John Axford Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

John Axford

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 234LBS | Age: 41

Draft: 2005 | Rd: 42, #1259, Cincinnati Reds | Notre Dame

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2017	0	1	6.43	22	0	0	21	21	2.10
2018	4	1	5.27	50	1	0	54.2	54	1.35
2021	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	9.00
11 Seasons	38	34	3.90	544	1	144	525.2	589	1.42

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2017	22	0-1	6.43	21	21	2.10
2018	50	4-1	5.27	54.2	54	1.35
2021	1	0-0	54.00	0.1	0	9.00
11 Seasons	544	38-34	3.90	525.2	589	1.42

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	G	PA	AB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	MIL	NL	7	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2010	MIL	NL	50	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2011	MIL	NL	74	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2012	MIL	NL	75	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2013	MIL	NL	62	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2013	STL	NL	13	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2013	2 Teams		75	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2014	CLE	AL	49	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2014	PIT	NL	13	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2014	2 Teams		62	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2015	COL	NL	60	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2016	OAK	AL	68	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2017	OAK	AL	22	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2018	TOR	AL	45	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2018	LAD	NL	5	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2018	2 Teams		50	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2021	MIL	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
11 Seasons	8 Teams		544	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	PA	LOB	BABIP	NP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K	ISO
2009	MIL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2010	MIL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2011	MIL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2012	MIL	NL	1	2	.---	4	4.000	1.000	.000	.---	.000
2013	MIL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2013	STL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2013	2 Teams		0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	CLE	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	PIT	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2014	2 Teams		0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2015	COL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2016	OAK	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2017	OAK	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2018	TOR	AL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2018	LAD	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2018	2 Teams		0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2021	MIL	NL	0	0	.---	0	-.--	.---	.---	.---
11 Seasons	8 Teams		1	2	.---	4	4.000	1.000	.000	.---	.000

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2009	MIL	NL	34	0	0	3.52	7	0	1	7.2	5	3	3	0	6	9	1.43
2010	MIL	NL	238	8	2	2.48	50	0	24	58.0	42	17	16	1	27	76	1.19
2011	MIL	NL	305	2	2	1.95	74	0	46	73.2	59	19	16	4	25	86	1.14
2012	MIL	NL	310	5	8	4.67	75	0	35	69.1	61	42	36	10	39	93	1.44
2013	MIL	NL	245	6	7	4.45	62	0	0	54.2	62	29	27	10	23	54	1.55
2013	STL	NL	44	1	0	1.74	13	0	0	10.1	11	3	2	0	3	11	1.35
2013	2 Teams		289	7	7	4.02	75	0	0	65.0	73	32	29	10	26	65	1.52
2014	CLE	AL	196	2	3	3.92	49	0	10	43.2	34	21	19	6	30	51	1.47
2014	PIT	NL	47	0	1	4.09	13	0	0	11.0	9	5	5	0	6	12	1.36
2014	2 Teams		243	2	4	3.95	62	0	10	54.2	43	26	24	6	36	63	1.45
2015	COL	NL	250	4	5	4.20	60	0	25	55.2	56	27	26	4	32	62	1.58
2016	OAK	AL	289	6	4	3.97	68	0	3	65.2	65	30	29	6	30	60	1.45
2017	OAK	AL	109	0	1	6.43	22	0	0	21.0	27	16	15	3	17	21	2.10
2018	TOR	AL	211	4	1	4.41	45	1	0	51.0	44	27	25	6	20	50	1.25
2018	LAD	NL	22	0	0	17.18	5	0	0	3.2	8	8	7	0	2	4	2.73
2018	2 Teams		233	4	1	5.27	50	1	0	54.2	52	35	32	6	22	54	1.35
2021	MIL	NL	5	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00
11 Seasons	8 Teams		2305	38	34	3.90	544	1	144	525.2	485	249	228	50	261	589	1.42

