Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-4, 227lb (193cm, 102kg)
Team: Seattle Mariners (majors, 60-day IL)
Born: November 6, 1988 in Ladner, Canada ca
Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (37th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) and the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft.
High School: Delta SS (Ladner, BC)
School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Debut: September 7, 2013 (Age 24-305d, 20,551st in major league history)
vs. TBR 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season
2021 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 1 yr/$8.5M (21)
Service Time (01/2021): 6.151 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: Scott Boras
Full Name: James Alston Paxton
Nicknames: The Big Maple
Pronunciation: \PAKS-tin\
Twitter: @James_Paxton
Instagram: @alstonpaxton
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 | NYY | AL | ALDS | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% | ||||||
| 2019 | 30 | NYY | AL | ALCS | HOU | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0% |