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

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Team Record in Appearances: 41-9

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 9

2010 Pitching Game Log

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2010 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	8	36	May 15	MIL		PHI	L,6-10	8-8		99	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.00	4.08	4	17	9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.15	-0.014	.11	-0.01%	-0.51	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
2	9	40	May 19	MIL	@	PIT	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.50	1.58	3	11	7	3	2	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.013	.07	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
3	10	41	May 20	MIL	@	PIT	W,4-3	7-8	H(1)	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.25	2.08	7	39	26	7	5	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.243	.74	0.06%	0.96	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out a1
4	11	43	May 22	MIL	@	MIN	L,7-8	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.80	2.08	4	20	10	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d4	8b 3 out d4
5	12	44	May 23	MIL	@	MIN	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.00	1.75	7	26	15	3	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.36	0.088	1.59	0.02%	-0.51	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
6	13	47	May 27	MIL		HOU	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.57	1.36	3	9	8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.135	.66	0.03%	0.49	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
7	14	49	May 29	MIL		NYM	W,8-6	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.25	1.33	3	14	9	3	1	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.072	.42	0.02%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	15	53	Jun 2	MIL	@	FLA	W,7-4	8-GF	S(3)	3	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.79	1.42	7	25	19	6	1	3	3	2	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.106	.37	0.02%	-0.31	8b 1-3 1 out a3	9b end a 3
9	16	56	Jun 5	MIL	@	STL	L,4-5	10-GF(11)	L(1-1)	2	1.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.27	1.72	7	27	17	5	3	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.58	-0.236	1.11	-0.06%	-0.94	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
10	17	57	Jun 6	MIL	@	STL	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	S(4)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.83	4	18	13	2	3	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.48	0.191	1.12	0.04%	0.47	10b --- 0 out a1	10b end a 1
11	18	58	Jun 8	MIL		CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	W(2-1)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.46	1.77	5	23	13	4	1	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	-0.304	.82	-0.06%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
12	19	60	Jun 10	MIL		CHC	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	W(3-1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.21	2.08	5	15	9	1	0	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.37	0.135	1.14	0.03%	0.49	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
13	20	65	Jun 15	MIL	@	LAA	W,7-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.00	2.21	4	20	11	2	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 6
14	21	69	Jun 20	MIL	@	COL	W,6-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.81	2.02	3	10	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.56	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
15	22	70	Jun 22	MIL		MIN	W,7-5	8-GF	S(5)	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.50	2.08	7	31	18	6	4	2	2	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.235	.51	0.04%	1.60	8t -2- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
16	23	71	Jun 23	MIL		MIN	W,5-3	9-GF	S(6)	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.84	2.18	5	22	12	7	0	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.032	.30	0.01%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
17	24	75	Jun 27	MIL		SEA	W,3-0	9-GF	S(7)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.70	1.93	4	17	13	6	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.032	.16	0.01%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
18	25	77	Jun 29	MIL		HOU	W,7-5	9-GF	S(8)	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.00	1.94	6	26	16	9	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.032	.39	0.01%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	26	79	Jul 1	MIL	@	STL	W,4-1	9-GF	S(9)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.86	2.03	4	14	9	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.038	.54	0.01%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
20	27	85	Jul 7	MIL		SFG	L,2-15	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.74	2.08	3	10	7	1	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d13	9t end d13
21	28	87	Jul 9	MIL		PIT	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	W(4-1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.63	1.95	4	14	11	4	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.58	0.135	.52	0.01%	0.49	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
22	29	88	Jul 10	MIL		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	S(10)	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.88	2.36	4	23	14	3	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	0.072	.35	0.01%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
23	30	89	Jul 11	MIL		PIT	W,6-5	9-GF	W(5-1)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.12	2.39	4	13	9	2	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.26	-0.304	.52	-0.04%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
24	31	92	Jul 17	MIL	@	ATL	W,6-3	8-GF	S(11)	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.96	2.27	4	17	10	3	3	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.063	.13	0.01%	0.79	8b -2- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
25	32	94	Jul 19	MIL	@	PIT	W,3-1	9-GF	S(12)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.86	2.27	5	26	17	7	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.69	0.086	.79	0.01%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
