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.

2018 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2018 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 29	TOR		NYY	L,1-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2	4 (2)	Apr 1	TOR		NYY	W,7-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	6 (1)	Apr 3	TOR		CHW	W,14-5		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	9 (2)	Apr 7	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	11 (1)	Apr 9	TOR	@	BAL	W,7-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	13 (1)	Apr 11	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	15 (1)	Apr 17 (1)	TOR		KCR	W,11-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	18 (2)	Apr 19	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	20 (1)	Apr 21	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
10	21	Apr 22	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	25 (3)	Apr 27	TOR		TEX	L,4-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	26	Apr 28	TOR		TEX	L,4-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	29 (2)	May 1	TOR	@	MIN	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	31 (1)	May 3 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	W,13-11		7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	36 (4)	May 8	TOR		SEA	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	37	May 9	TOR		SEA	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	39 (1)	May 11	TOR		BOS	W,5-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	41 (1)	May 13	TOR		BOS	L,3-5		5	1.1	0	2	0	2	0
19	44 (2)	May 17	TOR		OAK	L,5-10		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	46 (1)	May 19	TOR		OAK	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	49 (2)	May 23	TOR		LAA	L,4-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	50	May 24	TOR		LAA	L,1-8		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	54 (3)	May 28	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	57 (2)	Jun 1	TOR	@	DET	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	58	Jun 2	TOR	@	DET	L,4-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	61 (2)	Jun 6	TOR		NYY	L,0-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	62	Jun 7	TOR		BAL	W,5-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
28	64 (1)	Jun 9	TOR		BAL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	66 (1)	Jun 11	TOR	@	TBR	L,4-8		7	1.0	0	0	2	2	0
30	69 (2)	Jun 15	TOR		WSN	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	71 (1)	Jun 17	TOR		WSN	W,8-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	74 (2)	Jun 21	TOR	@	LAA	L,5-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	77 (2)	Jun 24	TOR	@	LAA	W,7-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
34	78	Jun 25	TOR	@	HOU	W,6-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	83 (4)	Jul 1	TOR		DET	L,1-9		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
36	85 (1)	Jul 3	TOR		NYM	W,8-6		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	87 (1)	Jul 6	TOR		NYY	W,6-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	88	Jul 7	TOR		NYY	L,5-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
39	91 (2)	Jul 11	TOR	@	ATL	L,5-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	92	Jul 12	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	93	Jul 13	TOR	@	BOS	W,13-7		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
42	96 (2)	Jul 20	TOR		BAL	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	98 (1)	Jul 22	TOR		BAL	W,5-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	100 (1)	Jul 24	TOR		MIN	L,0-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
45	103 (2)	Jul 28	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Toronto Blue Jays to Los Angeles Dodgers
46	112	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	L,0-14		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
47	117 (4)	Aug 10	LAD	@	COL	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	119 (1)	Aug 12	LAD	@	COL	L,3-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	151 (31)	Sep 17	LAD		COL	W,8-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
50	154 (2)	Sep 21	LAD		SDP	L,3-5		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
							50gm		54.2	0	9	2	11	0