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2009	MIL	NL	P	7	0	7.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2010	MIL	NL	P	50	0	58.0	9	4	5	0	2	1.000
2011	MIL	NL	P	74	0	73.2	10	1	7	2	1	.800
2012	MIL	NL	P	75	0	69.1	7	2	4	1	0	.857
2013	MIL	NL	P	62	0	54.2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000
2013	STL	NL	P	13	0	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2013	2 Teams		P	75	0	65.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000
2014	CLE	AL	P	49	0	43.2	4	0	4	0	0	1.000
2014	PIT	NL	P	13	0	11.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000
2014	2 Teams		P	62	0	54.2	8	2	6	0	0	1.000
2015	COL	NL	P	60	0	55.2	15	6	8	1	1	.933
2016	OAK	AL	P	68	0	65.2	13	2	11	0	0	1.000
2017	OAK	AL	P	22	0	21.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000
2018	TOR	AL	P	45	1	51.0	9	0	7	2	0	.778
2018	LAD	NL	P	5	0	3.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
2018	2 Teams		P	50	1	54.2	11	0	9	2	0	.818
2021	MIL	NL	P	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
11 Seasons	8 Teams		P	544	1	525.2	83	20	57	6	4	.928

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	G	PA	AB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	2 Teams		Minors	26	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2009	Huntsville Stars	SOU	AA	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2009	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	22	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2010	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	12	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
	Nashville Sounds	INT	AAA	37	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
	Rocket City Trash Pandas	SOU	AA	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Minors	2 Teams			41	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2007	4 Teams		Minors	1	4	3.29	27	5	4	63.0	50	34	23	4	45	67	1.51
2007	Staten Island Yankees	NYP	A(Short)	1	1	2.22	8	0	2	24.1	13	8	6	0	15	30	1.15
2007	Charleston RiverDogs	SAL	A(Full)	0	3	4.39	13	5	0	26.2	29	20	13	2	22	21	1.91
2007	Tampa Yankees	FSL	A(Adv)	0	0	2.38	5	0	2	11.1	6	5	3	2	7	15	1.15
2007	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	INT	AAA	0	0	13.50	1	0	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	4.50
2008	Brevard County Manatees	FSL	A(Adv)	5	10	4.55	26	14	0	95.0	86	58	48	5	73	89	1.67
2009	3 Teams		Minors	9	1	2.77	45	0	1	68.1	44	21	21	3	38	89	1.20
2009	Brevard County Manatees	FSL	A(Adv)	4	1	1.63	19	0	0	27.2	14	5	5	0	16	43	1.08
2009	Huntsville Stars	SOU	AA	0	0	3.52	4	0	1	7.2	7	3	3	1	3	9	1.30
2009	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	5	0	3.55	22	0	0	33.0	23	13	13	2	19	37	1.27
2010	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	3	2	2.03	12	0	2	13.1	14	7	3	0	5	19	1.43
2017	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	3.1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.60
2019	GCL Blue Jays	GCL	ROK	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00
2021	2 Teams		Minors	1	0	0.77	10	1	2	11.2	3	1	1	0	3	15	0.51
2021	FCL Blue Jays	FCL	ROK	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
2021	Buffalo Bisons	AAA E	AAA	1	0	0.84	9	0	2	10.2	2	1	1	0	3	14	0.47
	FCL Blue Jays	FCL	ROK	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.00
	3 Teams		AAA	9	2	2.66	47	0	4	61.0	43	22	18	2	28	75	1.16
	Rocket City Trash Pandas	SOU	AA	0	0	3.52	4	0	1	7.2	7	3	3	1	3	9	1.30
	2 Teams		A+	9	11	3.76	50	14	2	134.0	106	68	56	7	96	147	1.51
	Charleston RiverDogs	CAR	A	0	3	4.39	13	5	0	26.2	29	20	13	2	22	21	1.91
	Staten Island Ferry Hawks	ALPB	A(Short)	1	1	2.22	8	0	2	24.1	13	8	6	0	15	30	1.15
Career Minors	9 Teams			19	17	3.38	124	21	9	255.2	199	121	96	12	165	283	1.42

