P John Axford #66
Age: 63 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
P JOHN AXFORD #66 - AGE: 63 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 13 12 13 15
Movement 12 11 13 12
Control 8 8 9 8
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 14 14
Slider 13 14
Curveball 11 16
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 11
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader, Greed
Birthday:04/01/1983
Born in:Norfolk County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 5"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 54 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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 2.81 0.2 123
2010 Milwaukee - MLB 27 50 0 8 2 24 2.48 58.0 42 17 16 1 27 76 0 0 1.19 .315 2.08 1.7 164
2011 Milwaukee - MLB 28 74 0 2 2 46 1.95 73.2 59 19 16 4 25 86 0 0 1.14 .291 2.47 1.7 202
2012 Milwaukee - MLB 29 75 0 5 8 35 4.67 69.1 61 42 36 10 39 93 0 0 1.44 .311 4.07 0.2 86
2013 Milwaukee - MLB 30 62 0 6 7 0 4.45 54.2 62 29 27 10 23 54 0 0 1.55 .335 4.70 -0.4 87
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 2.18 0.3 221
2013 Total - MLB 30 75 0 7 7 0 4.02 65.0 73 32 29 10 26 65 0 0 1.52 .342 4.30 -0.2 96
2014 Cleveland - MLB 31 49 0 2 3 10 3.92 43.2 34 21 19 6 30 51 0 0 1.47 .259 4.62 -0.4 95
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 13 0 0 1 0 4.09 11.0 9 5 5 0 6 12 0 0 1.36 .321 2.97 0.1 91
2014 Total - MLB 31 62 0 2 4 10 3.95 54.2 43 26 24 6 36 63 0 0 1.45 .272 4.28 -0.2 95
2015 Colorado - MLB 32 60 0 4 5 25 4.20 55.2 56 27 26 4 32 62 0 0 1.58 .338 3.45 0.6 98
2016 Oakland - MLB 33 63 0 1 0 0 6.38 60.2 61 45 43 6 55 70 0 0 1.91 .340 5.17 -0.6 63
2017 Oakland - MLB 34 58 0 3 5 4 3.66 66.1 53 28 27 9 32 88 0 0 1.28 .288 3.86 0.4 112
2018 San Francisco - MLB 35 18 0 2 1 0 3.68 14.2 17 8 6 2 4 17 0 0 1.43 .405 3.59 0.1 111
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB 36 7 0 0 0 4 5.06 5.1 3 3 3 0 4 6 0 0 1.31 .231 2.76 0.1 80
Total MLB 549 0 34 34 149 3.88 531.0 473 250 229 52 286 635 0 0 1.43 .314 3.67 4.0 117
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 0.00 0.0 0
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 0.4 112
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 0.5 196
Total IL 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 4.70 29.5
Total PCL 34 0 8 2 2 3.11 46.1 37 20 16 2 24 56 0 0 1.32 .307 2.83 136.2
Total SL 4 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.30 .316 4.11 113.7
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 90.6
Total NYP 8 0 1 1 2 2.22 24.1 13 8 6 0 15 30 0 0 1.15 .232 2.58 180.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Scranton WB - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Tampa - A+ P 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Charleston - A P 13 0 2 4 1 8 2 .750 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Staten Island - A- P 8 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Brevard County - A+ P 26 0 5 6 0 13 2 .846 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Milwaukee - MLB P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.0 .000
2009 Nashville - AAA P 22 0 0 9 1 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Biloxi - AA P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Brevard County - A+ P 19 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Milwaukee - MLB P 50 0 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 -0.2 .000
2010 Nashville - AAA P 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .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 Cleveland - MLB P 49 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 43.2 0.82 -0.2 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.1 .000
2015 Colorado - MLB P 60 0 6 8 1 15 1 .933 55.2 2.26 -0.3 .000
2016 Oakland - MLB P 57 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 60.2 1.04 +0.4 1.145
2017 Oakland - MLB P 56 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 66.1 0.95 -0.0 1.011
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 18 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 14.2 3.07 -0.0 .998
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 650 0 36 74 8 119 9 .924 531.0 1.86 -1.5 1.071
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 (Port Dover, ON)
06/07/2005 Drafted by he Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)
08/11/2006 Signed as an amateur Free Agent with the New York Yankees
12/14/2007 Released by the New York Yankees
03/04/2008 Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers
11/01/2011 Won the 2011 MLB NL Rolaids Relief Award
08/30/2013 Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for a PTBNL (P Michael Blazek - 9/1/2013)
12/19/2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians
08/14/2014 Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Cleveland Indians
02/02/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies
08/17/2016 Injured (strained back), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 6 (7).
11/04/2017 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).
08/09/2018 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
12/04/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 8 (8).
01/18/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
04/27/2019 Injured (torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)), out for 13-14 months.
11/28/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (8).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (15); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/2022 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
2017 11 8
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