Mike Paxton was born on Thursday, September 3, 1953, in Memphis, Tennessee. Paxton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 25, 1977, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Paxton baseball stats page.
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Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Autograph on a 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#388) |
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Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1977 | 24 | Red Sox | 29 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 | 467 | 134 | 46 | 53 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1978 | 25 | Indians | 33 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.86 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 191.0 | 807 | 179 | 82 | 89 | 13 | 63 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
1979 | 26 | Indians | 33 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159.2 | 733 | 210 | 105 | 118 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1980 | 27 | Indians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
4 Years | 99 | 63 | 9 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 4.71 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 466.1 | 2,047 | 536 | 244 | 271 | 38 | 146 | 9 | 230 | 6 | 13 | 4 | - |
Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1977 | 24 | Red Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 25 | Indians | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 26 | Indians | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 27 | Indians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1977 Red Sox | P | 29 | 12 | 324 | 19 | 0.7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
1978 Indians | P | 33 | 27 | 573 | 38 | 1.2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.74 |
1979 Indians | P | 33 | 24 | 479 | 36 | 1.1 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
1980 Indians | P | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 99 | 63 | 1,399 | 95 | 1.0 | 94 | 39 | 55 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.81 | |
4 Years | 99 | 63 | 1,399 | 95 | 1.0 | 94 | 39 | 55 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.81 |
Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1977 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.32 | 4.83 | 2.08 |
1978 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.52 | 4.52 | 2.97 |
1979 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.35 | 3.95 | 2.93 |
1980 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 4.44 | 2.82 |
Mike PaxtonMike Paxton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1977 Boston Red Sox | 48 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Cleveland Indians | 48 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Cleveland Indians | 48 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Cleveland Indians | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
Mike Paxton Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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