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Mike
Paxton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 3, 1953 in Memphis, TN, USA
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 23 BOS AL 5 0 1.000 46 0 0 0 0 80.3 102 30 5 17 34 3.36 .311 .349 .402 .751 4.6
1978 24 BOS AL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 0 13.3 25 15 3 6 2 10.13 .397 .457 .635 1.092 0.0
1983 29 BOS AL 2 3 .400 37 0 0 0 0 61.7 72 31 8 16 37 4.52 .290 .338 .468 .806 2.0
1984 30 BOS AL 6 5 .545 58 0 0 0 25 70.3 72 25 3 14 47 3.20 .265 .300 .393 .693 11.0
1985 31 BOS AL 1 4 .200 50 0 0 0 4 47.0 54 21 2 16 30 4.02 .287 .343 .378 .721 2.9
1986 32 BOS AL 5 4 .556 47 3 0 0 27 75.7 70 28 6 10 41 3.33 .241 .275 .368 .642 10.3
1987 33 BOS AL 0 3 .000 50 0 0 0 3 82.3 104 49 12 25 47 5.36 .304 .350 .471 .820 0.7
1988 34 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 0 22.3 25 11 5 6 17 4.43 .266 .310 .489 .799 0.8
1989 35 BOS AL 4 6 .400 50 0 0 0 5 100.3 105 48 14 19 69 4.31 .270 .304 .452 .757 6.0
1990 36 BOS AL 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 3 139.0 129 68 19 47 89 4.40 .241 .302 .419 .721 7.0
10 Years Sim 27 29 .482 426 3 0 0 67 692.3 758 326 77 176 413 4.24 .276 .321 .429 .750 45.4
Season Average 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 6 69.2 75 32 7 17 41 4.24 .276 .321 .429 .750  
Career Highs 6 6 1.000 58 3 0 0 27 139.0 129 68 19 47 89 10.13 .397 .457 .635 1.092  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 23 BOS AL P 46 0 80.3 5 10 1 0 .938 1.68    
1978 24 BOS AL P 12 0 13.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1983 29 BOS AL P 37 0 61.7 2 12 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1984 30 BOS AL P 58 0 70.3 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.92    
1985 31 BOS AL P 50 0 47.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.34    
1986 32 BOS AL P 47 3 75.7 1 6 0 1 1.000 0.83    
1987 33 BOS AL P 50 0 82.3 7 16 1 1 .958 2.51    
1988 34 BOS AL P 23 0 22.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.61    
1989 35 BOS AL P 50 0 100.3 3 20 0 1 1.000 2.06    
1990 36 BOS AL P 53 0 139.0 12 16 0 2 1.000 1.81    
Career Totals   426 3 692.3 37 104 2 7 .986 1.83    
Career Highs   58 3 139.0 12 20 1 2 1.000 3.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1984-9-25
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Doug Henry (966)
  2. Rich Bordi (965)
  3. Ed Farmer (961)
  4. Ken Schrom (960)
  5. Dave Shipanoff (959)
  6. Bill Landrum (959)
  7. Julio Solano (958)
  8. Mark Brown (956)
  9. Fernando Hernandez (955)
  10. Jose Santiago (954)
History
Earned first career win on 4/19/1977
Injured on 5/29/1980 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 9/22/1985 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Boston on 2/21/1991
 
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