P John 'Ax Man' Axford #25
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/14/2021
 OA: 20 POT: 20
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOHN 'AX MAN' AXFORD #25 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 0 0-0 0 5.19 8.2 12 0 10 5 2.54 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 25 25 25 25
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 30 30
Sinker 40 40
Cutter 40 40
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 80
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Axford puts in long hours.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Greed
Birthday:04/01/1983
Born in:Norfolk County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 5"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
OLL DOUBLE A 2021 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 0 0 1 0 6.85 22.1 25 17 17 2 12 13 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 19 8 16.12 10.07 5.24 4.84 5.45 1.66 144 -0.4 .303        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
OLL DOUBLE A 2021 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Year 25 0 1 1 1 3.41 31.2 26 12 12 3 7 36  
Career 44 0 1 2 1 4.83 54.0 51 29 29 5 19 49  
OLL CLASS A 2021 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 12 6 5 0 10 5 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 9 3 22.85 12.46 5.19 10.38 5.89 2.54 159 -0.2 .375        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
OLL CLASS A 2021 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Year 5 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 8 3 2 0 1 15  
Career 14 0 0 0 0 3.44 18.1 20 9 7 0 11 20  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 Milwaukee - MLB 26 7 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 5 3 3 0 6 9 0 0 1.43 .278 2.77 0.2 118
2010 Milwaukee - MLB 27 50 0 8 2 24 2.48 58.0 42 17 16 1 27 76 0 0 1.19 .315 2.10 1.6 161
2011 Milwaukee - MLB 28 74 0 2 2 46 1.95 73.2 59 19 16 4 25 86 0 0 1.14 .291 2.44 1.6 194
2012 Milwaukee - MLB 29 75 0 5 8 35 4.67 69.1 61 42 36 10 39 93 0 0 1.44 .311 4.11 0.1 84
2013 Milwaukee - MLB 30 62 0 6 7 0 4.45 54.2 62 29 27 10 23 54 0 0 1.55 .335 4.68 -0.5 83
2013 St. Louis - MLB 30 13 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 11 3 2 0 3 11 0 0 1.35 .379 2.16 0.2 212
2013 Total - MLB 30 75 0 7 7 0 4.02 65.0 73 32 29 10 26 65 0 0 1.52 .342 4.28 -0.3 104
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 13 0 0 1 0 4.09 11.0 9 5 5 0 6 12 0 0 1.36 .321 2.94 0.1 89
2014 Cleveland - MLB 31 49 0 2 3 10 3.92 43.2 34 21 19 6 30 51 0 0 1.47 .259 4.65 -0.3 97
2014 Total - MLB 31 62 0 2 4 10 3.95 54.2 43 26 24 6 36 63 0 0 1.45 .272 4.30 -0.2 96
2015 Colorado - MLB 32 60 0 4 5 25 4.20 55.2 56 27 26 4 32 62 0 0 1.58 .338 3.48 0.7 100
2016 Oakland - MLB 33 68 0 6 4 3 3.97 65.2 65 30 29 6 30 60 0 0 1.45 .314 4.03 0.3 104
2017 Oakland - MLB 34 22 0 0 1 0 6.43 21.0 27 16 15 3 17 21 0 0 2.10 .369 5.82 -0.3 67
2018 Toronto - MLB 35 45 1 4 1 0 4.41 51.0 44 27 25 6 20 50 0 0 1.25 .286 4.13 0.3 97
2018 Los Angeles - MLB 35 5 0 0 0 0 17.18 3.2 8 8 7 0 2 4 0 0 2.73 .533 3.52 0.0 23
2018 Total - MLB 35 50 1 4 1 0 5.27 54.2 52 35 32 6 22 54 0 0 1.35 .311 4.10 0.3 81
Total MLB 543 1 38 34 144 3.87 525.1 483 247 226 50 260 589 0 0 1.41 .315 3.66 4.0 116
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 Staten Island - A- 24 8 0 1 1 2 2.22 24.1 13 8 6 0 15 30 0 0 1.15 .232 2.58 0.5 180
2007 Charleston - A 24 13 5 0 3 0 4.39 26.2 29 20 13 2 22 21 0 0 1.91 .321 5.08 -0.1 91
2007 Tampa - A+ 24 5 0 0 0 2 2.38 11.1 6 5 3 2 7 15 0 0 1.15 .190 4.70 -0.1 168
2007 Total - A+ 24 18 5 0 3 2 3.79 38.0 35 25 16 4 29 36 0 0 1.68 .295 4.96 -0.1 114
2007 Scranton WB - AAA 24 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 4.70 -0.0 30
2008 Brevard County - A+ 25 26 14 5 10 0 4.55 95.0 86 58 48 5 73 89 0 0 1.67 .310 4.47 0.6 88
2009 Brevard County - A+ 26 19 0 4 1 0 1.63 27.2 14 5 5 0 16 43 0 0 1.08 .275 1.72 0.9 246
2009 Biloxi - AA 26 4 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.30 .316 4.11 0.0 114
2009 Nashville - AAA 26 22 0 5 0 0 3.55 33.0 23 13 13 2 19 37 0 0 1.27 .263 3.38 0.4 113
2010 Nashville - AAA 27 12 0 3 2 2 2.02 13.1 14 7 3 0 5 19 0 0 1.43 .412 1.48 0.5 198
2013 Canada - TRN 30 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.20 .400 0.80 0.1 74
2017 Nashville - AAA 34 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.60 .286 0.80 0.2 999
2019 Toronto (GCL) - R 36 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.20 -0.0 999
