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

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	5-5		0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	2	0	0	2	2	0
2	2018-04-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	7	4	1	1	1	0	1
3	2018-04-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	9	2	0	3	1	1	0
4	2018-04-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	2	0	2	0	0	0
5	2018-04-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	3	3	2	1	1	0
6	2018-04-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	6-6		1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	17	5	3	4	1	0	0
7	2018-04-17	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Kansas City Royals	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	19	5	2	2	3	0	2
8	2018-04-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	8	2	2	1	0	0	0
9	2018-04-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	6-6		0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	24	15	2	1	1	2	1	0
10	2018-04-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	0	2	2	0	0
11	2018-04-27	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Texas Rangers	8-9		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	23	13	2	3	0	5	0	0
12	2018-04-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	14	4	5	0	0	0	0
13	2018-05-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	5	1	2	0	0	0
14	2018-05-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Indians	4-6		2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	18	15	6	0	4	2	0	0
15	2018-05-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	1	2	2	1	0	0
16	2018-05-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	2	2	1	2	2	0
17	2018-05-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	5	2	0	2	0	0	0
18	2018-05-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	5-6		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	10	4	1	1	2	1	0
19	2018-05-17	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	6-6		1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	1		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	14	3	2	1	2	1	0
20	2018-05-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	8-8		0.1	2	3	3	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	8	2	1	0	3	3	0
21	2018-05-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	6-6		0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	5	2	0	1	2	1	0
22	2018-05-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	19	11	3	3	2	0	0	0
23	2018-05-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	20	8	1	0	2	1	0	0
24	2018-06-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	4	0	1	0	0
25	2018-06-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Detroit Tigers	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	17	4	2	1	3	0	2
26	2018-06-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	11-11		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	26	16	3	2	0	1	0	0
27	2018-06-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.2	2	2	2	0	0	2	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	0	2	1	3	2	0
28	2018-06-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	9-10	W	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	37	21	5	3	3	3	2	0
29	2018-06-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-7		1.0	1	3	2	1	0	0	1		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	8	1	1	4	2	1	1
30	2018-06-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Washington Nationals	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	6	3	0	2	1	1	0
31	2018-06-17	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Washington Nationals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	2	2	0	2	2	0
32	2018-06-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	4-5	L	2.0	3	4	4	2	2	2	0		8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	40	20	6	2	2	3	0	0
33	2018-06-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		0.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	2	0	1	1	0	0
34	2018-06-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	2	0	2	0	0	0
35	2018-07-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Detroit Tigers	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	2	3	1	3	3	0
36	2018-07-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Mets	8-9	W	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	16	11	1	2	1	1	0
37	2018-07-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	16	7	2	1	1	1	0
38	2018-07-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	9-9		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
39	2018-07-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Atlanta Braves	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	2	1	1	1	0
40	2018-07-12	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	19	10	3	2	1	2	2	0
41	2018-07-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	7	1	0	4	0	0	0
42	2018-07-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	4	3	1	0	0	0
43	2018-07-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	8-8	W	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	17	6	3	2	2	2	0
44	2018-07-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Minnesota Twins	7-8		1.1	2	3	3	1	1	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	33	18	4	3	4	1	1	0
45	2018-07-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Chicago White Sox	1-3		3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	60	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	38	24	7	4	5	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to Maj-NL
46	2018-08-04	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Houston Astros	8-8		0.1	3	6	6	2	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	27	14	5	2	2	2	0	0
47	2018-08-10	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	3	2	1	1	1	0
48	2018-08-12	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	17	6	0	4	0	0	0
49	2018-09-17	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Colorado Rockies	8-8		0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	1	0	2	0	0
50	2018-09-21	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	9-9		0.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	5	1	3	1	0	0

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 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	50	233	206	35	52	10	1	6	3	1	22	54	.252	.331	.398	.729	.311	82	8	3	0	2	1

Home	29	132	114	24	35	9	0	4	3	1	15	31	.307	.394	.491	.885	.388	56	3	2	0	1	1
Away	21	101	92	11	17	1	1	2	0	0	7	23	.185	.248	.283	.530	.221	26	5	1	0	1	0

March	1	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	1.000	4	0	0	0	0	0
April	11	52	45	2	10	1	0	0	0	1	6	12	.222	.308	.244	.552	.294	11	0	0	0	1	0
May	11	47	42	7	13	1	0	1	1	0	4	9	.310	.383	.405	.788	.375	17	4	1	0	0	0
June	11	55	48	11	9	1	0	4	1	0	6	12	.188	.291	.458	.749	.156	22	2	1	0	0	1
July	11	54	50	6	10	2	0	1	1	0	4	16	.200	.259	.300	.559	.273	15	2	0	0	0	0
August	3	17	13	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	4	.308	.412	.615	1.027	.400	8	0	1	0	1	0
September	2	5	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.000	1.800	.800	5	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	1	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222	.167	1	1	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	49	224	197	35	51	10	1	6	3	1	22	51	.259	.339	.411	.751	.317	81	7	3	0	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	49	148	133		41	8	1	3			12	26	.308	.372	.451	.823	.362	60	6	2	0	1	1
vs LHB as RHP	43	85	73		11	2	0	3			10	28	.151	.259	.301	.560	.186	22	2	1	0	1	0

Bases Empty	46	136	122		23	3	1	2			13	30	.189	.272	.279	.551	.233	34	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	38	97	84		29	7	0	4			9	24	.345	.412	.571	.984	.431	48	8	2	0	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	50	221	194		49	9	1	6			22	51	.253	.335	.402	.737	.309	78	6	3	0	2	1
vs. Older Batters	8	12	12		3	1	0	0			0	3	.250	.250	.333	.583	.333	4	2	0	0	0	0

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	4	1	.800	5.27	50	1	0	54.2	52	35	32	6	22	1	54	3	0	0	233	1.354	8.9	2.45

Home	4	0	1.000	7.39	29	0	0	28.0	35	24	23	4	15	1	31	2	0	0	132	1.786	10.0	2.07
Away	0	1	.000	3.04	21	1	0	26.2	17	11	9	2	7	0	23	1	0	0	101	0.900	7.8	3.29

March	0	0		27.00	1	0	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	6.000	27.0
April	0	0		1.42	11	0	0	12.2	10	2	2	0	6	0	12	0	0	0	52	1.263	8.5	2.00
May	0	0		5.73	11	0	0	11.0	13	7	7	1	4	0	9	1	0	0	47	1.546	7.4	2.25
June	1	1	.500	6.23	11	0	0	13.0	9	11	9	4	6	1	12	1	0	0	55	1.154	8.3	2.00
July	3	0	1.000	3.86	11	1	0	14.0	10	6	6	1	4	0	16	0	0	0	54	1.000	10.3	4.00
August	0	0		16.20	3	0	0	3.1	4	6	6	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	17	1.800	10.8	2.00
September	0	0		27.00	2	0	0	0.1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12.000	0.0

As Starter	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0.333	9.0
As Reliever	4	1	.800	5.57	49	0	0	51.2	51	35	32	6	22	1	51	3	0	0	224	1.413	8.9	2.32

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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