/2022 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for CL Rafael Pérez and SS Sam Petzinger.
06/04/2022 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2022 Injured on 07/05/2022, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 2 weeks.
07/25/2022 Injured (triceps tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
09/18/2022 Injured on 09/17/2022, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, will miss 4 weeks.
11/21/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
01/24/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
06/02/2023 Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2017 33 4
Year L Rank
2017 14 3
2018 14 6
2021 14 1
Year Win. % Rank
2015 .619 10
Year BB Rank
2013 78 8
Year WP Rank
2017 12 4
2020 10 6
Year ERA Rank
2015 3.49 9
Year BABIP Rank
2015 .270 4
Year WHIP Rank
2015 1.14 4
Year RA/9 Rank
2015 10.41 4
Year H/9 Rank
2015 7.59 3
Year QS Rank
2015 21 3
2017 21 8
Year QSP Rank
2015 .677 3
2017 .636 10
Year GB% Rank
2015 0.59 7
2017 0.60 4
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