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

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2016-04-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago White Sox	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	21	4	2	4	1	0	1
2	2016-04-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	17	12	2	0	3	1	1	0
3	2016-04-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	10	2	3	1	1	0	0
4	2016-04-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	2	0	3	0	0	0
5	2016-04-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	4	1	1	1	1	0
6	2016-04-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	15	5	3	3	2	0	0
7	2016-04-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	1	3	0	0	0
8	2016-04-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	2	1	2	0	0	0
9	2016-04-21	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	New York Yankees	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	14	5	0	3	1	1	0
10	2016-04-26	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Detroit Tigers	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	28	17	6	2	2	2	1	0
11	2016-04-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Houston Astros	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	7	3	0	1	3	0	1
12	2016-05-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	7-8	L	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	32	19	4	3	4	2	1	0
13	2016-05-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	6-6		1.0	2	4	4	2	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	15	5	3	1	2	1	0
14	2016-05-15	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	4	2	0	2	1	0
15	2016-05-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	8	2	2	2	0	0	0
16	2016-05-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	1	0	2	1	0	1
17	2016-05-21	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		New York Yankees	7-8		0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13	2	2	2	1	0	0
18	2016-05-22	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		New York Yankees	6-6		0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	11	3	0	1	2	2	0
19	2016-05-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	8-8		0.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	1	2	0	2	2	0
20	2016-05-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	1	3	1	1	1	0
21	2016-05-31	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	4	1	1	2	1	0
22	2016-06-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	4	1	1	1	0	0
23	2016-06-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	9-10		2.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	30	17	5	8	1	0	0	0
24	2016-06-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	1	1	1	2	1	0
25	2016-06-11	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	2	6	0	0	0	0
26	2016-06-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Cincinnati Reds	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5	1	1	1	2	0	2
27	2016-06-15	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	7-7	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	20	11	3	5	0	1	0	0
28	2016-06-18	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels	6-6		0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	24	12	5	1	2	2	0	1
29	2016-06-21	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
30	2016-06-22	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
31	2016-06-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	17	10	2	1	1	2	1	0
32	2016-06-26	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	23	13	0	1	2	3	2	1
33	2016-06-28	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	San Francisco Giants	6-6		0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	6	0	1	0	2	2	0
34	2016-06-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		San Francisco Giants	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	14	9	3	2	0	3	3	0
35	2016-07-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	3	2	1	1	0	0
36	2016-07-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	11	3	1	2	3	1	0
37	2016-07-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Minnesota Twins	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	20	10	0	3	1	2	1	0
38	2016-07-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	12	0	6	0	1	1	0
39	2016-07-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	3	2	0	1	0	0
40	2016-07-15	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	10	2	3	1	0	0	0
41	2016-07-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	4	1	1	1	0	0
42	2016-07-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9	L	0.2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	7	27	14	6	0	3	1	1	0
43	2016-07-22	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Tampa Bay Rays	12-13	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	8	30	18	5	4	2	3	1	1
44	2016-07-25	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	23	15	3	5	1	1	1	0
45	2016-07-26	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	1	3	0	1	1	0
46	2016-08-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	17	9	4	0	2	1	1	0
47	2016-08-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	7-8		1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	32	18	4	0	4	2	1	0
48	2016-08-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	13	4	2	1	2	0	0
49	2016-08-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	7	4	2	0	1	1	0
50	2016-08-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	1	2	2	1	0	0
51	2016-08-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	14	4	1	2	1	0	0
52	2016-08-15	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	16	9	4	0	2	1	1	0
53	2016-08-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	10-10	L	0.1	1	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	10	4	4	0	1	1	0
54	2016-08-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	1	1	1	1	0
55	2016-08-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Cleveland Indians	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	28	18	3	3	2	1	1	0
56	2016-08-26	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	11	4	3	1	0	0	0
57	2016-08-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	0	5	0	2	2	0
58	2016-09-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Boston Red Sox	3-4		1.1	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	9	35	19	6	3	5	1	1	0
59	2016-09-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels	7-8	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	16	5	0	1	5	2	0
60	2016-09-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	10	2	1	2	1	0	1
61	2016-09-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	11	7	0	1	4	0	0	0
62	2016-09-14	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	10	3	1	2	1	0	1
63	2016-09-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	0	2	3	0	0	0
64	2016-09-18	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	13	9	1	3	2	0	0	0
65	2016-09-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	6	22	13	2	0	4	0	0	0
66	2016-09-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	1	0	2	1	0	1
67	2016-09-28	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	14	9	2	1	2	0	0	0
68	2016-10-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	9	1	4	0	1	1	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 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	68	289	252	30	65	10	0	6	4	0	30	60	.258	.342	.369	.711	.314	93	7	3	2	2	1