2020 Amarillo - S A 37 8 0 0 0 0 1.04 8.2 3 1 1 0 3 11 0 0 0.69 .176 1.81 0.3 319
2020 Chula Vista - A 37 5 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 8 3 2 0 1 15 0 0 0.93 .364 0.46 0.5 175
2020 Worcester - AA 37 25 0 1 1 1 3.41 31.2 26 12 12 3 7 36 0 0 1.04 .311 3.29 0.4 118
2021 Chula Vista - A 38 9 0 0 0 0 5.19 8.2 12 6 5 0 10 5 0 0 2.54 .375 5.89 -0.2 71
2021 Worcester - AA 38 19 0 0 1 0 6.85 22.1 25 17 17 2 12 13 0 0 1.66 .303 5.45 -0.4 55
Total OAA 44 0 1 2 1 4.83 54.0 51 29 29 5 19 49 0 0 1.30 .307 4.18 92.0
Total OA 14 0 0 0 0 3.44 18.1 20 9 7 0 11 20 0 0 1.69 .370 3.02 126.2
Total OS A 8 0 0 0 0 1.04 8.2 3 1 1 0 3 11 0 0 0.69 .176 1.81 318.9
Total IL 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 4.70 29.6
Total PCL 37 0 8 2 2 2.90 49.2 39 20 16 2 24 60 0 0 1.27 .306 2.70 195.0
Total SL 4 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.30 .316 4.11 113.6
Total FSL 50 14 9 11 2 3.76 134.0 106 68 56 7 96 147 0 0 1.51 .297 3.92 127.3
Total SAL 13 5 0 3 0 4.39 26.2 29 20 13 2 22 21 0 0 1.91 .321 5.08 91.2
Total NYP 8 0 1 1 2 2.22 24.1 13 8 6 0 15 30 0 0 1.15 .232 2.58 180.2
Total GCL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.20 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Milwaukee - MLB 28 6 0 1 0 3 1.29 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 9 0 0 1.00 .294 1.37 0.3 295
2013 St. Louis - MLB 30 6 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 2 1 1 1 4 9 0 0 1.06 .111 4.36 -0.0 232
Total MLB 12 0 1 0 3 1.42 12.2 7 2 2 1 6 18 0 0 1.03 .231 2.71 266.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Milwaukee - MLB P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.0 .000
2010 Milwaukee - MLB P 50 0 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 -0.2 .000
2011 Milwaukee - MLB P 74 0 1 7 1 10 2 .800 73.2 0.98 -0.3 .000
2012 Milwaukee - MLB P 75 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 69.1 0.78 -0.4 .000
2013 Milwaukee - MLB P 62 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 54.2 0.66 -0.2 .000
2013 St. Louis - MLB P 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.1 .000
2014 Cleveland - MLB P 49 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 43.2 0.82 -0.2 .000
2015 Colorado - MLB P 60 0 6 8 1 15 1 .933 55.2 2.26 -0.3 .000
2016 Oakland - MLB P 68 0 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 65.2 1.78 -0.6 .000
2017 Oakland - MLB P 22 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.1 .000
2018 Los Angeles - MLB P 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 -0.0 .000
2018 Toronto - MLB P 45 1 0 7 0 9 2 .778 51.0 1.24 +0.3 .000
TOTAL P 543 1 20 57 4 83 6 .928 525.1 1.32 -2.2 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2001 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Assumption College School (Brantford, ON). Did not sign.
06/07/2005 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN). Did not sign.
08/11/2006 Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
12/14/2007 Released by the New York Yankees.
03/04/2008 Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
11/01/2011 Voted the 2011 MLB NL Rolaids Reliever.
08/30/2013 Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Michael Blazek (September 1, 2013) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
12/02/2013 Granted Free Agency.
12/19/2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
08/14/2014 Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Cleveland Indians.
11/04/2014 Granted Free Agency.
02/02/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
11/25/2015 Granted Free Agency.
12/11/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
07/30/2017 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
02/09/2018 Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
07/31/2018 Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Corey Copping (minors).
10/29/2018 Granted Free Agency.
02/16/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
03/23/2019 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
03/26/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
11/04/2019 Granted free agency.
02/23/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Nashville Nightcaps organization.
07/28/2020 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
09/24/2021 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2013 75 4
Year SV Rank
2011 46 1
2012 35 6
Year WP Rank
2012 10 3
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.5 Build 76