John Axford
John Berton Axford
Born: April 1, 1983
Simcoe, ON CAN
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 234
College: Canisius College, University of Notre Dame
Career: 2009-2021
Draft: Round 7 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
Draft: Round 42 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Assumption College (Port Dover, ONT)
Notre Dame
Minor League Statistics
John Axford compiled a career record of 38 wins and 34 losses in his 544-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Colorado Rockies |
 Oakland Athletics |
 Toronto Blue Jays |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2010 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.48 | 50 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 58.0 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 238 |
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.95 | 74 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 73.7 | 59 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 305 |
| 2012 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.67 | 75 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 69.3 | 61 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 310 |
| 2013 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.45 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 62 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 245 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2014 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.92 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43.7 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 196 |
| 2014 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.09 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2015 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.20 | 60 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55.7 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 250 |
| 2016 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.97 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65.7 | 65 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 289 |
| 2017 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.43 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 |
| 2018 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.41 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 211 |
| 2018 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 38 | 34 | .528 | 3.90 | 544 | 1 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 525.7 | 485 | 249 | 228 | 50 | 261 | 19 | 589 | 16 | 0 | 45 | 2305 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 544 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.174 | .143 |
| 2010 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 50 | 0 | 58.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.397 | .180 |
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 74 | 0 | 73.7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .800 | .977 | .108 |
| 2012 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 75 | 0 | 69.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .779 | .080 |
| 2013 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 62 | 0 | 54.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .659 | .065 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 13 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2014 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 49 | 0 | 43.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .824 | .082 |
| 2014 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 13 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.273 | .308 |
| 2015 | NL | Colorado Rockies | P | 60 | 0 | 55.7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 2.263 | .233 |
| 2016 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 68 | 0 | 65.7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.782 | .191 |
| 2017 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 22 | 0 | 21.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.143 | .227 |
| 2018 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 45 | 1 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.235 | .156 |
| 2018 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 5 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | .400 |
| 2021 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 544 | 1 | 525.7 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 4 | .928 | 1.318 | .142 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .333 |
| 2011 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | NLCS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .333 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | .500 |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 12 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.132 | .250 |
Awards
2011 - NL Reliever of the Year Award
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