Jesus Luzardo vs. James Paxton — Career Comparison

Jesus Luzardo
Gen ZPeruThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesus Luzardo and James Paxton are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 119 for Jesus Luzardo and 120 for James Paxton, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 134 and 136 respectively. If forced to pick, James Paxton gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jesus Luzardo and James Paxton

Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.77
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.19
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.77
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2087
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
695.2
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
8.12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
8.25
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.13
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.05
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.07
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.97
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
10.03
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
9.51
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.39
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
37.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
37.65
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.44
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.14
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2628
34
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3613
34.19
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Jesus Luzardo and James Paxton

Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.77
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2087
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
695.2
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.1
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.57
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.46
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesus Luzardo and James Paxton

Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
137
4110
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
5900
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
450
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.42
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.26
-7.76
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA