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

2014 Player Pitching Game Log

2014 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2014-03-31	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	12	5	2	0	1	0	0
2	2014-04-02 (2)	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	2	2	0	2	0	0
3	2014-04-06	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	27	15	6	1	0	1	0	0
4	2014-04-08	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		San Diego Padres	9-9	S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
5	2014-04-09	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		San Diego Padres	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	11	4	5	0	2	1	0
6	2014-04-12	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	8	0	2	3	0	0	0
7	2014-04-13	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Chicago White Sox	9-9	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	11	6	1	1	0	2	0	1
8	2014-04-16	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Detroit Tigers	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	14	2	5	1	3	2	0
9	2014-04-20	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	14	6	1	2	2	1	1
10	2014-04-21	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	1	0	2	1	0	0
11	2014-04-23	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Kansas City Royals	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	5	1	2	2	1	1
12	2014-04-30	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	4	1	0	2	1	1	0
13	2014-05-03	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	9	4	1	1	1	0	1
14	2014-05-04	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	9-9	L	0.2	1	3	3	2	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	15	3	6	0	1	1	0
15	2014-05-05	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Minnesota Twins	10-10	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	2	2	2	2	1	0
16	2014-05-07	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Minnesota Twins	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	14	5	3	0	3	1	1
17	2014-05-09	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		0.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	31	14	8	2	0	2	2	0
18	2014-05-13	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	5	0	2	0	0	0
19	2014-05-15	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	6	2	1	1	0	0	0
20	2014-05-17	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	8	0	0	1	2	0	1
21	2014-05-18	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Oakland Athletics	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	6	4	1	0	0	0	0
22	2014-05-21	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Detroit Tigers	7-8		0.1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	10	4	1	3	1	1	0
23	2014-05-22	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Baltimore Orioles	10-10		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	6	0	1	1	0	0
24	2014-05-24	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	14	4	2	3	1	1	0
25	2014-05-27	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Chicago White Sox	5-6		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	12	2	4	2	0	0	0
26	2014-06-04	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Boston Red Sox	8-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
27	2014-06-06	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	4	1	0	1	1	1	0
28	2014-06-07	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	1	0	2	1	1	0
29	2014-06-09	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Texas Rangers	6-7		2.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	28	19	3	5	4	1	0	1
30	2014-06-11	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	28	17	3	1	2	2	0	0
31	2014-06-14	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Boston Red Sox	6-7	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	2	4	2	0	0	0
32	2014-06-15	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	29	13	4	3	0	0	0	0
33	2014-06-20	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Detroit Tigers	8-8		0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	11	1	2	1	2	1	0
34	2014-06-22	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Detroit Tigers	5-5		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	13	2	1	3	0	0	0
35	2014-06-24	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	11-11		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	11	1	4	0	1	1	0
36	2014-06-29	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	2	3	0	0	0	0
37	2014-07-01	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	9	2	3	0	2	0	0
38	2014-07-04	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Kansas City Royals	9-9		1.0	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	15	6	1	3	2	1	1
39	2014-07-07	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	2	1	2	0	0	0
40	2014-07-09	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		New York Yankees	11-12		1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	11	5	1	2	0	0	0
41	2014-07-11	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	4	2	2	0	0	0
42	2014-07-19 (2)	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Detroit Tigers	6-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	6	2	3	0	0	0	0
43	2014-07-21	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	2	2	1	1	0	0
44	2014-07-24	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	14-14		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	6	3	2	0	1	1	0
45	2014-07-25	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	1	0	1	1	0	0
46	2014-07-29	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Seattle Mariners	8-9		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	13	5	1	2	1	0	0
47	2014-08-03	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Texas Rangers	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
48	2014-08-04	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Cincinnati Reds	8-9	S	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	14	6	2	3	2	1	0
49	2014-08-08	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	New York Yankees	5-6		0.2	1	4	4	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	31	14	4	1	0	2	0	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to Maj-NL
50	2014-08-15	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Washington Nationals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	3	3	0	1	1	0
51	2014-08-17	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Washington Nationals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	6	3	1	1	0	0	0
52	2014-08-18	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Atlanta Braves	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	5	1	2	0	1	0	0
53	2014-08-22	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	19	2	3	3	2	2	0
54	2014-08-25	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	13	8	4	0	3	0	0	0
55	2014-09-01	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
56	2014-09-02	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	1	1	2	2	1	1
57	2014-09-07	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	12	5	2	1	0	0	0
58	2014-09-12	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	14	7	1	0	1	1	0
59	2014-09-13	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	3	1	0	2	0	0
60	2014-09-17	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Boston Red Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	5	2	0	1	1	0
61	2014-09-24	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Atlanta Braves	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	8	1	1	2	2	1	0
62	2014-09-27	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Cincinnati Reds	10-10	L	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	11	3	1	1	1	1	0