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2007	4 Teams		Minors	P	27	5	63.0	16	4	10	2	2	.875
2007	Staten Island Yankees	NYP	A(Short)	P	8	0	24.1	5	1	4	0	1	1.000
2007	Charleston RiverDogs	SAL	A(Full)	P	13	5	26.2	8	2	4	2	1	.750
2007	Tampa Yankees	FSL	A(Adv)	P	5	0	11.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000
2007	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	INT	AAA	P	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	Brevard County Manatees	FSL	A(Adv)	P	26	14	95.0	13	5	6	2	0	.846
2009	3 Teams		Minors	P	45	0	68.1	16	5	11	0	1	1.000
2009	Brevard County Manatees	FSL	A(Adv)	P	19	0	27.2	5	4	1	0	0	1.000
2009	Huntsville Stars	SOU	AA	P	4	0	7.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2009	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	P	22	0	33.0	10	1	9	0	1	1.000
2010	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	P	12	0	13.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2017	Nashville Sounds	PCL	AAA	P	3	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	GCL Blue Jays	GCL	ROK	P	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	2 Teams		Minors	P	10	1	11.2	3	2	1	0	0	1.000
2021	FCL Blue Jays	FCL	ROK	P	1	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2021	Buffalo Bisons	AAA E	AAA	P	9	0	10.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
	FCL Blue Jays	FCL	ROK	P	2	2	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
	3 Teams		AAA	P	47	0	61.0	13	3	10	0	1	1.000
	Rocket City Trash Pandas	SOU	AA	P	4	0	7.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
	2 Teams		A+	P	50	14	134.0	21	10	9	2	0	.905
	Charleston RiverDogs	CAR	A	P	13	5	26.2	8	2	4	2	1	.750
	Staten Island Ferry Hawks	ALPB	A(Short)	P	8	0	24.1	5	1	4	0	1	1.000
Career Minors	9 Teams			P	124	21	255.2	49	17	28	4	3	.918

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Rankings

Games Played

Year	BP	Rank
2016	68	14th in AL
2013	75	4th in
2013	13	4th in NL
2013	62	4th in NL
2012	75	11th in NL
2011	74	13th in NL

Awards

Brewers Good Guy Award

Year	Team
2012

NL Relief Man Award

Year	Team
2011

Brewers Pitcher of the Year

Year	Team
2011

DHL Delivery Man of the Month

Month	Team
07/2011

Brewers Top Newcomer Award

Year	Team
2010

Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team

Year	Team
2010

FSL Mid-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2009

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	02/09/2023	Canada activated RHP John Axford.
	02/09/2023	Canada activated RHP John Axford.
	11/03/2021	RHP John Axford elected free agency.
	08/12/2021	Milwaukee Brewers placed RHP John Axford on the 60-day injured list.
	08/03/2021	Milwaukee Brewers placed RHP John Axford on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow injury.
	08/02/2021	Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP John Axford to Milwaukee Brewers for cash.
	08/02/2021	Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of RHP John Axford from Nashville Sounds.
	06/30/2021	RHP John Axford assigned to Buffalo Bisons from FCL Blue Jays.
	06/25/2021	RHP John Axford assigned to FCL Blue Jays.
	06/24/2021	Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP John Axford to a minor league contract.
	05/29/2021	Canada activated RHP John Axford.
	11/04/2019	RHP John Axford elected free agency.
	09/18/2019	Buffalo Bisons activated RHP John Axford from the 7-day injured list.
	07/27/2019	Buffalo Bisons sent RHP John Axford on a rehab assignment to GCL Blue Jays.
	04/04/2019	RHP John Axford assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
	03/25/2019	Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP John Axford to a minor league contract.
	03/23/2019	Buffalo Bisons released RHP John Axford.
	03/23/2019	Toronto Blue Jays released RHP John Axford.
	02/16/2019	Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP John Axford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
	02/16/2019	RHP John Axford assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
	10/29/2018	RHP John Axford elected free agency.
	09/17/2018	Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP John Axford from the 10-day disabled list.
	09/14/2018	RHP John Axford assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
	09/14/2018	Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP John Axford on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
	08/14/2018	Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP John Axford on the 10-day disabled list. Right fibula fracture.
	08/03/2018	Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP John Axford.
	07/31/2018	Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP John Axford to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Corey Copping.
	04/27/2018	Toronto Blue Jays activated RHP John Axford from the bereavement list.
	04/23/2018	Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP John Axford on the bereavement list.
	03/29/2018	Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of RHP John Axford from Buffalo Bisons.
	02/09/2018	RHP John Axford assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
	02/09/2018	Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP John Axford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
	07/30/2017	Oakland Athletics released RHP John Axford.
	07/27/2017	Oakland Athletics designated RHP John Axford for assignment.
	05/20/2017	Oakland Athletics activated RHP John Axford from the 10-day disabled list.
	05/12/2017	Oakland Athletics sent RHP John Axford on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.
	04/05/2017	Oakland Athletics placed RHP John Axford on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 2, 2016. Strained right shoulder.
	04/02/2016	Oakland Athletics placed RHP John Axford on the 10-day disabled list. Strained right shoulder.
	04/02/2016	Oakland Athletics placed RHP John Axford on the 10-day disabled list.
	12/11/2015	Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP John Axford.
	11/25/2015	RHP John Axford elected free agency.
	11/20/2015	Colorado Rockies designated RHP John Axford for assignment.
	07/04/2015	Colorado Rockies activated RHP John Axford.
	06/30/2015	RHP John Axford roster status changed by Colorado Rockies.
	04/22/2015	Colorado Rockies activated RHP John Axford from the restricted list.
	04/19/2015	Colorado Rockies placed RHP John Axford on the restricted list.
	04/12/2015	RHP John Axford roster status changed by Colorado Rockies.
	03/01/2015	Colorado Rockies selected the contract of RHP John Axford from Albuquerque Isotopes.
	02/02/2015	RHP John Axford assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes.
	01/30/2015	Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP John Axford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
	11/03/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP John Axford outright to Indianapolis Indians.
	10/25/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates designated RHP John Axford for assignment.
	10/02/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP John Axford.
	10/01/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned RHP John Axford to the minor leagues.
	08/15/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP John Axford.
	08/14/2014	Pittsburgh Pirates claimed RHP John Axford off waivers from Cleveland Indians.
	12/19/2013	Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP John Axford.
	12/02/2013	RHP John Axford elected free agency.
	08/30/2013	Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP John Axford to St. Louis Cardinals for Player To Be Named Later.
	05/15/2010	Milwaukee Brewers recalled John Axford from Nashville Sounds.
	03/23/2010	Milwaukee Brewers optioned John Axford to Nashville Sounds.
	09/07/2009	Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of John Axford from Nashville Sounds.
	06/24/2009	John Axford assigned to Nashville Sounds from Huntsville Stars.
	06/11/2009	John Axford assigned to Huntsville Stars from Brevard County Manatees.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	vs Left				1			0.0	3	1			0	1	0	-.--
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	vs Right				1			0.1	2	1			0	0	0	3.00

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	August	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Post All-Star	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Bases Empty	1	0.0	1	0	0	-
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.0	1	0	1	-.--
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Runner at 1st	1	0.1	2	1	0	3.00
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	0.0	1	1	0	-.--
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Scoring Position	1	0.0	2	1	1	-.--

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Home Games	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	5	2	2	2	1	9.00
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Night Games	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	5	2	2	2	1	9.00
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Leading Off				1			0.0	1	0			0	-

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	No Outs				1			0.1	2	0			0	0	0	0.00
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	One Out				1			0.0	3	2			0	1	0	-.--

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	Ninth Inning			54.00	1			0.1	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	vs Left				9			4.2	18	0			0	3	8	0.64
2 Teams	Minors	vs Right				10			7.0	23	3			0	0	7	0.43

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
FCL Blue Jays	Rookie	June	0	0.00	1	1	0	1.0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	July	1	0.84	9	0	2	10.2	37	2	1	1	3	14	0.47
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	First Half	1	0.84	9	0	2	10.2	37	2	1	1	3	14	0.47

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Empty	10	8.0	29	2	2	10	0.50
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 1st	5	1.0	4	1	1	1	2.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.2	2	0	0	1	0.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 2nd	2	0.2	2	0	0	1	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
2 Teams	Minors	Scoring Position	4	2.2	8	0	0	4	0.00

