James Paxton was a pitcher in MLB. Across 177 career appearances, with a 3.77 ERA and 1005 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0.92 |
| 2014 | SEA | 6 | 4 | 3.04 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 74.0 | 60 | 25 | 29 | 59 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | SEA | 3 | 4 | 3.90 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 67.0 | 67 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | SEA | 6 | 7 | 3.79 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 121.0 | 134 | 51 | 24 | 117 | 1.31 |
| 2017 | SEA | 12 | 5 | 2.98 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 136.0 | 113 | 45 | 37 | 156 | 1.10 |
| 2018 | SEA | 11 | 6 | 3.76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 160.1 | 134 | 67 | 42 | 208 | 1.10 |
| 2019 | NYY | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 150.2 | 138 | 64 | 55 | 186 | 1.28 |
| 2020 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | BOS | 7 | 5 | 4.50 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 96.0 | 93 | 48 | 33 | 101 | 1.31 |
| 2024 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 4.09 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1.36 |
| 2024 | LAD | 8 | 2 | 4.43 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 89.1 | 82 | 44 | 48 | 64 | 1.46 |
| Career Totals | — | 73 | 41 | 3.77 | 177 | 177 | 0 | 951.0 | 872 | 398 | 314 | 1005 | 1.25 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 2014 | SEA | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2015 | SEA | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2016 | SEA | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 2017 | SEA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | SEA | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYY | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2020 | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BOS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAD | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 177 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $503,500 |
| 2015 | $519,000 |
| 2017 | $2,350,000 |
| 2018 | $4,900,000 |
| 2019 | $8,575,000 |
| 2020 | $12,500,000 |
| 2021 | $8,500,000 |
| 2022 | $6,000,000 |
| 2023 | $4,000,000 |
| 2024 | $7,000,000 |
Career Total: $54,847,500 (10 seasons)
Average: $5,484,750
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.