1983
Born April 1, 1983
Simcoe, ON, CAN
John Axford Notable
b. April 1, 1983 · Milwaukee Brewers 2009–2013, 2021, St. Louis Cardinals 2013, Cleveland Indians 2014, Pittsburgh Pirates 2014, Colorado Rockies 2015, Oakland Athletics 2016–2017, Toronto Blue Jays 2018, Los Angeles Dodgers 2018
John Axford's 144 saves are tied for the 96th most anyone has.
He played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 144 games and appeared 544 times, with a 3.90 earned run average. He struck out 589. Across 544 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2011, with 46.
He was born in Simcoe, ON, CAN on April 1, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2011 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2011 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MIL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | MIL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | MIL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | MIL | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | MIL/STL | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | CLE/PIT | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | COL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | OAK | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | OAK | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | LAD/TOR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 544 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.52 |
| 2010 | MIL | 8 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 58.0 | 42 | 16 | 27 | 76 | 2.48 |
| 2011 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 46 | 73.2 | 59 | 16 | 25 | 86 | 1.95 |
| 2012 | MIL | 5 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 69.1 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 93 | 4.67 |
| 2013 | MIL/STL | 7 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 73 | 29 | 26 | 65 | 4.02 |
| 2014 | CLE/PIT | 2 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 54.2 | 43 | 24 | 36 | 63 | 3.95 |
| 2015 | COL | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 55.2 | 56 | 26 | 32 | 62 | 4.20 |
| 2016 | OAK | 6 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 65.2 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 60 | 3.97 |
| 2017 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 6.43 |
| 2018 | LAD/TOR | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 | 52 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 5.27 |
| 2021 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Career | — | 38 | 34 | 544 | 1 | 144 | 525.2 | 485 | 228 | 261 | 589 | 3.90 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: John Axford
John Axford made a major-league debut on September 15, 2009.
2021
Final major-league game: John Axford
John Axford played a final major-league game on August 2, 2021.
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