P James 'The Big Maple' Paxton #65
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/04/2026
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P JAMES 'THE BIG MAPLE' PAXTON #65 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 8 3-4 0 6.10 38.1 43 6 11 34 1.41 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 50 45 45
Control 60 65 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 45 45
Cutter 55 55
Knuckle Curve 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/06/2026 @ KC Win, 17-4 X 5.1 4 0 0 1 6 Win
05/01/2026 @ TEX Loss, 3-13 X 3.0 5 5 5 1 0 Loss
04/24/2026 OAK Win, 5-1 X 6.1 5 1 1 1 6 Win
04/19/2026 SEA Win, 10-4 X 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 Win
04/13/2026 @ BOS Loss, 6-7 X 5.0 7 4 4 2 2
04/07/2026 PHI Loss, 6-9 X 2.2 4 7 6 3 4 Loss
04/01/2026 @ OAK Loss, 1-5 X 3.0 6 5 5 2 3 Loss
03/27/2026 SEA Loss, 2-3 X 6.2 6 3 2 0 6 Loss
03/15/2026 TEX Win, 4-1 1.1 3 1 1 2 3
03/06/2026 CLE Win, 4-3 X 4.0 4 3 3 2 4
PERSONALITY
Quiet and doesn't stand out in a crowd.
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 25 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 25 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 8 3 4 0 6.10 38.1 43 28 26 6 11 34 0 0.0 0 3 37.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.38 10.10 7.98 2.58 4.68 1.41 108 0.4 .327        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 33 13 4 0 1 5 2 7 0 0 1 .394 .444 .606 1.051      
vs. RHB 117 30 5 0 5 23 9 27 3 0 2 .256 .313 .427 .740      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 1 0 2.70 6.2 6 3 2 0 0 6  
April 5 5 2 2 0 7.33 23.1 28 20 19 5 9 22  
May 2 2 1 1 0 5.40 8.1 9 5 5 1 2 6  
Spring Training 4 3 1 0 0 4.72 13.1 15 7 7 3 4 11  
Last Year 16 16 7 2 0 3.90 85.1 88 42 37 8 25 73  
2 Years Ago 27 27 8 7 0 3.56 166.2 150 70 66 23 39 156  
Career 292 288 109 77 0 3.71 1660.1 1507 749 685 203 497 1709  
Home 4 4 2 2 0 4.91 22.0 21 14 12 2 5 23  
Road 4 4 1 2 0 7.71 16.1 22 14 14 4 6 11  
Grass 8 8 3 4 0 6.10 38.1 43 28 26 6 11 34  
Day 3 3 2 1 0 4.91 14.2 16 8 8 3 4 16  
Night 5 5 1 3 0 6.85 23.2 27 20 18 3 7 18  
As Starter 8 8 3 4 0 6.10 38.1 43 28 26 6 11 34  
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+
2013 Seattle - MLB 24 4 4 3 0 0 1.50 24.0 15 5 4 2 7 21 0 0 0.92 .210 3.13 0.6 260
2014 Seattle - MLB 25 13 13 6 4 0 3.04 74.0 60 29 25 3 29 59 0 0 1.20 .270 3.34 1.4 123
2015 Seattle - MLB 26 13 13 3 4 0 3.90 67.0 67 34 29 8 29 56 0 0 1.43 .285 4.35 0.5 100
2016 Seattle - MLB 27 20 20 6 7 0 3.79 121.0 134 62 51 9 24 117 0 0 1.31 .347 2.79 3.8 108
2017 Seattle - MLB 28 24 24 12 5 0 2.98 136.0 113 47 45 9 37 156 0 0 1.10 .301 2.68 4.7 143
2018 Seattle - MLB 29 28 28 11 6 0 3.76 160.1 134 67 67 23 42 208 2 1 1.10 .302 3.40 3.7 111
2019 New York - MLB 30 29 29 15 6 0 3.82 150.2 138 71 64 23 55 186 0 0 1.28 .315 4.03 3.0 120
2020 New York - MLB 31 23 23 9 6 0 3.72 121.0 108 52 50 17 57 117 0 0 1.36 .282 4.75 1.6 127
2021 Seattle - MLB 32 23 19 5 6 0 3.13 118.0 98 43 41 16 31 139 1 1 1.09 .279 3.37 3.0 141
2021 Washington - MLB 32 5 5 2 0 0 1.69 26.2 18 8 5 1 8 15 1 1 0.97 .218 3.46 0.7 270
2021 Total - MLB 32 28 24 7 6 0 2.86 144.2 116 51 46 17 39 154 2 2 1.07 .266 3.39 3.7 155
2022 Washington - MLB 33 28 28 8 9 0 4.58 178.2 182 99 91 30 48 185 1 0 1.29 .316 4.17 3.2 100
2023 Baltimore - MLB 34 21 21 7 7 0 4.63 128.1 106 68 66 22 40 120 1 0 1.14 .247 4.43 1.8 97
2023 Houston - MLB 34 10 10 4 4 0 2.52 64.1 53 24 18 3 15 67 2 1 1.06 .289 2.33 2.6 176
2023 Total - MLB 34 31 31 11 11 0 3.92 192.2 159 92 84 25 55 187 3 1 1.11 .261 3.73 4.5 114
2024 Houston - MLB 35 27 27 8 7 0 3.56 166.2 150 70 66 23 39 156 1 0 1.13 .280 3.94 3.2 124
2025 Houston - MLB 36 16 16 7 2 0 3.90 85.1 88 42 37 8 25 73 0 0 1.32 .310 3.62 1.9 112
