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John Axford

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 4/1/1983 (41)
Height, Weight 6'5", 234 lb
Hometown Simcoe, CAN

2021 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
0 0.1 54.00 9.00 0.0% 20.0%
3
Sv
44
IP
4.16
ERA
1.32
WHIP
24.5%
K%
10.0%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
94.5 9.1% 22.7% 50.0% 9.1% 4.14 25.69
93.9
FB MPH
12.8%
SwStr%
29.1%
CSW%
-
Str-ICR
6.8%
MTK%
5.00
PLV
-
PLA

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Overview

Hide 2021 MLB Percentile | Hide 2021 MLB Average
Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR PLV
2009 MIL 7 0 7.2 0-0 1 - 3.52 1.43 - 3.10 - - 26.5% 17.6% 5.9 0.00 .263 - 72.7% - - - - - -
2010 MIL 50 0 58.0 8-2 24 - 2.48 1.19 - 2.13 - - 31.9% 11.3% 6.5 0.16 .313 - 77.3% - - - - - -
2011 MIL 74 0 73.2 2-2 46 - 1.95 1.14 - 2.41 - - 28.2% 8.2% 7.2 0.49 .291 - 82.9% - - - - - -
2012 MIL 75 0 69.1 5-8 35 - 4.67 1.44 - 4.06 - - 30.0% 12.6% 7.9 1.30 .309 - 68.2% - - - - - -
2013 STL/MIL 75 0 65.0 7-7 0 - 4.02 1.52 - 4.34 - - 22.5% 9.0% 10.1 1.38 .346 - 79.3% - - - - - -
2014 CLE/PIT 62 0 54.2 2-4 10 - 3.95 1.45 - 4.35 - - 25.9% 14.8% 7.1 0.99 .278 - 75.8% - - - - - -
2015 COL 60 0 55.2 4-5 25 - 4.20 1.58 - 3.57 - - 24.8% 12.8% 9.1 0.65 .342 - 74.0% - - - - - -
2016 OAK 68 0 65.2 6-4 3 - 3.97 1.45 - 4.02 - - 20.8% 10.4% 8.9 0.82 .314 - 75.9% - - - - - -
2017 OAK 22 0 21.0 0-1 0 - 6.43 2.10 - 5.73 - - 19.3% 15.6% 11.6 1.29 .369 - 71.8% - - - - - -
2018 LAD/TOR 50 1 54.2 4-1 0 6 5.27 1.35 - 3.99 - - 23.2% 9.4% 8.6 0.99 .311 - 61.2% - - 9.2% 27.1% 0.41 -
2021 MIL 1 0 0.1 0-0 0 0 54.00 9.00 8.62 63.17 82.54 25.69 0.0% 20.0% 54.0 0.00 .667 0.0% 50.0% 33.3% 66.7% 9.1% 22.7% 0.36 4.14
RP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 42 0 44.0 3-2 3 7 4.16 1.32 4.26 4.15 4.18 3.86 24.5% 10.0% 8.0 1.13 .288 13.6% 72.4% 36.5% 44.9% 12.8% 29.1% 0.52 5.00
Career 544 1 525.2 38-34 144 6 3.90 1.42 - - - 0.00 25.6% 11.3% 8.3 0.86 .316 600.0% 74.1% 0.6% 66.7% 9.2% 27.0% 0.41 4.14

Repertoire

2018 2021 All
Hide MLB Percentile | Hide MLB Average
Year Usage% MPH Zone% O-Sw% Str% SwStr% CS% CSW% Str-ICR GB% FB% ICR HR/FB% AVG BABIP HL HP MTK% PLV
2021 68.2% 94.5 46.7% 37.5% 66.7% 13.3% 20.0% 33.3% - 50.0% 50.0% - 0.0% .500 .500 +0 0.2 13.3% 4.06
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 31.7% 93.0 48.8% 25.4% 63.7% 7.2% 19.0% 26.2% 48.4% 54.7% 24.3% 40.2% 16.8% .291 .319 +1 0.7 8.0% 4.77
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Strike Zone Plot

2021 Season vs. All
Sinker
home plate
MLB Rank MLB Average
Usage% MPH SwStr% CSW% Str% AVG HC% xMov yMov
68.2% 94.5 13.3% 33.3% 66.7% .500 33.3% 8.6 7.1
31.7%
Usage%
93.0
MPH
7.2%
SwStr%
26.2%
CSW%
63.7%
Str%
.291
AVG
29.5%
HC%
8.8
xMov
5.6
yMov

Game Log

Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2009 MIL 7 0 7.2 0-0 0 1 - 140 77 63 34 5 4 1 0 0 9 6 0 1
2010 MIL 50 0 58.0 8-2 0 24 - 989 607 382 238 42 27 13 1 1 76 27 1 4
2011 MIL 74 0 73.2 2-2 0 46 - 1,240 792 448 305 59 50 3 2 4 86 25 0 8
2012 MIL 75 0 69.1 5-8 0 35 - 1,405 847 558 310 61 42 6 3 10 93 39 2 10
2013 STL/MIL 75 0 65.0 7-7 0 0 - 1,167 714 453 289 73 53 10 0 10 65 26 2 5
2014 CLE/PIT 62 0 54.2 2-4 0 10 - 1,037 601 436 243 43 28 9 0 6 63 36 2 5
2015 COL 60 0 55.2 4-5 0 25 - 1,070 628 442 250 56 44 8 0 4 62 32 0 1
2016 OAK 68 0 65.2 6-4 0 3 - 1,194 714 480 289 65 49 10 0 6 60 30 3 4
2017 OAK 22 0 21.0 0-1 0 0 - 473 287 186 109 27 20 4 0 3 21 17 2 1
2018 LAD/TOR 50 1 54.2 4-1 0 0 6 916 552 364 233 52 35 10 1 6 54 22 3 6
2021 MIL 1 0 0.1 0-0 0 0 0 22 13 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 42 0 44.0 3-2 0 3 7 745 473 272 189 38 25 7 1 5 47 18 2 3
Career 544 1 525.2 38-34 0 144 6 9,653 5,832 3,821 2,305 485 354 74 7 50 589 261 16 45

Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2009 MIL 26.5% 17.6% .179 .214 .538 .254 .263 .263 - - - - - - - -
2010 MIL 31.9% 11.3% .204 .291 .588 .266 .313 .318 - - - - - - - -
2011 MIL 28.2% 8.2% .212 .281 .557 .253 .291 .306 - - - - - - - -
2012 MIL 30.0% 12.6% .229 .387 .717 .316 .309 .349 - - - - - - - -
2013 STL/MIL 22.5% 9.0% .285 .441 .795 .348 .346 .380 - - - - - - - -
2014 CLE/PIT 25.9% 14.8% .217 .354 .692 .310 .278 .309 - - - - - - - -
2015 COL 24.8% 12.8% .259 .352 .704 .310 .342 .359 - - - - - - - -
2016 OAK 20.8% 10.4% .258 .369 .710 .314 .314 .335 - - - - - - - -
2017 OAK 19.3% 15.6% .310 .460 .886 .386 .369 .397 - - - - - - - -
2018 LAD/TOR 23.2% 9.4% .252 .398 .728 .318 .311 .338 - - - - - - - -
2021 MIL 0.0% 20.0% .667 .667 1.467 .634 .667 .667 .316 .449 .316 .277 93.0 82.2 9.7 8.62
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 24.5% 10.0% .234 .387 .705 .307 .288 .320 .229 .306 .279 .357 87.8 86.9 12.5 4.26
Career 25.6% 11.3% .243 .362 .695 .314 .316 .340 .017 .228 .189 .283 93.0 82.2 9.7 -

Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2018 LAD/TOR 3.9% (95.3) 23.6% (95.4) - 3.8% (91.9) - 4.6% (79.6) - - - 27.5% 8.4%
2021 MIL 18.2% (93.8) 68.2% (94.5) - - - 13.6% (79.2) - - - 86.4% 13.6%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 47.4% (93.9) 31.7% (93.0) 24.6% (88.0) 31.7% (84.3) - (-) 20.4% (78.3) 18.6% (85.3) 16.2% (85.6) 83.5% (69.5) 52.4% 47.5%
Career 4.3% (95.1) 24.6% (95.4) - 3.7% (91.9) - 4.8% (79.6) - - - 28.9% 8.5%

Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2018 LAD/TOR 22.2% (3) 24.1% (12) - 22.9% (7) - 38.1% (9) - - - 23.8% 244.2%
2021 MIL 0.0% (0) 33.3% (2) - - - 0.0% (0) - - - 26.3% 0.0%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 27.7% (-) 26.2% (-) 25.6% (-) 31.2% (-) - (-) 29.2% (-) 23.7% (-) 23.6% (-) 41.0% (-) - -
Career 20.0% (3) 24.7% (14) - 22.9% (7) - 35.6% (9) - - - 24.0% 235.0%

Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2018 LAD/TOR - - - - - - - - 16.4% - - - - -
2021 MIL 66.7% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 22.7% 66.6% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 44.9% 21.1% 34.1% 10.0% 34.2% 37.8% 36.5% 25.7% 17.9% 63.4% 23.8% 5.8% 7.0% 36.5%
Career 66.7% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 16.5% 66.6% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%

Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2018 LAD/TOR .252 .318 .311 .338 - - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIL .667 .634 .667 .667 .316 .449 .316 .277 93.0 82.2 9.7 0.0% 33.3% 20.0%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG .234 .307 .288 .320 .229 .306 .279 .357 87.8 86.9 12.5 13.6% 36.5% 23.5%
Career .243 .314 .316 .340 .017 .228 .189 .283 93.0 82.2 9.7 600.0% 0.6% 0.4%

Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2018 LAD/TOR - 60.3% 42.4% - 21.6% 16.4% 78.4% - - 17.9% 9.2% 27.1% 16.8% 54.6% 0.41 -
2021 MIL 40.9% 59.1% 45.5% 30.8% 20.0% 22.7% 80.0% 100.0% 50.0% 13.6% 9.1% 22.7% 13.6% 50.0% 0.36 50.0%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 45.5% 63.3% 47.1% 29.5% 27.3% 17.9% 72.7% 81.4% 56.4% 16.3% 12.8% 29.1% 16.4% 58.1% 0.52 51.4%
Career 1.0% 60.4% 42.4% 30.8% 21.6% 16.5% 78.4% 100.0% 50.0% 17.8% 9.2% 27.0% 16.7% 54.5% 0.41 60.0%

Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2018 LAD/TOR - - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIL 40.9% 50.0% 27.3% 22.7% 40.9% 27.3% 31.8% 13.6% 59.1% 0.0%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 45.5% 33.8% 25.1% 41.1% 30.0% 24.9% 45.1% 29.2% 45.6% 6.7%
Career 1.0% 50.0% 27.3% 22.7% 40.9% 27.3% 31.8% 13.6% 59.1% 0.0%

Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2018 LAD/TOR 58.5% 14.8% 26.7% 14.0% 59.9% 47.0% 22.8% - 22.0%
2021 MIL 50.0% 13.6% 36.4% 9.1% 80.0% 60.0% 18.2% 25.0% 0.0%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 58.1% 12.7% 29.7% 13.5% 58.9% 49.0% 21.1% 25.0% 20.7%
Career 58.3% 14.8% 27.0% 13.9% 60.3% 47.3% 22.7% 0.8% 21.3%

PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2018 LAD/TOR 916 - - - - - - - - -
2021 MIL 22 4.14 31.8% 27.3% 40.9% -9.1% 9.1% 1.1 +1 25.69
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 745 5.00 44.8% 18.3% 36.9% 8.0% 6.8% 1.8 +3 3.86
Career 9,653 4.14 31.8% 27.3% 40.9% -9.1% 9.1% 1.1 +1 0.00
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