2014 Player Pitching Splits

2014 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	62	243	198	26	43	9	0	6	6	1	36	63	.217	.338	.354	.691	.278	70	3	2	3	4	3

Home	28	112	92	12	18	4	0	3	0	1	15	27	.196	.315	.337	.652	.234	31	0	2	1	2	1
Away	34	131	106	14	25	5	0	3	6	0	21	36	.236	.357	.368	.725	.319	39	3	0	2	2	2

March	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
April	11	41	34	3	7	1	0	1	1	0	5	7	.206	.300	.324	.624	.222	11	1	0	1	1	0
May	13	55	45	7	11	3	0	2	0	0	10	15	.244	.382	.444	.826	.321	20	0	0	0	0	0
June	11	45	35	4	10	0	0	1	3	0	7	14	.286	.386	.371	.758	.409	13	1	0	1	2	2
July	10	35	32	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	11	.125	.200	.250	.450	.150	8	0	1	0	0	0
August	8	32	25	5	6	1	0	1	1	1	5	7	.240	.355	.400	.755	.278	10	1	0	1	1	1
September	8	30	24	4	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	7	.208	.367	.333	.700	.294	8	0	1	0	0	0

As Reliever	62	243	198	26	43	9	0	6	6	1	36	63	.217	.338	.354	.691	.278	70	3	2	3	4	3

vs RHB as RHP	59	129	107		26	5	0	4			16	33	.243	.341	.402	.743	.306	43	2	1	3	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	56	114	91		17	4	0	2			20	30	.187	.333	.297	.630	.246	27	1	1	0	2	3

Bases Empty	51	110	95		22	7	0	1			14	30	.232	.336	.337	.673	.328	32	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	51	133	103		21	2	0	5			22	33	.204	.339	.369	.707	.232	38	3	1	3	4	3

vs. Younger Batters	59	162	132		28	7	0	4			23	42	.212	.331	.356	.687	.270	47	3	2	2	3	2
vs. Older Batters	48	81	66		15	2	0	2			13	21	.227	.350	.349	.699	.296	23	0	0	1	1	1

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	2	4	.333	3.95	62	0	10	54.2	43	26	24	6	36	3	63	2	0	0	243	1.445	10.4	1.75

Home	1	2	.333	3.55	28	0	7	25.1	18	12	10	3	15	1	27	2	0	0	112	1.303	9.6	1.80
Away	1	2	.333	4.30	34	0	3	29.1	25	14	14	3	21	2	36	0	0	0	131	1.568	11.0	1.71

March	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	2.000	18.0	1.00
April	0	1	.000	2.79	11	0	7	9.2	7	3	3	1	5	0	7	0	0	0	41	1.241	6.5	1.40
May	1	2	.333	4.91	13	0	1	11.0	11	7	6	2	10	0	15	0	0	0	55	1.909	12.3	1.50
June	1	0	1.000	3.60	11	0	0	10.0	10	4	4	1	7	2	14	0	0	0	45	1.700	12.6	2.00
July	0	0		2.00	10	0	0	9.0	4	3	2	1	2	0	11	1	0	0	35	0.667	11.0	5.50
August	0	0		5.87	8	0	1	7.2	6	5	5	1	5	1	7	0	0	0	32	1.435	8.2	1.40
September	0	1	.000	5.68	8	0	0	6.1	5	4	4	0	5	0	7	1	0	0	30	1.579	9.9	1.40

As Reliever	2	4	.333	3.95	62	0	10	54.2	43	26	24	6	36	3	63	2	0	0	243	1.445	10.4	1.75

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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