2026 Houston - MLB 37 8 8 3 4 0 6.10 38.1 43 28 26 6 11 34 0 0 1.41 .327 4.68 0.4 71
Total MLB 292 288 109 77 0 3.71 1660.1 1507 749 685 203 497 1709 9 4 1.21 .294 3.70 36.2 117
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+
2011 Delmarva - A 22 10 10 3 3 0 2.73 56.0 45 21 17 1 30 80 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 2.1 145
2011 Clinton - A 22 10 10 3 3 0 2.73 56.0 45 21 17 1 30 80 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 2.2 146
2011 Total - A 22 20 20 6 6 0 2.73 112.0 90 42 34 2 60 160 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 4.3 146
2011 Jackson - AA 22 7 7 3 0 0 1.85 39.0 28 10 8 2 13 51 0 0 1.05 .302 2.33 1.4 217
2012 Jackson - AA 23 21 21 9 4 0 3.05 106.1 96 43 36 5 54 110 0 0 1.41 .322 3.29 2.5 131
2013 Tacoma - AAA 24 28 26 8 11 0 4.45 145.2 158 84 72 10 58 131 2 1 1.48 .338 3.55 2.8 89
2014 Everett - A- 25 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.12 .167 7.70 -0.1 59
2014 Tacoma - AAA 25 3 3 0 1 0 4.35 10.1 13 7 5 2 6 14 0 0 1.84 .393 4.75 0.0 91
2015 Tacoma - AAA 26 3 3 0 1 0 8.10 6.2 12 6 6 0 3 4 0 0 2.25 .480 3.35 0.1 49
2016 Tacoma - AAA 27 11 11 4 3 0 3.73 50.2 43 24 21 6 15 53 0 0 1.14 .285 3.54 1.0 106
2017 Arkansas - AA 28 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 1.25 .400 3.95 0.1 89
2024 Round Rock - AAA 35 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 6.2 7 4 4 1 1 5 0 0 1.20 .286 4.79 0.1 88
Total PCL 46 44 12 17 0 4.42 220.0 233 125 108 19 83 207 2 1 1.44 .333 3.63 90.3
Total SL 28 28 12 4 0 2.72 145.1 124 53 44 7 67 161 0 0 1.31 .317 3.03 146.8
Total TEX 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 1.25 .400 3.95 88.6
Total MID 10 10 3 3 0 2.73 56.0 45 21 17 1 30 80 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 146.2
Total SAL 10 10 3 3 0 2.73 56.0 45 21 17 1 30 80 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 144.8
Total NWL 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.12 .167 7.70 59.2
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+
2019 New York - MLB 30 3 3 1 0 0 3.46 13.0 13 5 5 2 7 20 0 0 1.54 .379 3.91 0.3 133
2020 New York - MLB 31 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 12.1 11 6 6 1 4 12 0 0 1.22 .294 3.28 0.4 108
2022 Washington - MLB 33 1 1 0 1 0 21.60 1.2 5 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 3.00 .500 9.83 -0.1 21
2024 Houston - MLB 35 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 6 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 1.00 .400 0.95 0.4 295
Total MLB 7 7 2 2 0 4.36 33.0 35 16 16 4 11 40 0 0 1.39 .360 3.44 106.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 Seattle - MLB P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.1 .000
2014 Seattle - MLB P 13 13 1 7 1 11 3 .727 74.0 0.97 -0.4 .000
2015 Seattle - MLB P 13 13 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 67.0 0.81 -0.6 .000
2016 Seattle - MLB P 20 20 0 12 1 15 3 .800 121.0 0.89 -0.3 .000
2017 Seattle - MLB P 24 24 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 136.0 0.66 +0.4 .000
2018 Seattle - MLB P 28 28 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 160.1 0.45 +0.2 .000
2019 New York - MLB P 29 29 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 150.2 0.72 +0.5 .000
2020 New York - MLB P 23 23 3 6 0 10 1 .900 121.0 0.67 +0.2 1.045
2021 Seattle - MLB P 23 19 1 2 0 4 1 .750 118.0 0.23 +0.3 .700
2021 Washington - MLB P 5 5 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 26.2 1.35 -0.1 1.050
2022 Washington - MLB P 28 28 9 10 0 21 2 .905 178.2 0.96 -0.6 .942
2023 Baltimore - MLB P 21 21 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 128.1 1.19 -0.6 .913
2023 Houston - MLB P 10 10 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 64.1 1.26 -0.1 1.004
