John Axford

Position: Relief 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)

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

2013 Player Pitching Game Log

2013 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2013-04-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Colorado Rockies	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	3	5	0	1	1	0
2	2013-04-03	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Colorado Rockies	9-9		0.2	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	18	11	2	1	0	7	5	0
3	2013-04-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Arizona Diamondbacks	10-11	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	12	5	1	0	4	1	0
4	2013-04-09	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Chicago Cubs	7-8	L	0.2	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	16	4	0	1	0	2	1	0
5	2013-04-13	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	8	3	1	0	2	0	0
6	2013-04-16	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	14	8	4	0	1	3	1	0
7	2013-04-18	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Francisco Giants	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	4	0	1	1	0
8	2013-04-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13	3	4	1	0	0	0
9	2013-04-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	2013-04-23	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	5	1	1	1	0	0
11	2013-04-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	3	1	2	1	0	0
12	2013-04-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	17	5	3	2	2	2	0
13	2013-05-01	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8	L	0.2	4	4	3	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	18	14	5	0	4	2	0	1
14	2013-05-03	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	3	3	1	2	1	0
15	2013-05-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	8	5	0	1	2	1	0
16	2013-05-10	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	13	7	1	0	2	0	0
17	2013-05-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	2	4	1	2	2	0
18	2013-05-15	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0
19	2013-05-17	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	11	3	2	2	2	0	0
20	2013-05-18	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-9	W	1.1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	33	13	4	5	1	2	2	0
21	2013-05-20	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Los Angeles Dodgers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	1	0	2	1	0	0
22	2013-05-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Los Angeles Dodgers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	1	2	1	1	1	0
23	2013-05-25	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	27	16	5	2	2	0	0	0
24	2013-05-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	8	2	2	2	1	0	0
25	2013-05-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	3	3	1	1	0	0
26	2013-05-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	15	7	3	1	2	1	0
27	2013-05-31	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
28	2013-06-03	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	8	2	1	1	3	1	0
29	2013-06-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Oakland Athletics	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	9	2	2	1	1	0	0
30	2013-06-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	6	2	0	1	1	0	1
31	2013-06-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	10	5	2	0	1	0	1
32	2013-06-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Miami Marlins	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
33	2013-06-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	11	4	1	0	2	2	0
34	2013-06-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	7-7	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	3	2	1	1	1	0
35	2013-06-20	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	4	1	2	1	0	0
36	2013-06-22	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Atlanta Braves	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	5	0	2	1	2	0	0
37	2013-06-26	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	4	1	0	3	0	0	0
38	2013-06-29	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	3	1	1	1	1	0
39	2013-06-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
40	2013-07-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Washington Nationals	6-6		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	14	7	2	1	1	0	0	0
41	2013-07-06	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		New York Mets	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	20	11	4	2	2	3	3	0
42	2013-07-07	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		New York Mets	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	3	0	2	1	0	0
43	2013-07-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	8	2	1	1	0	0	0
44	2013-07-11	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	13	2	2	1	1	1	0
45	2013-07-12	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
46	2013-07-13	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	7-7		0.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
47	2013-07-19	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Miami Marlins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	15	2	3	1	2	1	0
48	2013-07-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Miami Marlins	12-13	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	14	6	1	4	1	0	1
49	2013-07-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	6	3	1	0	2	0	1
50	2013-07-27	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	4	4	1	2	2	0
51	2013-07-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8	L	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	5	0	2	2	2	0
52	2013-07-30	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Chicago Cubs	5-5		0.1	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	19	2	6	2	2	2	0
53	2013-08-02	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Washington Nationals	7-7		0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	14	7	0	1	2	2	0
54	2013-08-04	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Washington Nationals	6-6	W	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	4	2	1	2	1	0
55	2013-08-05	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	San Francisco Giants	8-8	L	0.1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	14	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
56	2013-08-08	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	San Francisco Giants	6-7		2.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	33	21	8	4	1	3	3	0
57	2013-08-14	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Texas Rangers	7-7	L	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	4	2	1	0	1	1	0
58	2013-08-16	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	13	1	2	3	1	1	0
59	2013-08-20	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	1	0	2	2	2	0
60	2013-08-21	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers		St. Louis Cardinals	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	21	13	3	0	4	1	0	0
61	2013-08-24	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Cincinnati Reds	6-6	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	15	6	1	3	2	1	0
62	2013-08-28	Maj-NL	Milwaukee Brewers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	0	1	1	0	0	0
63	2013-08-31	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	5	1	0	1	2	1	0
64	2013-09-02	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	5	2	0	0	2	2	0
65	2013-09-04	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Cincinnati Reds	11-11		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	7	3	0	3	0	0	0
66	2013-09-06	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		0.0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
67	2013-09-08	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	15	4	2	0	2	2	0
68	2013-09-11	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	3	4	2	0	0	0
69	2013-09-15	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	21	14	1	3	3	0	0	0
70	2013-09-16	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	1	1	2	0	0	0
71	2013-09-17	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	12	3	4	0	1	1	0
72	2013-09-19	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	16	3	3	1	1	0	0
73	2013-09-20	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9	W	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	7	2	0	2	0	0	0
74	2013-09-22	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	3	0	3	1	0
75	2013-09-28	Maj-NL	St. Louis Cardinals		Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	3	1	1	2	1	0

