Phil Haugstad vs. James Paxton — Career Comparison

Phil Haugstad
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Paxton built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Haugstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Paxton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 5.59 and 1.633 for Phil Haugstad. By the career numbers, James Paxton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Haugstad and James Paxton

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.91
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.39
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.59
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.77
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.15
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
8.25
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.55
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.97
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.47
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
9.51
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
42.02
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
37.65
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.76
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.07
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.14
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
34.83
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
34.19
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.02
42.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Phil Haugstad and James Paxton

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2853
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
9
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.6
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.77
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.36
91.36
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.432
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.418
0.418
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Haugstad and James Paxton

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
37
4440
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
5900
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
400
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
3.21
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-12.72
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA