John Berton Axford (twitter: @JohnAxford)
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: April 1, 1983 in Simcoe, Ontario, CA
High Schools: Assumption College (Brantford, ON), Assumption College School (Port Dover, ON)
Schools: Canisius College (Buffalo, NY), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Assumption College School (Port Dover, ON) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | A-A--A+-AAA | NYY | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 50 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 281 | 1.508 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 1.49 |
| 2007 | 24 | Staten Island | NYPL | A- | NYY | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 1.151 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 2.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | Charleston | SALL | A | NYY | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 1.912 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.95 |
| 2007 | 24 | Tampa | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1.147 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 2.14 | |
| 2007 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.500 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | |
| 2008 | 25 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.55 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 86 | 58 | 48 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 433 | 1.674 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 1.22 |
| 2009 | 26 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-A+-AA | MIL | 9 | 1 | .900 | 2.77 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.1 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 1.200 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 2.34 |
| 2009 | 26 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.63 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 1.084 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 2.69 |
| 2009 | 26 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.304 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 3.00 | |
| 2009 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.55 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 1.273 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 1.95 |
| 2010 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.02 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1.425 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.8 | 3.80 |
| 4 Seasons | 18 | 17 | .514 | 3.57 | 110 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 239.2 | 194 | 120 | 95 | 12 | 161 | 3 | 264 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1053 | 1.481 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 1.64 | |||||
| AAA (3 seasons) | AAA | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.26 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 1.362 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 2.28 | ||||
| A+ (3 seasons) | A+ | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.76 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 134.0 | 106 | 68 | 56 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 147 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 588 | 1.507 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.53 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 1.912 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.95 | ||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.304 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 3.00 | |||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 1.151 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 2.00 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | A--A+-AAA-A | NYY | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 24 | Staten Island | NYPL | A- | NYY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 24 | Charleston | SALL | A | NYY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 24 | Tampa | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 25 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 26 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-A+-AA | MIL | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 26 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 Seasons | 110 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AAA (3 seasons) | AAA | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A+ (3 seasons) | A+ | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | A-A--A+-AAA | NYY | P | 27 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 0.52 | 8 | 2 | 20% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | Staten Island | NYPL | A- | NYY | P | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | Charleston | SALL | A | NYY | P | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 0.46 | 6 | 1 | 14% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | Tampa | FLOR | A+ | NYY | P | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | 100% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | 25 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | P | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 0.42 | 20 | 12 | 38% | |||||
| 2009 | 26 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-A+-AA | MIL | P | 45 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.33 | 5 | 1 | 17% | |||||
| 2009 | 26 | Brevard County | FLOR | A+ | MIL | P | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.26 | 2 | 1 | 33% | |||||
| 2009 | 26 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | P | 22 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.41 | 3 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 2010 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | P | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 0% | |||||
| 4 Seasons | 110 | 45 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 3 | .911 | 0.37 | 36 | 15 | 29% | |||||||||||
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