2024 Houston - MLB P 27 27 12 7 1 20 1 .950 166.2 1.03 -0.0 .821
2025 Houston - MLB P 16 16 8 3 1 12 1 .917 85.1 1.16 -0.9 .746
2026 Houston - MLB P 8 8 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 38.1 0.94 +0.7 1.484
TOTAL P 292 288 54 100 4 166 12 .928 1660.1 0.83 -1.2 .927
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2009 Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (37th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY). Did not sign.
06/08/2010 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY).
11/19/2018 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees in exchange for P Justus Sheffield, P Erik Swanson, and OF Dom Thompson-Williams.
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,575,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,500,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
06/19/2020 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
08/18/2020 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/20/2020 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days.
11/17/2020 Rejected the New York Yankees qualifying offer.
11/19/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/30/2021 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $33,000,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
05/24/2021 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/2021 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/25/2021 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Washington Nationals, along with 1B Rhys Hoskins, LF Chris Taylor, $1,000,000, in exchange for RF Adam Eaton, LF Úrsula Nishijima.
07/30/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/08/2021 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
06/10/2022 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/05/2022 Declined his contract option.
11/28/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/24/2023 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $90,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
07/31/2023 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros, along with RP Dany Jimenez, in exchange for SP Trevor Bauer, CF Elijah Green, SP Manny Ramirez.
08/01/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/19/2023 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
03/09/2024 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/03/2024 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
05/20/2024 Strikes out 16 against the New York Yankees.
06/02/2024 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2 weeks.
09/16/2024 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/22/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $38,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
06/21/2025 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 6-7 months.
11/07/2025 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
03/09/2026 Named to the 2026 World Cup of Baseball for Canada.
03/27/2026 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/25/2026 Released by the Houston Astros.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2019 15 8
Year K Rank
2018 208 9
Year WP Rank
2017 15 1
2021 11 2
2022 12 7
2023 12 9
2024 13 3
Year ERA Rank
2024 3.56 8
Year BABIP Rank
2023 .261 2
2024 .280 10
Year WHIP Rank
2023 1.11 5
2024 1.13 4
Year K/BB Rank
2024 4.00 4
Year RA/9 Rank
2023 10.04 3
2024 10.31 3
Year H/9 Rank
2023 7.43 6
2024 8.10 10
Year BB/9 Rank
2024 2.11 6
Year QSP Rank
2024 .481 10
Year CG Rank
2018 2 1
2021 1 5
2021 1 7
2023 3 7
2024 1 2
Year CGP Rank
2023 .097 6
2024 .037 2
Year SHO Rank
2018 1 1
2021 1 2
2021 1 2
2023 1 7
Year GB% Rank
2024 0.54 4
Year WAR Rank
2016 3.7 9
2017 4.7 6
2018 3.8 10
2023 4.2 7
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