James Paxton vs. Noah Syndergaard — Career Comparison

James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Noah Syndergaard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Paxton and Noah Syndergaard 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 120 for James Paxton and 123 for Noah Syndergaard, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 136 and 137 respectively. If forced to pick, Noah Syndergaard gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for James Paxton and Noah Syndergaard

James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.55
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.66
55.66
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.77
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.71
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
8.25
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
8.7
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.97
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.07
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
9.51
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
8.87
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
37.65
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3904
37.33
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.14
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.7
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.65
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
34.19
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3612
34.53
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for James Paxton and Noah Syndergaard

James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.55
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.54
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.97
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.63
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.5
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.78
98.78
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Paxton and Noah Syndergaard

James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
5900
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
164
392.03
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
530.68
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.27
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.2
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
35.17
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
141.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.13
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
54.98
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.52
22.76
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
400
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
344.22
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.78
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA