Boston Red Sox
James Paxton has thrown 16,960 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (81mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph) and Sinker (93mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (84mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly above average velo. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip is much harder than usual, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders.