John Axford stats

Last played for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2021

Relief Pitcher · #59

Age 43 · 6' 5"

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John Axford played 11 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2021.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
544
W
38
L
34
ERA
3.90
IP
525.2
K
589
BB
261
WHIP
1.42
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2009MIL7003.527.2961.43
2010MIL50822.4858.076271.19
2011MIL74221.9573.286251.14
2012MIL75584.6769.193391.44
2013MIL/STL75774.0265.065261.52
2014CLE/PIT62243.9554.263361.45
2015COL60454.2055.262321.58
2016ATH68643.9765.260301.45
2017ATH22016.4321.021172.10
2018TOR/LAD3415.2754.254221.35
2021MIL10054.000.1019.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
12
W
1
L
0
ERA
1.42
IP
12.2
K
18
BB
6
WHIP
1.03

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
10.1
GB
745
FB
690
G/F
1.10
WP
45

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2009MIL00010.66120.51
2010MIL00011.8676714
2011MIL00010.5979618
2012MIL00012.185910.910
2013MIL/STL0009.0931020.95
2014CLE/PIT00010.478631.25
2015COL00010.088681.31
2016ATH0008.2110861.34
2017ATH0009.0353411
2018TOR/LAD0008.9713626
2021MIL0000.0120.50

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
43 yearsApr 1, 1983
Height
6' 5"
Debut
2009
Birthplace
Simcoe, ON
Draft
2005Rd 42, Pk 1
College
Canisius

Latest performance

John Axford

Aug 02 · vs PIT · W 6-2

IP
0.1
H
2
R
2
ER
2
BB
1
K
0
HR
0
ERA
54.00

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Mon, Aug 02vsPITW 6-20.12220
Fri, Sep 21vsSDL 5-303210
Mon, Sep 17vsCOLW 8-20.11000
Sun, Aug 12atCOLL 4-320002
Fri, Aug 10atCOLL 5-411002
Sat, Aug 04vsHOUL 14-00.13660

What were John Axford's career stats?

ESPN's season-by-season log for John Axford covers 11 seasons with the Brewers, the Rockies and the Athletics; its career totals count every season. He had 38 wins and 589 strikeouts with a 3.90 ERA over 525.2 innings. His best season was 2010: 8 wins, a 2.48 ERA and 76 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2009 to 2021

John Axford finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 96th in saves (144)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on John Axford

Playoff series

John Axford played 12 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.

John Axford's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2013PITLost 0-221.1000
2013LADLost 1-122.0214
2013BOSLost 0-222.1005
2011ARIWon 3-034.0315
2011STLWon 2-133.0204

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

John Axford’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.