P James 'The Big Maple' Paxton #65
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/2023
 OA: 56 POT: 56
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P JAMES 'THE BIG MAPLE' PAXTON #65 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 27 7-9 0 4.87 129.1 122 15 63 120 1.43 1.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 70 65 65
Movement 50 50 45 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 55 55
Changeup 55 55
Knuckle Curve 65 65
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/22/2023 LAD Win, 3-1 X 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
08/16/2023 @ CIN Loss, 0-9 X 5.0 5 4 4 4 3 Loss
08/10/2023 TOR Loss, 0-4 X 5.0 5 1 1 1 6 Loss
08/05/2023 CWS Loss, 4-7 X 5.0 2 0 0 1 5
07/30/2023 @ CWS Loss, 2-4 X 4.0 7 4 4 3 3 Loss
07/25/2023 KC Win, 4-3 X 4.2 7 3 3 2 7
07/19/2023 @ PIT Win, 7-5 X 7.0 4 3 3 1 6 Win
07/14/2023 @ TEX Loss, 5-12 X 4.0 6 7 6 2 4 Loss
07/06/2023 KC Win, 4-3 X 4.1 3 1 0 3 2
07/01/2023 @ CHC Win, 7-3 X 3.2 4 0 0 2 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$545,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 151 Days
Service This Yr:185 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 151 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 27 7 9 0 4.87 129.1 122 72 70 15 63 120 0 0.0 0 5 18.5
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 13.01 8.49 8.35 4.38 4.34 1.43 100 1.7 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 143 34 11 0 3 20 9 34 0 0 0 .238 .283 .378 .661      
vs. RHB 347 88 16 1 12 52 54 86 3 1 2 .254 .355 .409 .764      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 2 2 0 5.17 31.1 27 18 18 5 12 26  
May 6 6 1 2 0 4.60 31.1 30 16 16 1 16 34  
June 5 5 3 1 0 6.14 22.0 21 15 15 2 15 19  
July 6 6 1 2 0 5.20 27.2 31 18 16 6 13 26  
August 4 4 0 2 0 2.65 17.0 13 5 5 1 7 15  
Spring Training 5 5 1 2 0 1.57 23.0 13 4 4 2 2 22  
Last Year 33 33 9 10 0 3.12 190.1 146 73 66 21 52 182  
2 Years Ago 34 34 10 11 0 3.71 179.1 164 85 74 29 48 197  
Career 245 245 84 72 0 3.71 1344.2 1216 613 554 161 398 1340  
Home 14 14 4 3 0 3.42 68.1 51 27 26 4 31 71  
Road 13 13 3 6 0 6.49 61.0 71 45 44 11 32 49  
Grass 18 18 3 7 0 5.27 82.0 89 50 48 12 40 70  
Turf 9 9 4 2 0 4.18 47.1 33 22 22 3 23 50  
Day 12 12 4 5 0 5.07 60.1 49 34 34 7 30 58  
Night 15 15 3 4 0 4.70 69.0 73 38 36 8 33 62  
As Starter 27 27 7 9 0 4.87 129.1 122 72 70 15 63 120  
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 0.6 266
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 1.5 125
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 0.6 103
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 3.9 111
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 4.8 147
2018 Cincinnati - MLB 29 18 18 7 4 0 4.53 97.1 97 51 49 16 26 103 2 0 1.26 .318 4.10 1.6 96
2019 Houston - MLB 30 6 6 1 2 0 3.12 34.2 27 14 12 4 8 34 0 0 1.01 .253 3.61 0.8 139
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 23 23 5 9 0 5.86 118.1 132 79 77 18 43 121 0 0 1.48 .337 4.48 1.3 74
2019 Total - MLB 30 29 29 6 11 0 5.24 153.0 159 93 89 22 51 155 0 0 1.37 .319 4.28 2.1 82
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 30 30 15 7 0 2.70 173.1 139 62 52 27 32 174 0 0 0.99 .258 3.71 3.6 160
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 34 34 10 11 0 3.71 179.1 164 85 74 29 48 197 0 0 1.18 .300 4.20 2.7 117
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 33 33 33 9 10 0 3.12 190.1 146 73 66 21 52 182 0 0 1.04 .251 3.71 3.8 136
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 34 17 17 6 5 0 5.21 84.2 78 49 49 8 43 79 0 0 1.43 .299 4.13 1.3 82
2023 Cleveland - MLB 34 10 10 1 4 0 4.23 44.2 44 23 21 7 20 41 0 0 1.43 .298 4.72 0.4 103
2023 Total - MLB 34 27 27 7 9 0 4.87 129.1 122 72 70 15 63 120 0 0 1.43 .299 4.34 1.8 89
Total MLB 245 245 84 72 0 3.71 1344.2 1216 613 554 161 398 1340 2 0 1.20 .292 3.74 26.9 115
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 Amarillo - 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 Amarillo - 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
2018 Louisville - AAA 29 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 2.10 .417 3.80 0.1 45
2019 Charlotte - A 30 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 5 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.71 .278 2.04 0.4 999
2020 Durham - AAA 31 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7 0 0 1.05 .235 4.51 0.1 112
Total AAA 47 45 12 17 0 4.47 223.1 236 128 111 19 86 212 2 1 1.44 .334 3.63 89.6
Total SL 28 28 12 4 0 2.72 145.1 124 53 44 7 67 161 0 0 1.31 .317 3.03 146.9
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 A1 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 5 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.71 .278 2.04 999.0
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+
2018 Cincinnati - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 2 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 1.50 .200 7.37 -0.1 65
