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.

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2012 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	MIL		STL	L,3-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2	4	Apr 9	MIL	@	CHC	W,7-5	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
3	6 (1)	Apr 11	MIL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	10 (3)	Apr 15	MIL	@	ATL	L,4-7		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
5	12 (1)	Apr 18	MIL		LAD	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	14 (1)	Apr 20	MIL		COL	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
7	17 (2)	Apr 23	MIL		HOU	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	18	Apr 24	MIL		HOU	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	22 (3)	Apr 29	MIL	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	26 (3)	May 4	MIL	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	31 (4)	May 9	MIL		CIN	L,1-2	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	32	May 11	MIL		CHC	W,8-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
13	36 (3)	May 15	MIL	@	NYM	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	39 (2)	May 18	MIL		MIN	L,3-11	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	40	May 19	MIL		MIN	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	42 (1)	May 21	MIL		SFG	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	44 (1)	May 23	MIL		SFG	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	47 (2)	May 27	MIL	@	ARI	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	48	May 28	MIL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	49	May 29	MIL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	50	May 30	MIL	@	LAD	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	54 (3)	Jun 3	MIL		PIT	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	57 (2)	Jun 7	MIL		CHC	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	60 (2)	Jun 10	MIL		SDP	W,6-5		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	62 (1)	Jun 13	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	63	Jun 14	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
27	64	Jun 15	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	67 (2)	Jun 18	MIL		TOR	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	68	Jun 19	MIL		TOR	L,9-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	70 (1)	Jun 22	MIL	@	CHW	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	74 (3)	Jun 26	MIL	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	78 (3)	Jul 1	MIL		ARI	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	79	Jul 2	MIL		MIA	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	80	Jul 3	MIL		MIA	W,13-12		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	81	Jul 4	MIL		MIA	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	85 (3)	Jul 8	MIL	@	HOU	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	86	Jul 13	MIL		PIT	W,10-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	88 (1)	Jul 15	MIL		PIT	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	89	Jul 16	MIL		STL	L,2-3		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
40	91 (1)	Jul 18	MIL		STL	W,4-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
41	93 (1)	Jul 21	MIL	@	CIN	L,2-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
42	94	Jul 22	MIL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
43	95	Jul 23	MIL	@	PHI	L,6-7		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
44	97 (1)	Jul 25	MIL	@	PHI	L,6-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	101 (3)	Jul 29	MIL		WSN	L,10-11		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
46	102	Jul 30	MIL		HOU	W,8-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	105 (2)	Aug 3	MIL	@	STL	L,3-9		5	0.1	0	1	0	1	0
48	108 (2)	Aug 6	MIL		CIN	W,6-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
49	110 (1)	Aug 8	MIL		CIN	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	111	Aug 10	MIL	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
51	115 (3)	Aug 14	MIL	@	COL	L,6-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
52	116	Aug 15	MIL	@	COL	L,6-7		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
53	120 (3)	Aug 19	MIL		PHI	L,0-8	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
54	122 (1)	Aug 21	MIL		CHC	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
55	123	Aug 22	MIL		CHC	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	124	Aug 24	MIL	@	PIT	W,6-5		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
57	128 (3)	Aug 28	MIL	@	CHC	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	129	Aug 29	MIL	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	132 (2)	Sep 1	MIL		PIT	W,3-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	133	Sep 2	MIL		PIT	W,12-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	135 (1)	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIA	W,8-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
62	136	Sep 5	MIL	@	MIA	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	138 (1)	Sep 7	MIL	@	STL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	139	Sep 8	MIL	@	STL	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	141 (1)	Sep 10	MIL		ATL	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	145 (3)	Sep 15	MIL		NYM	W,9-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	146	Sep 16	MIL		NYM	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	148 (1)	Sep 19	MIL	@	PIT	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	149	Sep 20	MIL	@	PIT	W,9-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	150	Sep 21	MIL	@	WSN	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
71	152 (1)	Sep 23	MIL	@	WSN	W,6-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
72	156 (3)	Sep 27	MIL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
73	160 (3)	Oct 1	MIL		SDP	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	161	Oct 2	MIL		SDP	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	162	Oct 3	MIL		SDP	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							75gm		69.1	2	4	1	7	0