Pitcher · 2024
James Paxton
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Born
- November 6, 1988 in Ladner, BC, Canada
- MLB debut
- September 7, 2013
- Drafted
- 2009, round C-A
- College
- Kentucky
- High school
- Delta Secondary
- Salary, 2024
- $7M
- dbWAR
- .2 1 season(s)
- IP
- 100.1
- ERA
- 4.40
- FIP
- 4.79
- K/9
- 6.5
- FIP−
- 117 100 = avg
James Paxton is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2024 he struck out 73 batters over 100.1 innings across 21 appearances, 21 of them starts, going 9-3. His ERA of 4.40 was 7.8% higher than the league average of 4.08 — 14th of 21 on his team, and 344th of 541 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.79 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.1% of swings (10.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2024.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 74 | 69 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .261 | .301 | .348 | .288 | 17.6% |
| vs RHB | 363 | 310 | 77 | 11 | 46 | 60 | .248 | .343 | .416 | .335 | 16.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What James Paxton throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2024.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 928 | 93.2 | 2,089 | 44.5% | 14.9% | |
| Knuckle Curve | 517 | 80.8 | 1,938 | 45.1% | 36.2% | |
| Changeup | 112 | 82.6 | 1,995 | 25.9% | 32.6% | |
| Sinker | 98 | 92.5 | 2,053 | 42.9% | 4.3% | |
| Cutter | 53 | 84.0 | 1,959 | 45.3% | 13.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 100.1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 49 | 73 | 50 | 4.40 | 4.79 | 1.45 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 108 | 117 | 0.2 | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2024 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.