P James Paxton #19
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/07/2026
P JAMES PAXTON #19 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 40 40 40
Movement 45 45 45
HRA 45 45 45
PBABIP 45 45 45
Control 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 -
Slider 40 -
Changeup 40 -
Knuckle Curve 40 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 45
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
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
07/26/2025 @ NOR Win, 6-5 X 5.2 5 5 5 2 6
07/21/2025 @ SPR Loss, 4-13 X 3.0 5 6 6 2 2 Loss
07/15/2025 @ KC Win, 8-5 X 5.0 6 4 4 4 5 Win
07/08/2025 @ TAL Loss, 7-8 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 Loss
07/06/2025 ROC Loss, 2-12 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/2025 @ OKL Loss, 5-10 X 3.2 7 6 6 0 3 Loss
06/25/2025 @ NF Loss, 1-5 X 5.2 2 2 2 7 6 Loss
06/16/2025 @ AUS Loss, 5-6 X 3.2 6 4 2 5 1 Loss
06/08/2025 @ WBS Loss, 7-10 X 5.0 6 5 5 0 4
05/31/2025 SPR Win, 7-6 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 7 2 5 0 7.07 49.2 59 41 39 13 27 37 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 8 1 15.58 10.69 6.70 4.89 7.05 1.73 127 -0.2 .309        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 64 15 4 0 3 8 4 16 0 1 0 .234 .279 .438 .717      
vs. RHB 134 44 7 0 10 33 23 21 1 1 0 .328 .424 .604 1.029      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1  
May 5 0 1 0 0 2.45 14.2 15 4 4 0 7 8  
June 4 4 0 3 0 7.50 18.0 21 17 15 5 12 14  
July 5 3 1 2 0 10.69 16.0 21 19 19 8 8 14  
Last Year 15 7 2 5 0 7.07 49.2 59 41 39 13 27 37  
Career 86 78 29 25 0 4.96 443.0 493 268 244 52 218 321  
Home 5 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 13 2 2 0 3 7  
Road 10 7 1 5 0 8.47 39.1 46 39 37 13 24 30  
Grass 13 6 2 3 0 5.93 44.0 47 31 29 9 27 33  
Turf 2 1 0 2 0 15.88 5.2 12 10 10 4 0 4  
Day 6 2 2 1 0 5.82 21.2 27 14 14 6 9 18  
Night 9 5 0 4 0 8.04 28.0 32 27 25 7 18 19  
As Starter 7 7 1 4 0 8.53 31.2 37 32 30 11 20 27  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 1 0 4.50 18.0 22 9 9 2 7 10  
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+
2014 Carolina - CBA 25 5 5 2 2 0 6.91 27.1 35 21 21 3 16 30 0 0 1.87 .400 5.03 0.1 60
2015 Carolina - CBA 26 4 4 0 2 0 5.06 21.1 27 16 12 2 9 24 0 0 1.69 .397 3.97 0.3 78
2016 Carolina - CBA 27 7 7 3 3 0 6.16 38.0 45 26 26 7 22 24 0 0 1.76 .317 6.39 -0.4 69
2017 Carolina - CBA 28 31 31 10 12 0 4.38 193.1 232 104 94 20 57 138 1 0 1.49 .341 4.17 2.5 95
2018 Carolina - CBA 29 33 33 12 7 0 4.11 208.0 181 100 95 30 80 210 0 0 1.25 .284 3.83 5.3 119
2019 Carolina - CBA 30 33 33 11 12 0 4.76 183.1 179 101 97 26 58 220 0 0 1.29 .327 3.96 4.2 101
2020 Carolina - CBA 31 31 31 13 4 0 3.65 162.2 136 70 66 22 50 171 0 0 1.14 .270 4.18 2.9 126
2021 Carolina - CBA 32 33 33 16 9 0 4.06 186.0 167 84 84 26 54 193 0 0 1.19 .286 3.83 3.2 102
2022 Tampa Bay - CBA 33 33 31 14 10 0 4.06 199.1 178 94 90 26 92 196 1 0 1.35 .283 4.05 2.4 97
2023 Minnesota - CBA 34 33 33 6 10 0 4.20 173.2 167 87 81 22 91 162 0 0 1.49 .300 4.78 1.5 106
2024 Cincinnati - CBA 35 15 15 2 4 0 7.12 67.0 82 55 53 17 22 59 0 0 1.55 .327 5.82 0.0 66
2025 Toronto - CBA 36 10 10 0 5 0 6.04 47.2 65 39 32 8 16 39 0 0 1.70 .356 4.96 0.2 68
Total CBA 268 266 89 80 0 4.48 1507.2 1494 797 751 209 567 1466 2 0 1.37 .308 4.28 22.3 98
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+
2013 San Jose - AA 24 22 22 5 8 0 4.39 119.0 120 73 58 4 84 91 0 0 1.71 .304 4.93 2.1 122
2013 Sacramento - AAA 24 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 .167 5.47 0.0 49
2014 Niagara Falls - AAA 25 25 25 11 5 0 3.92 142.1 146 68 62 15 66 107 0 0 1.49 .303 5.19 2.0 134
2015 Niagara Falls - AAA 26 25 25 8 10 0 4.70 139.2 145 83 73 11 71 100 0 0 1.55 .307 5.00 2.2 111
2016 Niagara Falls - AAA 27 21 21 8 5 0 5.66 111.1 143 76 70 13 54 77 0 0 1.77 .351 5.41 1.2 91
2025 Ottawa - AAA 36 15 7 2 5 0 7.07 49.2 59 41 39 13 27 37 0 0 1.73 .309 7.05 -0.2 80
Total INT 86 78 29 25 0 4.96 443.0 493 268 244 52 218 321 0 0 1.60 .318 5.39 106.7
Total PCL 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 .167 5.47 49.0
