P James 'The Big Maple' Paxton #65
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/19/2020
 OA: 63 POT: 63
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P JAMES 'THE BIG MAPLE' PAXTON #65 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 15-7 0 2.70 173.1 139 27 32 174 0.99 3.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 50 50 45 50
Control 55 60 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 55 55
Cutter 65 65
Knuckle Curve 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
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
10/02/2020 @ TEX Win, 10-8 X 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 Win
09/24/2020 @ BAL Win, 4-3 X 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 Win
09/19/2020 BOS Win, 11-4 X 5.2 5 3 3 1 6 Win
09/14/2020 NYY Win, 5-2 X 8.1 7 2 2 1 4
09/09/2020 @ MIA Loss, 1-2 X 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 Loss
09/03/2020 CWS Win, 2-0 X 8.0 3 0 0 0 7 Win
08/29/2020 MIN Loss, 4-8 X 3.0 5 5 4 1 5 Loss
08/23/2020 @ LAA Win, 5-0 X 5.1 5 0 0 1 6 Win
08/18/2020 @ NYY Win, 13-3 X 5.0 1 3 0 4 5 Win
08/13/2020 TOR Win, 6-5 X 6.0 1 0 0 2 10
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,200,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 151 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 151 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$82,000,000 total for 5 years
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 15 7 0 2.70 173.1 139 62 52 27 32 174 0 0.0 0 17 56.7
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 8.98 7.22 9.03 1.66 3.70 0.99 82 3.2 .258        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 228 41 6 0 9 17 5 62 0 3 0 .180 .197 .325 .522      
vs. RHB 407 98 13 0 18 45 27 112 0 0 2 .241 .291 .405 .697      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 5.79 9.1 11 9 6 2 2 8  
May 7 7 5 1 0 1.57 40.0 30 7 7 3 7 40  
June 5 5 3 1 0 2.76 32.2 27 13 10 7 5 41  
July 5 5 1 2 0 4.25 29.2 25 14 14 7 3 30  
August 6 6 3 1 0 1.95 27.2 19 10 6 5 11 32  
September 5 5 3 1 0 2.38 34.0 27 9 9 3 4 23  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2  
Spring Training 6 6 2 1 0 3.47 23.1 15 9 9 2 5 22  
Postseason 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 4  
Last Year 29 29 6 11 0 5.24 153.0 159 93 89 22 51 155  
2 Years Ago 18 18 7 4 0 4.53 97.1 97 51 49 16 26 103  
Career 151 151 58 42 0 3.66 845.2 784 383 344 96 235 841  
Home 16 16 7 5 0 2.96 91.1 65 34 30 14 14 108  
Road 14 14 8 2 0 2.41 82.0 74 28 22 13 18 66  
Grass 12 12 6 2 0 2.61 69.0 64 26 20 12 12 55  
Turf 18 18 9 5 0 2.76 104.1 75 36 32 15 20 119  
Day 12 12 6 3 0 2.93 73.2 54 25 24 14 11 80  
Night 18 18 9 4 0 2.53 99.2 85 37 28 13 21 94  
As Starter 30 30 15 7 0 2.70 173.1 139 62 52 27 32 174  
AAA 2020 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
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 9.45 6.75 9.45 2.70 4.40 1.05 103 0.1 .235        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 14 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624      
vs. RHB 11 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705      
AAA 2020 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7  
2 Years Ago 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 0 2 3  
Career 47 45 12 17 0 4.47 223.1 236 128 111 19 86 212  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7  
Grass 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7  
Night 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 7  
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 0.6 263
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 1.4 124
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 0.6 102
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 3.8 110
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 4.8 145
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 97
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 0.8 138
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 1.2 72
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 2.0 87
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 3.70 3.2 167
Total MLB 151 151 58 42 0 3.66 845.2 784 383 344 96 235 841 2 0 1.20 .299 3.56 18.0 127
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 2.2 146
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 1.13 .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 4.40 0.1 106
Total AAA 47 45 12 17 0 4.47 223.1 236 128 111 19 86 212 2 1 1.44 .334 3.63 91.8
Total SL 28 28 12 4 0 2.72 145.1 124 53 44 7 67 161 0 0 1.31 .317 3.03 154.2
Total TEX 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 1.25 .400 3.95 88.9
Total A 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 2.24 146.4
Total SAL 10 10 3 3 0 2.73 56.0 45 21 17 1 30 80 0 0 1.34 .358 2.24 146.4
Total NWL 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.13 .167 7.70 59.3
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 -0.3 63
Total MLB 2 1 1 0 0 7.04 7.2 8 6 6 4 4 8 0 0 1.57 .235 9.80 63.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Jackson - 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 Jackson - 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 1.13 -0.1 .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 -0.4 .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 -0.6 .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 -0.3 .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 -0.4 .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 +0.8 1.210
2019 Houston - MLB P 6 6 0 2 0 5 3 .400 34.2 0.52 -1.1 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB P 23 23 2 22 2 24 0 1.000 118.1 1.83 -0.2 1.030
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB P 30 30 4 11 1 17 2 .882 173.1 0.78 -0.7 1.016
2020 Durham - AAA P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.0 1.011
TOTAL P 237 152 20 141 9 183 22 .880 852.1 1.70 -3.0 1.026
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2020 15 5
Year Win. % Rank
2020 .682 7
Year WP Rank
2017 15 1
2019 17 2
Year ERA Rank
2020 2.70 3
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .258 7
Year WHIP Rank
2020 0.99 3
Year K/BB Rank
2020 5.44 8
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 8.98 2
Year H/9 Rank
2020 7.22 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2020 1.66 7
Year QSP Rank
2020 .567 10
Year CG Rank
2018 2 2
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.61 1
Year WAR Rank
2016 3.7 9
2017 4.7 6
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