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	Home Games	0	0	1.04	7	1	2	8.2	31	2	1	1	3	11	0.58
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Away Games	1	0	0.00	3	0	0	3.0	10	1	0	0	0	4	0.33
2 Teams	Minors	Day Games	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	2.0	8	2	0	0	0	2	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Night Games	1	0	0.93	8	0	2	9.2	33	1	1	1	3	13	0.41
2 Teams	Minors	Leading Off				9			2.2	10	1			1	7	0.75
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Late / Close				3			2.1	7	0			0	4	0.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	No Outs	9	3.2	13	1	2	7	0.82
2 Teams	Minors	One Out	9	3.2	12	1	0	3	0.27
2 Teams	Minors	Two Outs	10	4.1	16	1	1	5	0.46

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
FCL Blue Jays	Rookie	First Inning	0.00	1	1.0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	0.00	4	3.2	12	1	0	0	0	6	0.27
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	0.00	4	3.1	11	1	0	0	0	5	0.30
Buffalo Bisons	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	3.38	3	2.2	11	0	1	1	3	2	1.13

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2021-08-02	Milwaukee Brewers	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00
August	Milwaukee Brewers		0	0	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	9.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2021-06-28	FCL Blue Jays	FCL Phillies	0	0.00	1	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
June	FCL Blue Jays		0	0.00	1	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
2021-07-02	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0.00	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2021-07-04	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	4.50	1	0	1	1.0	0	1	1	2	1	1.00
2021-07-08	Rochester Red Wings	Buffalo Bisons	1	3.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.67
2021-07-14	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	2.45	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.55
2021-07-17	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	1.80	1	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0.60
2021-07-22	Buffalo Bisons	Syracuse Mets	0	1.29	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.43
2021-07-24	Buffalo Bisons	Syracuse Mets	0	1.04	1	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0.46
2021-07-29	Worcester Red Sox	Buffalo Bisons	0	0.93	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.41
2021-07-31	Worcester Red Sox	Buffalo Bisons	0	0.84	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.47
July	Buffalo Bisons		1	0.84	9	0	2	10.2	2	1	1	3	14	0.47

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	XBA	XSLG	WOBA	XWOBA	XWOBACON	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2015	32	1070	156	7	4.5	2.8	90.7	113.7	4.5	26.9	.224	.346	.310	.301	.354	36.5	24.8	12.8	4.20	3.74
2016	33	1194	196	13	6.6	4.5	89.7	111.3	6.3	28.6	.246	.388	.314	.318	.355	38.3	20.8	10.4	3.98	4.28
2017	34	473	69	3	4.3	2.8	86.0	107.5	6.4	33.3	.261	.409	.385	.355	.369	31.9	19.3	15.6	6.43	5.59
2018	35	916	154	8	5.2	3.4	86.4	112.7	5.3	28.6	.220	.333	.318	.286	.322	34.4	23.2	9.4	5.27	3.42
2021	38	22	3	0	0.0	0.0	93.0	99.6	9.9	66.7	.295	.335	.634	.445	.270	66.7	0.0	20.0	54.00	9.69
Player		3675	578	31	5.4	3.5	88.6	113.7	5.6	28.9	.234	.364	.324	.310	.347	36.2	22.2	11.5
MLB					7.0	4.8	88.5	122.4	12.3	33.2	.245	.405	.316	.315	.368	36.5	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Axford relies on 3 pitches.

Sinker

(68.2%) ,

Four Seamer

(18.2%) ,

Curveball

(13.6%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2015	56.4	18.6	21.8	3.2	26.3	41.7	32.1	2.6	41.0	18.6	24.4	4.5	4.5	2.8
2016	56.1	15.8	22.4	5.6	29.6	39.8	29.6	4.1	43.9	16.3	21.4	5.1	6.6	4.5
2017	50.7	14.5	29.0	5.8	24.6	42.0	33.3	5.8	42.0	15.9	24.6	5.8	4.3	2.8
2018	55.2	19.5	21.4	3.9	32.5	38.3	29.2	6.5	43.5	18.8	18.8	7.1	5.2	3.4
2021	33.3	0.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Player	55.2	17.3	23.0	4.5	28.9	40.1	30.6	4.5	42.7	17.6	22.0	5.5	5.4	3.5
MLB	44.4	23.8	24.7	7.1	37.2	37.5	25.2	3.9	32.6	24.8	24.4	5.9	7.0	4.8

