Lance McCullers Jr. vs. James Paxton — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Lance McCullers Jr. comes out ahead of James Paxton in this starter comparison. Lance McCullers Jr. led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 149), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 123), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 120). James Paxton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 86). The edge goes to Lance McCullers Jr..

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and James Paxton

Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.63
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.59
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.95
57.95
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.77
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
8.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.97
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
9.51
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
38.27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
37.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3613
34.19
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and James Paxton

Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.63
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and James Paxton

Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
5900
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-33.36
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.56
-18.54
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA