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

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-18

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 3

2017 Pitching Game Log

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2017 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	472	44	May 21	OAK		BOS	L,3-12	8-8		99	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	3.16	4	23	16	2	0	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.027	.19	-0.01%	-0.50	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
2	473	45	May 23	OAK		MIA	L,9-11	5-6		1	1.1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.71	2.30	8	37	27	8	2	6	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.042	.30	-0.02%	-0.52	5t --- 0 out d3	6t 1-- 1 out d4
3	474	48	May 27	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.40	1.36	3	14	11	5	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.035	.31	0.02%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	475	49	May 28	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-9	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	8.31	2.70	7	30	18	4	1	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.048	.25	-0.02%	-1.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	476	53	Jun 1	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-8	6-7		3	0.1	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	11.57	3.37	5	23	13	5	1	3	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.010	.05	0.00%	-3.46	6b 12- 2 out d5	7b --3 0 out d8
6	477	55	Jun 3	OAK		WSN	W,10-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	9.53	4.04	6	23	12	6	1	0	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.10	0.003	.03	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
7	478	57	Jun 5	OAK		TOR	W,5-3	7-7	H(1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.10	3.61	4	19	12	4	2	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.047	.29	0.01%	0.50	7t --- 0 out a3	7t 3 out a3
8	479	59	Jun 7	OAK		TOR	L,5-7	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.04	3.42	4	17	9	5	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.088	.51	0.02%	0.50	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out tie
9	480	61	Jun 10(1)	OAK	@	TBR	L,5-6	8-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.48	3.52	3	22	12	4	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.018	.17	0.00%	0.27	8b --- 1 out d1	8b 3 out d1
10	481	63	Jun 11	OAK	@	TBR	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.40	3.06	6	26	16	4	2	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.056	.16	0.01%	0.78	7b --- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
11	482	65	Jun 14	OAK	@	MIA	L,6-11	4-5		2	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	6.17	3.42	8	34	22	8	4	4	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	.80	-0.013	.19	0.00%	-0.01	4b 123 1 out d2	5b 3 out d4
12	483	66	Jun 15	OAK		NYY	W,8-7	8-8	BS(1)	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.75	4.32	3			2	4	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	-0.250	.33	-0.03%	-1.02	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-- 1 out tie
13	484	70	Jun 19	OAK		HOU	L,1-4	8-8		3	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	6.92	5.47	5	21	13	6	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.090	.21	-0.02%	-0.50	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
14	485	71	Jun 20	OAK		HOU	L,4-8	6-6		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.43	5.16	4	16	11	5	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.038	.25	0.01%	0.50	6t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
15	486	73	Jun 22	OAK		HOU	L,9-12	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.00	4.89	5	16	10	2	1	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.008	.03	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
16	487	75	Jun 24	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-2	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.63	4.66	3	7	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out a8	8b 3 out a8
17	488	78	Jun 28	OAK	@	HOU	L,8-11	6-7		3	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.60	4.74	9	41	23	6	3	1	5	3	1	0		1	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.65	-0.083	.22	-0.02%	-1.12	6b 1-- 0 out d2	7b 1-3 2 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	489	82	Jul 2	OAK		ATL	L,3-4	12-GF(12)	L(0-1)	3	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.79	5.25	4			2	2	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.300	.15	-0.03%	-0.50	12t --- 0 out tie	12t end d 1
19	490	83	Jul 3	OAK		CHW	L,2-7	9-GF		0	1.0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	5.95	5.55	7	33	15	6	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
20	491	89	Jul 9	OAK	@	SEA	L,0-4	7-7		5	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.30	5.66	4	11	6	2	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.033	.06	0.00%	-1.41	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 12- 1 out d4
21	492	96	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYM	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.00	5.44	4	11	8	4	1	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.013	.05	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
22	493	99	Jul 24	OAK	@	TOR	L,2-4	7-7		2	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	6.43	5.73	3	15	5	4	0	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.120	.21	-0.01%	-1.85	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 123 0 out d1
							4-18		W-L:0-1,BSv:1,Hld:1	1.6	21.0	27	16	15	17	21	3	2	6.43	5.73	109	439	60%	22%	8%	1.03		29%	6%	0		6	17%	2	0	0	87	4	0	0	1	2	1	.53	-0.715	.18	-0.10%	-7.74

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