John Axford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 234lb (196cm, 106kg)

Born: April 1, 1983 in Simcoe, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Assumption College School (Brantford, ON) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Assumption College School (Brantford, ON)

Schools: Canisius College (Buffalo, NY), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: September 15, 2009 (Age 26-167d, 19,668th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 2, 2021 (Age 38-123d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: John Berton Axford

Nicknames: Ax Man

Twitter: @JohnAxford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

ERA

3.90

544

144

525.2

589

WHIP

1.419

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2013 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2013 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	MIL		COL	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	3 (1)	Apr 3	MIL		COL	L,3-7		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
3	6 (2)	Apr 7	MIL		ARI	L,7-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	8 (1)	Apr 9	MIL	@	CHC	L,3-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
5	10 (1)	Apr 13	MIL	@	STL	L,0-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	12 (1)	Apr 16	MIL		SFG	W,10-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	14 (1)	Apr 18	MIL		SFG	W,7-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	15	Apr 19	MIL		CHC	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	17 (1)	Apr 21	MIL		CHC	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
10	19 (1)	Apr 23	MIL	@	SDP	W,6-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	22 (2)	Apr 27	MIL	@	LAD	W,6-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	25 (2)	Apr 30	MIL		PIT	W,12-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	26	May 1	MIL		PIT	L,4-6		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
14	28 (1)	May 3	MIL		STL	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	30 (1)	May 5	MIL		STL	L,1-10		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
16	33 (2)	May 10	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	37 (3)	May 14	MIL	@	PIT	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	38	May 15	MIL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
19	40 (1)	May 17	MIL	@	STL	L,6-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	41	May 18	MIL	@	STL	W,6-4		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	43 (1)	May 20	MIL		LAD	L,1-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	44	May 21	MIL		LAD	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	47 (2)	May 25	MIL		PIT	L,2-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	49 (1)	May 27	MIL		MIN	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	50	May 28	MIL		MIN	L,5-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	52 (1)	May 30	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	53	May 31	MIL	@	PHI	W,8-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	56 (2)	Jun 3	MIL		OAK	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	57	Jun 4	MIL		OAK	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	60 (2)	Jun 7	MIL		PHI	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
31	61	Jun 8	MIL		PHI	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	64 (2)	Jun 11	MIL	@	MIA	L,4-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
33	66 (1)	Jun 14	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	70 (3)	Jun 19	MIL	@	HOU	W,3-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	71	Jun 20	MIL	@	HOU	L,4-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	73 (1)	Jun 22	MIL		ATL	W,2-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	76 (2)	Jun 26	MIL		CHC	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	79 (2)	Jun 29	MIL	@	PIT	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	80	Jun 30	MIL	@	PIT	L,1-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	82 (1)	Jul 2	MIL	@	WSN	W,4-0		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
41	86 (3)	Jul 6	MIL		NYM	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	87	Jul 7	MIL		NYM	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	88	Jul 8	MIL		CIN	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
44	91 (2)	Jul 11	MIL	@	ARI	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	92	Jul 12	MIL	@	ARI	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
46	93	Jul 13	MIL	@	ARI	L,4-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	95 (1)	Jul 19	MIL		MIA	W,2-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	97 (1)	Jul 21	MIL		MIA	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	100 (2)	Jul 24	MIL		SDP	W,3-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	103 (2)	Jul 27	MIL	@	COL	W,7-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	104	Jul 28	MIL	@	COL	L,5-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
52	106 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	MIL	@	CHC	W,6-5		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	109 (2)	Aug 2	MIL		WSN	L,1-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
54	111 (1)	Aug 4	MIL		WSN	W,8-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	112	Aug 5	MIL	@	SFG	L,2-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
56	115 (2)	Aug 8	MIL	@	SFG	L,1-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	120 (4)	Aug 14	MIL	@	TEX	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
58	122 (1)	Aug 16	MIL		CIN	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
59	126 (3)	Aug 20	MIL		STL	W,6-3		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	127	Aug 21	MIL		STL	L,6-8		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	129 (1)	Aug 24	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-6		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	132 (2)	Aug 28	MIL	@	PIT	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
				Player went from Milwaukee Brewers to St. Louis Cardinals
63	135	Aug 31	STL	@	PIT	L,1-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	137 (1)	Sep 2	STL	@	CIN	L,2-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
65	139 (1)	Sep 4	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	141 (1)	Sep 6	STL		PIT	W,12-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	143 (1)	Sep 8	STL		PIT	W,9-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	145 (1)	Sep 11	STL		MIL	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	149 (3)	Sep 15	STL		SEA	W,12-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	150	Sep 16	STL	@	COL	L,2-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
71	151	Sep 17	STL	@	COL	W,11-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
72	153 (1)	Sep 19	STL	@	COL	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	154	Sep 20	STL	@	MIL	W,7-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
74	156 (1)	Sep 22	STL	@	MIL	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	161 (4)	Sep 28	STL		CHC	W,6-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							75gm		65.0	1	3	0	4	0