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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-06	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Palm Beach Cardinals	3-6	L	4.0	3	3	2	4	1	0	2		14	1	0	0	0	2	0	20	10	4	1	1
2	2008-04-11	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Palm Beach Cardinals	3-7	W	4.1	3	1	1	4	6	0	0		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	6	5	1	2
3	2008-04-17	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		St. Lucie Mets	3-5		3.0	2	3	3	3	2	0	0		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4	5	1	0
4	2008-04-22	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Vero Beach Devil Rays	3-7	L	5.0	5	2	2	4	6	0	0		15	1	0	1	0	1	2	19	3	8	5	1
5	2008-04-27	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Vero Beach Devil Rays	4-7		4.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0		16	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	6	4	1	0
6	2008-04-30	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	1-2		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	54	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	4	1	1	0
7	2008-05-05	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Clearwater Threshers	1-4		4.0	9	3	3	4	3	1	0	31	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	4	13	4	1
8	2008-05-10	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Tampa Yankees	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	61	17	0	0	1	0	1	0	19	6	9	1	0
9	2008-05-17	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Jupiter Hammerheads	1-4		4.0	3	3	0	4	5	0	0	51	15	1	0	0	0	3	2	19	5	5	1	0
10	2008-05-21	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Sarasota Reds	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
11	2008-05-24	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Dunedin Blue Jays	1-3	L	2.2	5	4	4	5	3	0	1	30	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	6	4	3	0
12	2008-05-30	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Vero Beach Devil Rays	1-5	L	4.2	4	4	4	4	9	0	0	45	17	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	4	4	2	0
13	2008-06-04	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	St. Lucie Mets	1-4	L	3.1	3	5	4	5	5	0	1	36	13	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	5	4	0	0
14	2008-06-24 (2)	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Dunedin Blue Jays	5-5		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	1	1
15	2008-06-28	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Fort Myers Miracle	2-3		2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	2	2	0	0
16	2008-07-01	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	5-7	W	3.0	2	1	1	0	4	0	0		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	3	4	2	0
17	2008-07-09	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Lakeland Flying Tigers	8-8	L	0.2	4	5	5	2	0	0	0		6	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	4	0	0
18	2008-07-12	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Sarasota Reds	4-7		4.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5	4	1	0
19	2008-07-20	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Tampa Yankees	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	1	4	1	0	0	56	13	0	0	0	1	2	2	19	7	6	2	0
20	2008-07-26	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Palm Beach Cardinals	1-6		6.0	6	1	0	1	4	0	0	61	22	1	0	1	0	1	0	23	6	14	8	1
21	2008-08-01	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Palm Beach Cardinals	1-5		5.0	6	3	1	3	4	0	0	48	20	2	0	1	0	0	1	23	7	9	7	0
22	2008-08-06	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Vero Beach Devil Rays	4-7	W	4.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0		13	1	0	1	0	2	1	15	6	3	0	0
23	2008-08-11	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Vero Beach Devil Rays	1-6	L	5.0	6	5	5	5	1	0	0	31	19	1	0	0	0	1	2	24	8	9	3	1
24	2008-08-16	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		St. Lucie Mets	1-6	L	6.0	4	2	1	3	6	1	1	61	22	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	7	9	4	0
25	2008-08-22	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	1-2	L	1.2	4	7	7	4	1	1	0	16	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	13	1	7	3	1
26	2008-08-28	A+-FLOR	Brevard County Manatees		Jupiter Hammerheads	1-5	L	4.2	3	3	3	4	7	1	0	49	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	5	4	2	0

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 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	26	433	350	58	86	17	2	5	20	12	73	89	.246	.381	.349	.729	.313	122	7	5	2	3	0

Home	13	221	180	33	41	9	1	3	11	6	37	44	.228	.367	.339	.705	.284	61	3	3	0	1	0
Away	13	212	170	25	45	8	1	2	9	6	36	45	.265	.395	.359	.754	.344	61	4	2	2	2	0

April	6	99	80	10	19	2	0	1	3	2	17	22	.238	.384	.300	.684	.316	24	3	2	0	0	0
May	6	104	84	15	23	4	0	1	6	3	19	24	.274	.414	.357	.771	.373	30	1	1	0	0	0
June	3	33	23	5	3	2	0	0	2	0	8	7	.130	.375	.217	.592	.188	5	0	1	1	0	0
July	5	75	65	8	15	3	1	0	3	2	8	13	.231	.311	.308	.619	.283	20	1	0	1	1	0
August	6	122	98	20	26	6	1	3	6	5	21	23	.265	.393	.439	.832	.311	43	2	1	0	2	0

As Starter	14	277	221	42	59	12	1	4	14	9	48	53	.267	.400	.385	.785	.329	85	4	3	2	3	0
As Reliever	12	156	129	16	27	5	1	1	6	3	25	36	.209	.346	.287	.633	.283	37	3	2	0	0	0

vs RHB as RHP	26	251	198		45	7	1	2			46	60	.227	.374	.303	.677	.309	60	3	2	2	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	25	182	152		41	10	1	3			27	29	.270	.390	.408	.798	.317	62	4	3	0	0	0

Bases Empty	26	212	175		48	8	0	2			33	43	.274	.401	.354	.755	.354	62	0	4	0	0	0
Runners On	25	221	175		38	9	2	3			40	46	.217	.361	.343	.704	.271	60	7	1	2	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	26	386	314		80	17	2	3			64	78	.255	.385	.350	.736	.328	110	6	4	2	2	0
vs. Older Batters	12	47	36		6	0	0	2			9	11	.167	.340	.333	.674	.167	12	1	1	0	1	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	5	10	.333	4.55	26	14	0	95.0	86	58	48	5	73	0	89	5	0	0	433	1.674	8.4	1.22

Home	1	6	.143	4.69	13	7	0	48.0	41	33	25	3	37	0	44	3	0	0	221	1.625	8.3	1.19
Away	4	4	.500	4.40	13	7	0	47.0	45	25	23	2	36	0	45	2	0	0	212	1.723	8.6	1.25

April	1	2	.333	3.63	6	1	0	22.1	19	10	9	1	17	0	22	2	0	0	99	1.612	8.9	1.29
May	1	2	.333	4.64	6	5	0	21.1	23	15	11	1	19	0	24	1	0	0	104	1.969	10.1	1.26
June	0	1	.000	5.68	3	1	0	6.1	3	5	4	0	8	0	7	1	0	0	33	1.737	9.9	0.88
July	2	1	.667	3.38	5	2	0	18.2	15	8	7	0	8	0	13	0	0	0	75	1.232	6.3	1.63
August	1	4	.200	5.81	6	5	0	26.1	26	20	17	3	21	0	23	1	0	0	122	1.785	7.9	1.10

As Starter	2	7	.222	5.03	14	14	0	59.0	59	42	33	4	48	0	53	3	0	0	277	1.814	8.1	1.10
As Reliever	3	3	.500	3.75	12	0	0	36.0	27	16	15	1	25	0	36	2	0	0	156	1.444	9.0	1.44

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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