John Axford played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021, appearing in 544 games over 11 seasons. He recorded a total of 38 W and 34 L, an ERA of 3.9, 589 SO, a WHIP of 1.419, and a WAR of 4.0.
John Axford Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Axford.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | John Axford |
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1983 |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| MLB Debut | 2009 |
📊 Career Summary
John Axford appeared in 544 games over 11 MLB seasons from 2009 to 2021. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 1 (MLB Rank: 6,804) |
| GF | 286 (MLB Rank: 142) |
| W | 38 (MLB Rank: 1,856) |
| L | 34 (MLB Rank: 2,206) |
| SV | 144 (MLB Rank: 96) |
| ERA | 3.9 (MLB Rank: 3,806) |
| IP | 525.2 (MLB Rank: 2,427) |
| SO | 589 (MLB Rank: 1,286) |
| BB | 261 (MLB Rank: 1,873) |
| H | 485 (MLB Rank: 2,577) |
| HR | 50 (MLB Rank: 2,003) |
| SO9 | 10.08 (MLB Rank: 498) |
| BB9 | 4.47 (MLB Rank: 3,947) |
| H9 | 8.3 (MLB Rank: 9,252) |
| HR9 | 0.86 (MLB Rank: 4,945) |
| WHIP | 1.419 (MLB Rank: 7,009) |
| WAR | 4.0 (MLB Rank: 2,359) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2021)
In his final season (2021), John Axford recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| W | 0 |
| ERA | 54 |
| IP | 0.1 |
| SO | 0 |
| BB | 1 |
| H | 2 |
| HR | 0 |
| BB9 | 27 |
| H9 | 54 |
| WHIP | 9 |
| WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2010, 8 W
- Most SO: 2012, 93 SO
- Most IP: 2011, 73.2 IP
- Best WAR: 2011, 2.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 2011, 1.97 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
John Axford appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.29, pitched 7 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
John Axford Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 1.435 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
2010 | 8 | 2 | 2.48 | 0.8 | 24 | 76 | 58 | 1.6 | 1.19 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 163 | 2.13 | 11.8 | 2.81 | 0 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 238 |
2011 | 2 | 2 | 1.95 | 0.5 | 46 | 86 | 73.2 | 2.3 | 1.14 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 202 | 2.41 | 10.5 | 3.44 | 0 | 74 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 305 |
2012 | 5 | 8 | 4.67 | 0.385 | 35 | 93 | 69.1 | -1.2 | 1.442 | 10 | 61 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 88 | 4.06 | 12.1 | 2.38 | 0 | 75 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 310 |
2013 | 7 | 7 | 4.02 | 0.5 | 0 | 65 | 65 | -0.2 | 1.523 | 10 | 73 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 97 | 4.34 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 289 |
2014 | 2 | 4 | 3.95 | 0.333 | 10 | 63 | 54.2 | 0.2 | 1.445 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 98 | 4.34 | 10.4 | 1.75 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 243 |
2015 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 | 0.444 | 25 | 62 | 55.2 | 0.8 | 1.581 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 110 | 3.57 | 10 | 1.94 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 250 |
2016 | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 0.6 | 3 | 60 | 65.2 | 0.9 | 1.447 | 6 | 65 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 103 | 4.01 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 289 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | -0.3 | 2.095 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 66 | 5.73 | 9 | 1.24 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 |
2018 | 4 | 1 | 5.27 | 0.8 | 0 | 54 | 54.2 | -0.1 | 1.354 | 6 | 52 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 81 | 3.98 | 8.9 | 2.45 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 233 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |