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.

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2016 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	OAK		CHW	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 6	OAK		CHW	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 8	OAK	@	SEA	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 10	OAK	@	SEA	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 12	OAK		LAA	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12 (2)	Apr 16	OAK		KCR	W,5-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13	Apr 17	OAK		KCR	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14	Apr 19	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	16 (1)	Apr 21	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	21 (4)	Apr 26	OAK	@	DET	W,5-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	25 (3)	Apr 30	OAK		HOU	W,2-0		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	29 (3)	May 4	OAK		SEA	L,8-9		8	1.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
13	33 (3)	May 9	OAK	@	BOS	L,7-14		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	38 (4)	May 15	OAK	@	TBR	W,7-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	39	May 16	OAK		TEX	W,3-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	42 (2)	May 19	OAK		NYY	L,1-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	44 (1)	May 21	OAK		NYY	L,1-5		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	45	May 22	OAK		NYY	L,4-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	47 (1)	May 24	OAK	@	SEA	L,5-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	52 (4)	May 30	OAK		MIN	W,3-2		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	53	May 31	OAK		MIN	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	55 (1)	Jun 3	OAK	@	HOU	L,2-12		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	56	Jun 4	OAK	@	HOU	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (2)	Jun 8	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	61 (1)	Jun 11	OAK	@	CIN	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	62	Jun 12	OAK	@	CIN	W,6-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	65 (2)	Jun 15	OAK		TEX	L,5-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	68 (2)	Jun 18	OAK		LAA	L,1-7		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	70 (1)	Jun 21	OAK		MIL	W,5-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71	Jun 22	OAK		MIL	L,2-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	73 (1)	Jun 24	OAK	@	LAA	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	75 (1)	Jun 26	OAK	@	LAA	L,6-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	77 (1)	Jun 28	OAK	@	SFG	W,13-11		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	78	Jun 29	OAK		SFG	W,7-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	81 (2)	Jul 2	OAK		PIT	L,2-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	82	Jul 3	OAK		PIT	L,3-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	85 (2)	Jul 6	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	86	Jul 7	OAK	@	HOU	W,3-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	89 (2)	Jul 10	OAK	@	HOU	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	90	Jul 15	OAK		TOR	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	91	Jul 16	OAK		TOR	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	92	Jul 17	OAK		TOR	L,3-5		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	97 (4)	Jul 22	OAK		TBR	W,1-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	100 (2)	Jul 25	OAK	@	TEX	L,6-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	101	Jul 26	OAK	@	TEX	W,6-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	106 (4)	Aug 2	OAK	@	LAA	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	108 (1)	Aug 4	OAK	@	LAA	W,8-6		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	110 (1)	Aug 6	OAK		CHC	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	113 (2)	Aug 9	OAK		BAL	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	114	Aug 10	OAK		BAL	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	117 (2)	Aug 13	OAK		SEA	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	119 (1)	Aug 15	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	120	Aug 16	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-5		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	123 (2)	Aug 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	126 (2)	Aug 23	OAK		CLE	W,9-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	128 (1)	Aug 26	OAK	@	STL	L,1-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	132 (3)	Aug 30	OAK	@	HOU	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	135 (2)	Sep 3	OAK		BOS	L,2-11		9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
59	138 (2)	Sep 6	OAK		LAA	W,3-2		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	140 (1)	Sep 9	OAK		SEA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
61	144 (3)	Sep 13	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	145	Sep 14	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	148 (2)	Sep 17	OAK	@	TEX	W,11-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	149	Sep 18	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	151 (1)	Sep 20	OAK		HOU	L,1-2		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
66	153 (1)	Sep 23	OAK		TEX	L,0-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
67	158 (4)	Sep 28	OAK	@	LAA	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	162 (3)	Oct 2	OAK	@	SEA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							68gm		65.2	2	11	0	13	0