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Similar Pitchers to John Axford:

2015 - Francisco Liriano

2016 - Aaron Sanchez

2016 - Francisco Rodríguez

2016 - Jaime García

2015 - Carlos Rodón

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Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2021	Sinker	MIL	R	15	94.5	18.7	-1.2	14.4ARM	-0.2	11.9	-3.1	14.4ARM	-0.4
2021	4-Seam Fastball	MIL	R	4	93.8	15.5	-1.0	6.6ARM	-0.2	15.7	-0.5	6.6ARM	-0.6
2021	Curveball	MIL	R	3	79.2	55.2	1.1	8.8GLV	0.5	-11.5	1.4	8.8GLV	-0.4
2018	4-Seam Fastball	LAD	R	115	95.7	14.3	-0.4	3.7ARM	-3.2	15.3	-0.4	3.7ARM	-3.5
2018	Sinker	LAD	R	571	95.4	17.5	-1.5	13.3ARM	-0.7	12.4	-3.1	13.3ARM	-1.4
2018	Curveball	LAD	R	136	79.7	57.8	3.9	7.1GLV	-0.7	-13.7	4.1	7.1GLV	-2.1
2018	Slider	LAD	R	93	91.7	26.4	-0.3	4.6GLV	1.7	6.2	-4.4	4.6GLV	-0.7
2017	Curveball	OAK	R	77	78.8	58.8	5.9	7.1GLV	-0.4	-13.8	5.8	7.1GLV	-1.5
2017	4-Seam Fastball	OAK	R	151	95.1	13.9	-1.1	4.4ARM	-3.1	16.2	-0.9	4.4ARM	-3.7
2017	Sinker	OAK	R	169	95.2	17.4	-0.3	14.1ARM	-0.3	12.6	-1.8	14.1ARM	-1.3
2017	Slider	OAK	R	74	91.8	21.8	-2.6	2.6GLV	0.6	10.7	-7.1	2.6GLV	-1.6
2016	Slider	OAK	R	174	91.5	25.4	-2.0	5.2GLV	1.4	7.7	-5.2	5.2GLV	-0.8
2016	Sinker	OAK	R	7	95.8	19.1	-0.5	12.8ARM	-0.9	11.4	-1.8	12.8ARM	-0.5
2016	4-Seam Fastball	OAK	R	880	96.3	14.4	-0.3	3.8ARM	-2.9	15.6	-0.2	3.8ARM	-2.6
2016	Curveball	OAK	R	112	79.3	60.6	5.6	9.5GLV	0.2	-16.1	6.1	9.5GLV	-1.5
2015	Curveball	COL	R	181	79.1	60.2	5.0	5.9GLV	-3.9	-15.4	5.9	5.9GLV	-4.9
2015	Sinker	COL	R	2	97.3	23.3	4.5	6.1ARM	-6.7	6.1	2.9	6.1ARM	-7.4
2015	4-Seam Fastball	COL	R	685	96.8	16.0	-2.4	2.4ARM	-3.9	13.7	-2.0	2.4ARM	-4.2
2015	Slider	COL	R	136	90.0	31.7	2.4	5.5GLV	1.2	2.5	-0.2	5.5GLV	-0.7

