P James Paxton #19
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/21/2025
P JAMES PAXTON #19 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 0-2 0 2.35 15.1 19 2 6 16 1.63 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 40 45 40
Movement 45 50 45
Control 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 -
Slider 45 -
Changeup 45 -
Knuckle Curve 45 -
 
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
08/16/2025 Sea Loss, 3-7 X 3.2 5 5 0 3 4 Loss
08/11/2025 @ Car Loss, 1-2 X 6.1 4 1 1 2 6
08/05/2025 @ Oak Loss, 1-3 X 5.1 10 3 3 1 6 Loss
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
Birthday:11/06/1988
Born in:Vancouver, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16 0 0.0 0 1 33.3
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 14.67 11.15 9.39 3.52 4.24 1.63 100 0.2 .362        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 18 5 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 .278 .316 .444 .760      
vs. RHB 47 14 3 0 2 7 5 12 0 0 0 .298 .365 .489 .855      
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 0 1 0 0.90 10.0 9 6 1 1 5 10  
August 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 1 5.00 9.0 9 5 5 3 4 11  
Last Year 15 15 2 4 0 7.12 67.0 82 55 53 17 22 59  
2 Years Ago 33 33 6 10 0 4.20 173.2 167 87 81 22 91 162  
Career 261 259 89 77 0 4.41 1475.1 1448 767 723 203 557 1443  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 3.2 5 5 0 1 3 4  
Road 2 2 0 1 0 3.09 11.2 14 4 4 1 3 12  
Grass 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16  
Night 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16  
As Starter 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16  
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 7.02 1.73 128 -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  
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 3 3 0 2 0 2.35 15.1 19 9 4 2 6 16 0 0 1.63 .362 4.24 0.2 177
Total CBA 261 259 89 77 0 4.41 1475.1 1448 767 723 203 557 1443 2 0 1.36 .306 4.26 22.3 100
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 7.02 -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 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 15.1 1.17 -0.5 1.059
2025 Ottawa - AAA P 15 7 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 49.2 1.45 +0.1 1.001
TOTAL P 370 360 96 234 17 340 10 .971 2039.0 1.46 -3.2 .974
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.
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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