#65 James "The Big Maple" Paxton, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers

#65 James "The Big Maple" Paxton, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers
Monday, 7/12/2018

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James Paxton
The Big Maple
11/6/1988
29
Canada
6"4
227

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 521,429
2018 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 12 Days (700 total Days)
108 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 108 Days (968 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	5	8	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	10	6	9
Versus RHB	9	5	8
Talent	10	6	8

Pitching Ratings
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8
68
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	4	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	4	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

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1
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/30	OAK	W 3-1	*	7.1	6	1	0	1	6	W	PoG
6/3	CAL	L 4-14	*	5.2	8	6	4	4	4	L
6/8	@PIT	W 4-3	*	6.1	4	3	3	3	6	W
6/12	@PHI	W 3-2	*	7.1	7	2	2	1	6
6/17	@BAL	W 9-6	*	4.2	6	3	3	1	4
6/23	@TOR	W 5-4	*	7	5	2	2	1	10	W	PoG
6/27	@BOS	L 1-9	*	1.2	4	5	5	2	0	L
7/2	@DET	W 9-3	*	6.1	5	2	2	3	10	W
7/6	MIN	L 2-5	*	6	9	5	5	2	4	L
7/11	CLE	L 2-12	*	4	9	6	6	2	5	L

Pitching Stats 2018

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	22	22	7	10	0	5.95	124.0	136	86	82	48	121	1	4.5	1	8	36.4
Projected	41	41	13	18	0	5.95	228.0	250	158	151	88	223

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.5	9.9	8.8	3.5	13	6	46.2	0	0	.0	4.86

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	167	39	12	1	2	17	20	10	58	0	0	0	.234	.275	.353	.629
vs. RHB	328	97	25	2	16	60	66	38	63	0	0	2	.296	.371	.530	.902

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	10	10	2	7	0	6.00	60.0	62	44	40	26	54
Road	12	12	5	3	0	5.91	64.0	74	42	42	22	67
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	2	0	2	0	9.90	10.0	18	11	11	4	9

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	2	1	0	5.26	37.2	38	22	22	13	34
May	7	7	2	5	0	6.75	37.1	41	30	28	16	38
June	6	6	2	2	0	5.23	32.2	34	21	19	12	30
July	3	3	1	2	0	7.16	16.1	23	13	13	7	19

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2013	22	22	4	8	0	5.75	114.1	113	75	73	19	53	126	1	1	1.45	.315	SEA
2014	5	5	1	1	0	4.94	27.1	23	15	15	4	14	30	0	0	1.35	.279	SEA
2015	12	4	2	2	0	9.00	23.0	23	23	23	7	15	23	0	0	1.65	.267	SEA
2016	22	15	2	8	2	6.51	83.0	99	63	60	12	40	65	0	0	1.67	.333	SEA
2017	39	39	16	16	0	3.78	219.0	195	104	92	15	93	176	0	0	1.32	.285	SEA TEX
2018	22	22	7	10	0	5.95	124.0	136	86	82	18	48	121	1	1	1.48	.331	TEX
Total	122	107	32	45	2	5.26	590.2	589	366	345	75	263	541	2	2	1.44	.307

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2010, A	30	30	12	11	0	4.85	170.2	177	109	92	13	64	112	0	0	1.41	.303
2011, AA	24	24	6	10	0	3.75	139.1	130	65	58	19	52	153	0	0	1.31	.302
2012, AAA	28	28	12	6	0	3.48	160.1	136	64	62	13	64	194	0	0	1.25	.321
2013, AAA	7	7	5	0	0	3.53	43.1	36	18	17	4	18	59	0	0	1.25	.320
2014, AAA	27	27	10	9	0	4.31	152.1	129	81	73	25	74	204	0	0	1.33	.304
2015, AAA	36	11	12	5	1	3.58	118.0	92	49	47	12	46	148	0	0	1.17	.299

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2014	1	1	0	0	0	7.72	4.2	3	4	4	4	4	0	0
Total	1	1	0	0	0	7.71	4.2	3	4	4	4	4	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2013	22	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
2014	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
2015	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
2016	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA
2017	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SEA TEX
Total	100	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2018

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

124.0

2.32

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 3/3/2010 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 7/4/2011 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 6/25/2012 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 9/1/2012 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season...
Earned first career win on 4/25/2013...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Texas on 4/25/2013, striking out 9...
Injured on 6/23/2013 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 4/16/2014 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with Seattle in 2014...
Traded from Seattle to Texas on 4/1/2017 (Going to TEX: P James Paxton. Going to SEA: P Johan Oviedo, 2B Gavin Lux)...
Injured on 6/13/2017 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $521,429 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Wins
2017 - 16 - 9th

BB
2017 - 93 - 9th

SHO
2013 - 1 - 9th

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