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2021	Sinker	-5.3	-1	15	68.2	3	.500	.500	.533	28.6	0.0	0.0	.141	.174	.322	50.0
2021	4-Seam Fastball	-11.1	0	4	18.2	1	--	--	.700	0.0	0.0	0.0	--	--	.700	--
2021	Curveball	-39.4	-1	3	13.6	1	1.000	1.000	.900	0.0	0.0	0.0	.603	.656	.544	100.0
2018	Sinker	-0.6	-4	571	62.3	155	.248	.387	.330	14.5	17.4	19.6	.236	.334	.296	31.5
2018	Curveball	-4.6	-6	136	14.8	28	.333	.481	.373	40.4	35.7	25.6	.149	.201	.158	27.8
2018	4-Seam Fastball	0.0	0	115	12.6	25	.190	.476	.342	24.5	32.0	25.8	.187	.498	.350	46.2
2018	Slider	-2.2	-2	93	10.2	23	.250	.300	.302	45.2	39.1	22.5	.250	.353	.316	63.6
2017	Sinker	-1.1	-2	169	35.7	37	.303	.455	.368	13.5	18.9	14.6	.239	.344	.302	19.2
2017	4-Seam Fastball	-2.5	-4	151	31.9	44	.355	.484	.464	18.3	15.9	12.5	.287	.439	.404	42.3
2017	Curveball	-0.1	0	77	16.3	18	.313	.563	.369	32.4	27.8	13.5	.226	.460	.298	33.3
2017	Slider	0.8	1	74	15.6	10	.143	.143	.300	26.3	20.0	12.5	.327	.469	.445	40.0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2021	Sinker	15	94.5	91	18.7	1:00	1:45	-45

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2009		33	134	2	2	-2	-1	1
2010		232	958	10	11	-3	-3	15
2011		332	1,352	11	16	-4	-4	19
2012		308	1,397	8	9	-9	-8	-1
2013		309	1,272	9	2	-11	-5	-4
2014		240	1,031	2	13	-10	-5	0
2015		246	1,056	6	6	-9	-2	0
2016		288	1,192	5	6	-11	-5	-5
2017		109	471	-2	4	-5	-3	-5
2018		232	916	-1	4	-9	-5	-12

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Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2015	1,070	48.9	69.0	80.6	19.9	54.1	41.6	51.6	43.9	25.5	7.8	81.9
2016	1,194	47.8	66.4	79.9	24.9	58.7	41.7	50.9	44.7	25.7	8.6	74.8
2017	473	44.2	58.4	86.1	25.8	69.1	43.3	59.6	40.2	20.0	6.1	72.4
2018	916	49.0	61.9	85.3	23.6	59.1	40.6	60.1	42.4	21.6	8.8	66.7
2021	22	45.5	70.0	100.0	25.0	33.3	40.9	80.0	45.5	20.0	0.0	--
Player	3,675	47.9	65.1	82.2	23.3	59.1	41.6	54.7	43.3	23.9	8.1	74.3
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.0	28.5	57.8	42.6	61.0	47.2	25.0	7.3	76.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	xwOBA / xERA	xBA	xSLG	xISO	xOBP	Brl	Brl%	EV	Hard Hit%	K%	BB%	Whiff%	Chase Rate	FB Velo	FB Spin	CB Spin	Extension
2015	59	74	75	71	24	79	64	1	18	77	1	72	1	94	64	54	90
2016	40	53	56	61	26	55	36	19	19	50	17	71	10	91	48	20	82
2017														81	46	13	83
2018	74	73	84	86	58	83	72	90	59	56	31	27	9	86	12	7	84

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2016	23.6	6	6.9	-1	2	7	2	33.3
2017	22.8	3	3.2	0	1	2	2	66.7
2018	24.0	6	5.5	1	4	6	1	16.7
Player	23.7	15	15.6	-1	7	15	5	33.3

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2016	23.6	6	6.8	-1	3	5	2	33.3
2017	22.8	3	3.0	0	1	3	1	33.3
2018	24.0	6	4.5	2	6	4	1	16.7
Player	23.7	15	14.3	1	10	12	4	26.7

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2016	6	9	4	8	6	6	6	9	5	5	6	6	7	6	8	9	4	6	6	7	8	4	10	10	9	8	6	8	9	7	5
2017	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	3
2018	6	8	4	5	6	5	7	5	6	3	5	8	6	4	5	6	4	5	5	8	5	7	9	7	3	3	6	5	5	5	4
Player	15	20	12	17	16	14	17	17	14	10	14	18	16	13	15	18	10	13	15	19	16	14	23	21	15	13	16	17	18	15	12