2013 Player Pitching Splits

2013 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	75	289	256	32	73	10	0	10	3	2	26	65	.285	.354	.441	.796	.346	113	4	2	4	1	3

Home	38	150	140	15	39	4	0	6	2	1	6	32	.279	.315	.436	.751	.320	61	3	2	1	1	0
Away	37	139	116	17	34	6	0	4	1	1	20	33	.293	.397	.448	.845	.380	52	1	0	3	0	3

April	12	48	44	10	14	2	0	5	1	0	2	12	.318	.348	.705	1.052	.333	31	0	0	2	0	1
May	15	65	55	6	17	2	0	1	1	1	9	15	.309	.415	.400	.815	.410	22	0	1	0	0	1
June	12	38	35	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	.143	.189	.171	.361	.200	6	1	0	1	0	0
July	13	47	42	6	14	2	0	1	0	1	4	8	.333	.383	.452	.835	.382	19	0	0	0	1	0
August	11	50	44	7	12	1	0	3	1	0	6	9	.273	.360	.500	.860	.281	22	1	0	0	0	1
September	12	41	36	3	11	2	0	0	0	0	3	11	.306	.375	.361	.736	.440	13	2	1	1	0	0

As Reliever	75	289	256	32	73	10	0	10	3	2	26	65	.285	.354	.441	.796	.346	113	4	2	4	1	3

vs RHB as RHP	70	158	142		40	6	0	5			10	34	.282	.331	.430	.761	.337	61	3	1	4	1	1
vs LHB as RHP	63	131	114		33	4	0	5			16	31	.290	.382	.456	.838	.359	52	1	1	0	0	2

Bases Empty	62	158	149		47	8	0	6			8	32	.315	.354	.490	.844	.369	73	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	57	131	107		26	2	0	4			18	33	.243	.354	.374	.728	.310	40	4	1	4	1	3

vs. Younger Batters	72	194	173		52	7	0	5			17	47	.301	.367	.428	.794	.388	74	3	1	3	0	2
vs. Older Batters	55	95	83		21	3	0	5			9	18	.253	.330	.470	.800	.262	39	1	1	1	1	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	7	7	.500	4.02	75	0	0	65.0	73	32	29	10	26	3	65	2	0	0	289	1.523	9.0	2.50

Home	4	2	.667	3.28	38	0	0	35.2	39	15	13	6	6	0	32	2	0	0	150	1.262	8.1	5.33
Away	3	5	.375	4.91	37	0	0	29.1	34	17	16	4	20	3	33	0	0	0	139	1.841	10.1	1.65

April	0	2	.000	8.44	12	0	0	10.2	14	10	10	5	2	1	12	0	0	0	48	1.500	10.1	6.00
May	1	1	.500	3.46	15	0	0	13.0	17	6	5	1	9	1	15	1	0	0	65	2.000	10.4	1.67
June	2	0	1.000	0.00	12	0	0	10.2	5	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	38	0.656	8.4	5.00
July	1	1	.500	5.40	13	0	0	10.0	14	6	6	1	4	0	8	0	0	0	47	1.800	7.2	2.00
August	2	3	.400	4.76	11	0	0	11.1	12	7	6	3	6	1	9	0	0	0	50	1.588	7.1	1.50
September	1	0	1.000	1.93	12	0	0	9.1	11	3	2	0	3	0	11	1	0	0	41	1.500	10.6	3.67

As Reliever	7	7	.500	4.02	75	0	0	65.0	73	32	29	10	26	3	65	2	0	0	289	1.523	9.0	2.50

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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