Total TL 22 22 5 8 0 4.39 119.0 120 73 58 4 84 91 0 0 1.71 .304 4.93 122.0
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+
2016 Niagara Falls - INT 27 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 5 6 5 1 4 7 0 0 1.80 .364 6.54 -0.0 57
2020 Carolina - CBA 31 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 2 2 7 0 0 1.33 .267 6.05 -0.0 102
2021 Carolina - CBA 32 2 2 0 0 0 1.69 10.2 9 2 2 1 2 16 0 0 1.03 .320 1.90 0.5 246
2023 Minnesota - CBA 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
Total CBA 5 4 0 0 0 2.60 17.1 15 5 5 3 4 23 0 0 1.10 .286 3.38 169.5
Total INT 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 5 6 5 1 4 7 0 0 1.80 .364 6.54 57.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 Sacramento - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 San Jose - AA P 22 22 11 20 0 31 0 1.000 119.0 2.34 +0.6 .999
2014 Carolina - MLB P 5 5 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 27.1 2.30 +0.0 1.152
2014 Niagara Falls - AAA P 25 25 12 22 3 35 1 .971 142.1 2.15 +0.7 1.010
2015 Carolina - MLB P 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 21.1 1.69 +0.1 1.017
2015 Niagara Falls - AAA P 25 25 5 23 3 29 1 .966 139.2 1.80 +0.1 .956
2016 Carolina - MLB P 7 7 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 38.0 2.37 +0.1 1.017
2016 Niagara Falls - AAA P 21 21 7 20 1 28 1 .964 111.1 2.18 -1.4 1.033
2017 Carolina - MLB P 31 31 11 18 0 29 0 1.000 193.1 1.35 +0.9 .981
2018 Carolina - MLB P 33 33 6 32 4 41 3 .927 208.0 1.64 -1.9 .895
2018 Carolina - MLB 2B 1 1 5 2 2 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 0.0 .000
2018 Carolina - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.5 .789
2018 Carolina - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.032
2019 Carolina - MLB P 33 33 7 23 1 30 0 1.000 183.1 1.47 +0.3 1.019
2020 Carolina - MLB P 31 31 8 16 1 25 1 .960 162.2 1.33 -0.8 .910
2021 Carolina - MLB P 33 33 9 13 0 22 0 1.000 186.0 1.06 +0.8 1.162
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB P 33 31 7 11 1 20 2 .900 199.1 0.81 -0.8 .861
2023 Minnesota - MLB P 33 33 4 10 2 15 1 .933 173.2 0.73 -0.8 .897
2024 Cincinnati - MLB P 15 15 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 67.0 0.54 -0.6 .510
2025 Toronto - MLB P 10 10 5 3 0 9 1 .889 47.2 1.51 -1.6 .793
2025 Ottawa - AAA P 15 7 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 49.2 1.45 +0.2 .995
TOTAL P 377 367 101 235 17 347 11 .968 2071.1 1.46 -4.2 .971
TOTAL 2B 1 1 5 2 2 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.5 .789
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
03/08/2024 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
04/27/2024 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 3-4 months.
09/29/2024 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/07/2024 Retired from professional baseball.
11/21/2024 Returned from retirement.
12/09/2024 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 55; Movement: 45; Control: 50.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 55; Movement: 45; Control: 50.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 40; Movement: 45; Control: 45.
01/04/2026 Released by the Toronto Hogs.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 33 3
2019 33 3
2021 33 4
2023 33 5
Year W Rank
2021 16 2
2022 14 8
Year Win. % Rank
2018 .632 10
2020 .765 3
2021 .640 4
Year BF Rank
2022 856 9
Year BB Rank
2022 92 1
2023 91 1
Year K Rank
2018 210 6
2019 220 3
2021 193 1
2022 196 10
Year WP Rank
2018 30 2
2019 30 1
2020 10 10
2021 17 1
2022 13 2
2023 11 8
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.65 10
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .270 4
Year WHIP Rank
2020 1.14 7
2021 1.19 5
Year K/BB Rank
2019 3.79 7
2021 3.57 4
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 10.51 6
2021 10.98 7
Year HR/9 Rank
2018 1.30 3
Year H/9 Rank
2018 7.83 10
2020 7.52 7
2021 8.08 5
Year K/9 Rank
2018 9.09 9
2019 10.80 1
2021 9.34 1
2023 8.40 8
Year GB% Rank
2018 0.58 9
Year WAR Rank
2018 5.3 5
2019 4.3 7
2021 3.1 9
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