Standard

Year	HR
2016	6	8	5	8	7	7	7	9	6	5	6	6	6	6	9	7	5	7	6	7	8	6	9	8	7	7	6	3	9	7	6
2017	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	1	2	2	1	4	3	3
2018	6	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	8	5	4	6	4	4	3	4	7	4	7	6	5	3	4	4	3	5	4	4
Player	15	15	13	17	14	15	16	16	13	10	13	18	14	13	18	14	11	12	14	18	15	17	19	17	11	13	12	7	18	14	13

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Year to Year Changes

Metric	2015	2016	+/-		2017	+/-		2018	+/-
Fastball Velocity	96.8	96.3	-0.5	↓	95.1	-1.2	↓	95.5	0.4	↑
Offspeed Velocity	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0
Breaking Velocity	83.9	86.6	2.7	↑	85.2	-1.4	↓	84.5	-0.7	↓
Exit Velocity	90.7	89.7	-1.0	↓	86.0	-3.7	↓	86.4	0.4	↑
Launch Angle	4.5	6.3	1.8	↑	6.4	0.1	↑	5.3	-1.1	↓
Barrel %	4.5	6.6	2.1	↑	4.3	-2.3	↓	5.2	0.9	↑
Hard Hit %	36.5	38.3	1.8	↑	31.9	-6.4	↓	34.4	2.5	↑
LA Sweet-Spot %	26.9	28.6	1.7	↑	33.3	4.7	↑	28.6	-4.7	↓
xBA	.224	.246	0.022	↑	.261	0.015	↑	.220	-0.041	↓
BA	.259	.258	-0.001	↓	.310	0.052	↑	.252	-0.058	↓
xwOBA	.301	.318	0.017	↑	.355	0.037	↑	.286	-0.069	↓
wOBA	.310	.314	0.004	↑	.385	0.071	↑	.318	-0.067	↓
xSLG	.346	.388	0.042	↑	.409	0.021	↑	.333	-0.076	↓
SLG	.352	.369	0.017	↑	.460	0.091	↑	.398	-0.062	↓
K%	24.8	20.8	-4.0	↓	19.3	-1.5	↓	23.2	3.9	↑
BB%	12.8	10.4	-2.4	↓	15.6	5.2	↑	9.4	-6.2	↓
Swing %	43.9	44.7	0.8	↑	40.2	-4.5	↓	42.4	2.2	↑
Whiff%	25.5	25.7	0.2	↑	20.0	-5.7	↓	21.6	1.6	↑
In Zone %	48.9	47.8	-1.1	↓	44.2	-3.6	↓	49.0	4.8	↑
Out of Zone %	51.1	52.2	1.1	↑	55.8	3.6	↑	51.0	-4.8	↓
Out of Zone Swing %	19.9	24.9	5.0	↑	25.8	0.9	↑	23.6	-2.2	↓
First Pitch Swing %	28.8	26.3	-2.5	↓	23.9	-2.4	↓	28.3	4.4	↑
First Pitch Strike %	51.6	50.9	-0.7	↓	59.6	8.7	↑	60.1	0.5	↑

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2016	Shifts	283	.313	155	6	3.9	128	38	29.7
2017	Shifts	109	.385	67	0	0.0	42	8	19.0
2018	Shifts	232	.318	147	4	2.7	85	27	31.8
2021	Shifts	5	.634	2	0	0.0	3	0	0.0

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2010		275	19.0	6.2%	3.6%	185	24.0	1.1%	9.2%
2011		371	19.3	2.4%	5.1%	230	25.0	0.0%	14.8%
2012		373	18.5	7.0%	4.8%	266	23.9	0.4%	17.7%
2013		315	19.1	11.1%	3.8%	241	25.3	0.0%	21.6%
2014		254	19.4	3.5%	4.3%	225	24.6	0.9%	18.2%
2015		274	22.9	9.5%	14.2%	213	29.6	2.8%	48.8%
2016		341	21.2	10.3%	11.7%	225	27.7	1.3%	32.4%
2017		130	20.4	1.5%	4.6%	103	25.1	0.0%	16.5%
2018		286	20.5	2.1%	4.2%	154	24.2	0.0%	9.7%
2021		3	24.0	0.0%	0.0%	7	23.8	0.0%	14.3%