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, 19,675th 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.

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 2 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 6	CLE		MIN	L,7-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7	Apr 8	CLE		SDP	W,8-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	8	Apr 9 (1)	CLE		SDP	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	12 (3)	Apr 12	CLE	@	CHW	W,12-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13	Apr 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	18 (3)	Apr 20	CLE		TOR	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	19	Apr 21	CLE		KCR	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	21 (1)	Apr 23	CLE		KCR	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (6)	Apr 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	30 (1)	May 3	CLE		CHW	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31	May 4	CLE		CHW	L,3-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32	May 5	CLE		MIN	L,0-1		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	34 (1)	May 7	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	36 (1)	May 9	CLE	@	TBR	W,6-3		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39 (2)	May 13	CLE	@	TOR	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	41 (1)	May 15	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	43 (1)	May 17	CLE		OAK	L,2-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	44	May 18	CLE		OAK	L,3-13	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	47 (2)	May 21	CLE		DET	W,11-10		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	48	May 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	50 (1)	May 24	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	53 (2)	May 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	60 (6)	Jun 4	CLE		BOS	W,7-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	61	Jun 6	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	62	Jun 7	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	64 (1)	Jun 9	CLE	@	TEX	W,17-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	66 (1)	Jun 11	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69 (2)	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	70	Jun 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	74 (3)	Jun 20	CLE		DET	L,4-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	76 (1)	Jun 22	CLE		DET	L,4-10		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	77	Jun 24	CLE	@	ARI	L,8-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	81 (3)	Jun 29	CLE	@	SEA	L,0-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	83 (1)	Jul 1	CLE	@	LAD	W,10-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	85 (1)	Jul 4	CLE		KCR	L,1-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88 (2)	Jul 7	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	90 (1)	Jul 9	CLE		NYY	L,4-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	92 (1)	Jul 11	CLE		CHW	W,7-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	97 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	99 (1)	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	102 (2)	Jul 24	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	103	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-6	GF	2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	106 (2)	Jul 29	CLE		SEA	L,2-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	111 (4)	Aug 3	CLE		TEX	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	112	Aug 4	CLE		CIN	W,7-1	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	116 (3)	Aug 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-10		6	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Pittsburgh Pirates
50	122	Aug 15	PIT	@	WSN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	124 (1)	Aug 17	PIT	@	WSN	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	125	Aug 18	PIT		ATL	L,3-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	128 (2)	Aug 22	PIT	@	MIL	W,8-3		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	131 (2)	Aug 25	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	137 (5)	Sep 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	138	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	L,4-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	142 (3)	Sep 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	147 (4)	Sep 12	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
59	148	Sep 13	PIT		CHC	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	151 (2)	Sep 17	PIT		BOS	W,9-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	158 (6)	Sep 24	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-6		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
62	161 (2)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-10		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							62gm		54.2	2	6	0	8	0