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 4 0 0 1.60 .250 11.10 -0.2 60
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 1 1 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 1.06 .333 1.45 0.3 273
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 33 1 1 0 1 0 12.27 3.2 6 5 5 1 2 4 0 0 2.18 .417 6.35 -0.0 35
Total MLB 4 3 1 1 0 6.35 17.0 19 12 12 5 7 19 0 0 1.53 .318 6.27 67.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Amarillo - AA P 7 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Clinton - A P 10 0 1 12 0 14 1 .929 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Amarillo - AA P 21 0 2 11 2 18 5 .722 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Seattle - MLB P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 0.0 .000
2013 Tacoma - AAA P 28 0 2 17 2 23 4 .826 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Seattle - MLB P 13 13 1 7 1 11 3 .727 74.0 0.97 0.0 .000
2014 Tacoma - AAA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Everett - A- P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Seattle - MLB P 13 13 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 67.0 0.81 -0.5 .000
2015 Tacoma - AAA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Seattle - MLB P 20 20 0 12 1 15 3 .800 121.0 0.89 +0.2 .000
2016 Tacoma - AAA P 11 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Seattle - MLB P 24 24 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 136.0 0.66 +0.7 .000
2017 Arkansas - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Cincinnati - MLB P 18 18 3 20 0 23 0 1.000 97.1 2.13 +1.9 1.210
2019 Houston - MLB P 6 6 0 2 0 5 3 .400 34.2 0.52 -1.0 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB P 23 23 2 22 2 24 0 1.000 118.1 1.83 +0.5 1.030
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB P 30 30 4 11 1 17 2 .882 173.1 0.78 +0.7 1.016
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB P 34 34 5 11 1 17 1 .941 179.1 0.80 +1.6 .842
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB P 33 33 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 190.1 0.80 +2.6 1.033
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB P 17 17 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 84.2 0.64 -0.2 1.039
2023 Cleveland - MLB P 10 10 1 4 0 6 1 .833 44.2 1.01 +0.7 1.039
TOTAL P 330 245 35 168 11 227 24 .894 1344.2 1.36 +7.0 1.001
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).
03/27/2018 Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
04/25/2018 Injured on 04/21/2018, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3 months.
11/11/2018 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $18,400,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
11/11/2018 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros, along with 1B Edwin Encarnacion, RP Domingo Acevedo, in exchange for SP Blake Snell, RF Gregory Polanco.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
04/07/2019 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/24/2019 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for SP Justin Dunn, SP Jeff Hoffman, 3B Rio Ruiz, SP Carlos Rodon, RP Darren O'Day.
05/05/2019 Injured on 05/02/2019, diagnosed with a fractured shoulder blade, will miss 4 weeks.
11/26/2019 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $82,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
03/25/2020 Injured on 03/21/2020, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 1-2 weeks.
05/23/2020 Injured on 05/21/2020, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, will not miss additional time.
06/01/2020 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/08/2020 Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/08/2020 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
05/16/2021 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/06/2022 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 40 (40).
06/29/2023 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Cleveland Guardians, along with SP Jose Berrios, in exchange for 2B Mikey Romero, SP Trey Dombroski, SP Luis Perales, and SP Landen Roupp.
08/22/2023 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 34 8
2022 33 9
Year W Rank
2020 15 5
Year Win. % Rank
2020 .682 7
Year HRA Rank
2021 29 7
Year K Rank
2021 197 7
2022 182 8
Year WP Rank
2017 15 1
2019 17 2
2023 15 2
Year ERA Rank
2020 2.70 3
2021 3.71 9
2022 3.12 4
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .258 7
2022 .251 1
Year WHIP Rank
2020 0.99 3
2021 1.18 10
2022 1.04 2
Year K/BB Rank
2020 5.44 8
2021 4.10 8
2022 3.50 10
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 8.98 2
2021 10.94 10
2022 9.41 1
Year H/9 Rank
2020 7.22 7
2022 6.90 1
Year BB/9 Rank
2020 1.66 7
Year K/9 Rank
2021 9.89 5
2022 8.61 7
Year QS Rank
2022 16 9
Year QSP Rank
2020 .567 10
Year CG Rank
2018 2 2
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.61 1
2021 0.55 5
Year WAR Rank
2016 3.7 9
2017 4.7 6
2022 4.0 8
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