Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 22 James Paxton
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Tacoma Rainiers player development affiliation with the Seattle Mariners, we'll count down the Top 25 players in Rainiers history.
Qualifiers
1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the Rainiers
No. 22 is left-handed pitcher James Paxton, who pitched in 45 games for the Rainiers from 2013-2016.
Paxton has pitched in 102 games in the majors, all for the Mariners through 2018.
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| 45 | 43 | 4.39 | 213.1 | 82 | 202 |
Paxton made his big-league debut in 2013, starting four games for the Mariners after 28 appearances for the Rainiers. In the bigs, the lefty went 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 24 innings of work.
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| 102 | 102 | 582.1 | 3.42 | 168 | 617 | 10.9 |
Paxton's best MLB campaign was 2017 when he started 24 games and went 12-5 with a 2.98 ERA in 136 innings for the Mariners. He walked 37 and struck out 156.
This past season, Paxton threw a no-hitter versus the Blue Jays in Toronto and posted career-highs in starts (28), innings (160 1/3) and strikeouts (208).
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