26	33	97	Jul 22	MIL	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-GF	S(13)	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.70	2.18	5	19	13	4	2	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	0.268	.28	0.02%	0.73	8b --- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
27	34	98	Jul 23	MIL		WSN	W,7-5	9-GF	S(14)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	2.14	3	10	7	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.072	.19	0.01%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
28	35	99	Jul 24	MIL		WSN	W,4-3	9-GF	BW(6-1)	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.81	2.17	6	19	11	3	0	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.59	-0.206	1.00	-0.03%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end tie
29	36	101	Jul 26	MIL		CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	S(15)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.73	2.08	4	21	15	4	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	0.159	1.16	0.04%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	37	107	Aug 2	MIL	@	CHC	W,18-1	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	2.11	3	14	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a17	9b end a17
31	38	108	Aug 3	MIL	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	S(16)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.83	2.08	4	16	10	2	2	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	0.093	.22	0.01%	-0.49	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
32	39	112	Aug 8	MIL		HOU	W,11-6	9-GF		4	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.05	5	15	9	1	3	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 5
33	40	113	Aug 9	MIL		ARI	L,4-7	9-9	BS(2)	0	1.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.16	2.19	5	21	10	5	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44	-0.206	.46	-0.01%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
34	41	116	Aug 12	MIL		ARI	W,8-4	8-GF	S(17)	2	1.2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	3.03	2.35	7	35	16	5	5	1	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.116	.05	0.00%	2.05	8t 123 1 out a4	9t end a 4
35	42	118	Aug 14	MIL	@	COL	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	W(7-1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.88	2.42	8	33	19	1	4	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.04	0.370	.09	0.01%	1.12	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end a 1
36	43	120	Aug 17	MIL	@	STL	W,3-2	8-GF	S(18)	2	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.76	2.42	6	26	13	6	2	2	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.34	0.308	.11	0.01%	0.63	8b 1-3 1 out a2	9b end a 1
37	44	121	Aug 18	MIL	@	STL	W,3-2	9-9	H(2)	0	0.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2.74	2.52	5	19	9	3	0	1	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.77	-0.219	.16	-0.01%	-2.09	9b -2- 1 out a3	9b 123 2 out a1
38	45	123	Aug 21	MIL		SDP	W,6-5	8-GF	S(19)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.64	2.36	6	25	16	6	5	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.224	.07	0.00%	0.75	8t --- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
39	46	128	Aug 27	MIL		PIT	W,7-2	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.58	2.24	3	16	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
40	47	129	Aug 28	MIL		PIT	W,8-7	9-9		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.53	2.28	5	18	11	2	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	0.135	.04	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out tie	9t 3 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	48	134	Sep 3	MIL	@	PHI	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.47	2.26	3	13	9	2	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
42	49	136	Sep 5	MIL	@	PHI	W,6-2	8-GF	S(20)	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.37	2.37	8	35	18	7	2	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.069	.00	0.00%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 4
43	50	138	Sep 7	MIL		STL	W,4-2	8-8	H(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.34	2.36	3	14	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.51	8t 1-- 1 out a2	8t 3 out a2
44	51	142	Sep 12	MIL		CHC	W,2-0	8-GF	S(21)	4	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.28	2.36	5	19	13	4	3	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.71	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 2
45	52	145	Sep 15	MIL	@	HOU	W,8-6	9-GF(10)	W(8-1)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.19	2.37	7	29	18	6	3	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.217	.00	0.00%	0.95	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end a 2
46	53	147	Sep 18	MIL	@	SFG	W,2-1	9-GF	S(22)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.15	2.27	3	21	14	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	0.191	.00	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
47	54	154	Sep 25	MIL		FLA	L,0-4	9-GF		6	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.28	2.25	5	15	11	4	2	0	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
48	55	156	Sep 28	MIL	@	NYM	L,3-4	8-GF	BL(8-2)	2	0.2	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.57	2.19	5	19	11	2	5	0	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.95	-0.689	.00	0.00%	-1.76	8b 12- 2 out a1	9b end d 1
49	56	157	Sep 29(1)	MIL	@	NYM	W,8-7	9-GF	S(23)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.53	2.13	3	14	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	0.191	.00	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
50	57	160	Oct 1	MIL	@	CIN	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	S(24)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.48	2.13	5	17	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.91	0.199	.00	0.00%	0.50	11b --- 0 out a1	11b end a 1
							41-9		W-L:8-2,Sv:24,BSv:3,Hld:3	1.8	58.0	42	17	16	27	76	1	1	2.48	2.13	238	990	61%	19%	12%	1.00		20%	5%	0		14	21%	2	0	0	206	13	1	3	4	2	1	2.03	2.392	.35	0.22%	11.31

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