Home	34	153	135	13	39	6	0	3	2	0	14	25	.289	.362	.400	.762	.333	54	2	2	1	1	1
Away	34	136	117	17	26	4	0	3	2	0	16	35	.222	.319	.333	.652	.288	39	5	1	1	1	0

April	11	45	45	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.244	.467	.256	11	1	0	0	0	0
May	10	44	38	7	14	1	0	3	0	0	4	8	.368	.442	.632	1.074	.407	24	0	1	1	0	0
June	13	50	41	10	13	5	0	1	1	0	8	12	.317	.420	.512	.932	.414	21	2	0	0	1	0
July	11	47	41	5	10	1	0	2	1	0	5	15	.244	.319	.415	.734	.320	17	0	0	0	1	1
August	12	52	41	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	9	10	.171	.333	.171	.504	.226	7	2	1	1	0	0
September	10	48	43	3	11	2	0	0	2	0	4	7	.256	.333	.302	.636	.306	13	2	1	0	0	0
October	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	68	289	252	30	65	10	0	6	4	0	30	60	.258	.342	.369	.711	.314	93	7	3	2	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	64	158	135		35	5	0	4			19	38	.259	.359	.385	.744	.333	52	4	2	2	0	1
vs LHB as RHP	63	131	117		30	5	0	2			11	22	.256	.321	.350	.671	.295	41	3	1	0	2	0

Bases Empty	64	158	142		35	3	0	2			15	32	.247	.323	.310	.633	.306	44	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	51	131	110		30	7	0	4			15	28	.273	.364	.446	.810	.325	49	7	2	2	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	67	240	208		52	7	0	3			25	53	.250	.336	.327	.663	.318	68	6	3	2	2	0
vs. Older Batters	33	49	44		13	3	0	3			5	7	.296	.367	.568	.936	.294	25	1	0	0	0	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	6	4	.600	3.97	68	0	3	65.2	65	30	29	6	30	1	60	3	0	0	289	1.447	8.2	2.00

Home	3	3	.500	3.48	34	0	2	33.2	39	13	13	3	14	1	25	2	0	0	153	1.574	6.7	1.79
Away	3	1	.750	4.50	34	0	1	32.0	26	17	16	3	16	0	35	1	0	0	136	1.313	9.8	2.19

April	2	0	1.000	0.73	11	0	0	12.1	10	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	45	0.811	4.4
May	1	1	.500	7.56	10	0	1	8.1	14	7	7	3	4	0	8	1	0	0	44	2.160	8.6	2.00
June	0	1	.000	8.71	13	0	0	10.1	13	10	10	1	8	0	12	0	0	0	50	2.032	10.5	1.50
July	1	1	.500	4.22	11	0	0	10.2	10	5	5	2	5	1	15	0	0	0	47	1.406	12.7	3.00
August	0	1	.000	2.38	12	0	1	11.1	7	4	3	0	9	0	10	1	0	0	52	1.412	7.9	1.11
September	2	0	1.000	2.31	10	0	0	11.2	11	3	3	0	4	0	7	1	0	0	48	1.286	5.4	1.75
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.000	18.0

As Reliever	6	4	.600	3.97	68	0	3	65.2	65	30	29	6	30	1	60	3	0	0	289	1.447	8.2	2.00

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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