John Axford

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	4/1/1983 (40)
Height, Weight	6'5", 234 lb
Hometown	Simcoe, CAN

2021 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	3 Sv	44 IP	4.16 ERA	1.32 WHIP	24.5% K%	10.0% BB%	29.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	-	-	-	-	-	-

	93.9 FB MPH	12.8% SwStr%	24.2% HC%	44.9% GB%	4.99 PLV	4.26 xERA

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Show 2021 MLB Percentile | Show 2021 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	LAD/TOR	50	1	54.2	4	1	5.27	-	3.99	-	1.35	8.6	23.2%	9.4%	.311	-	-	0.99	-	61.2%	9.2%	27.1%	-
2021	MIL	1	0	0.1	0	0	54.00	8.62	63.17	82.54	9.00	54.0	0.0%	20.0%	.667	40.0%	66.7%	0.00	0.0%	50.0%	9.1%	22.7%	4.14
RP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG		42	0	44.0	3	2	4.16	4.26	4.15	4.18	1.32	8.0	24.5%	10.0%	.288	24.2%	44.9%	1.13	13.6%	72.4%	12.8%	29.1%	4.99
2 Years		51	1	55.0	4	1	5.56	-	-	-	1.40	8.8	22.7%	9.7%	.318	2.4%	66.7%	0.98	600.0%	60.6%	9.2%	27.0%	4.14

Repertoire

Sinker | 68%
Four-Seamer | 18%
Curveball | 14%
Slider | 0%
All Pitches

2018 2021 All

Show 2021 MLB Percentile | Show 2021 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	95.4	23.6%	-	-	5.6%	18.5%	24.1%	69.0%	62.0%	-	-	.273	.336	.267	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	94.5	68.2%	37.5%	46.7%	13.3%	20.0%	33.3%	66.7%	60.0%	50.0%	50.0%	.500	.534	.500	0.0%	.139	.322	33.3%	2,159
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	93.0	31.7%	25.4%	48.8%	7.2%	19.0%	26.2%	63.7%	57.0%	54.7%	24.3%	.291	.364	.319	16.8%	.283	.354	29.5%	2,153

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.139	.322	.139	.122	33.3%	0.0%	-	-	90.9	82.2	10.5	8.6	7.1	-1.5	6.0	6.6	2,159
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.283	.354	.306	.355	29.5%	6.3%	40.2%	29.9%	87.7	86.1	5.7	8.8	5.6	-0.7	5.5	6.3	2,153

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	216	60	11	0	1	3	8	3	1	0	149	67	.273	.473	.336
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	5	.500	.500	.534
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	141	38	6	1	0	1	5	4	1	0	92	49	.291	.436	.364

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	54.7%	21.1%	24.3%	5.8%	16.8%	32.5%	40.2%	27.3%	18.0%	6.8%	38.6%	17.2%	26.5%	4.7%	33.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.273	.336	.267	.313	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	33.3%	0.0%	-	-	.500	.534	.500	.500	.139	.322	.139	.122	90.9	82.2	10.5
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	29.5%	6.3%	40.2%	29.9%	.291	.364	.319	.344	.283	.354	.306	.355	87.7	86.1	5.7

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	5.6%	18.5%	24.1%	69.0%	62.0%	11.0%	50.5%	89.0%	-	-	21.1%	-	63.3%	45.0%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	37.5%	46.7%	13.3%	20.0%	33.3%	66.7%	60.0%	28.6%	46.7%	71.4%	33.3%	100.0%	22.2%	25.0%	80.0%	60.0%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	25.4%	48.8%	7.2%	19.0%	26.2%	63.7%	57.0%	16.0%	44.7%	84.0%	72.7%	88.7%	22.7%	25.0%	59.2%	47.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.3%	15.7%	25.0%	-	18.8%	14.8%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	60.0%	13.3%	26.7%	40.0%	26.7%	33.3%	0.0%	13.3%	73.3%	60.0%	13.3%	26.7%	46.7%	11.1%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	48.4%	24.4%	27.2%	27.1%	29.1%	43.8%	7.0%	37.3%	38.3%	61.5%	17.4%	21.2%	48.8%	16.7%	16.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	216	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	15	4.06	61	33.3%	20.0%	46.7%	-13.3%	0.2	26.59	+0
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	141	4.76	686	40.6%	19.4%	39.9%	0.7%	0.7	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	95.3	3.9%	-	-	8.3%	13.9%	22.2%	55.6%	52.8%	-	-	.143	.379	.000	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	93.8	18.2%	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	-	-	-	.692	-	-	-	-	-	1,963
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	93.9	47.4%	25.3%	50.6%	10.9%	16.8%	27.7%	64.7%	59.4%	37.1%	40.5%	.253	.343	.298	13.6%	.248	.344	27.5%	2,285

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.1	9.2	-1.5	6.0	6.6	1,963
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.248	.344	.288	.382	27.5%	8.9%	39.4%	25.3%	90.0	88.2	17.7	4.7	9.2	-0.7	5.7	6.4	2,285

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	36	9	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	20	16	.143	.571	.379
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	-	-	.692
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	292	72	9	3	0	2	17	9	1	0	190	101	.253	.434	.343

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	37.1%	22.4%	40.5%	12.5%	13.6%	30.4%	38.4%	31.2%	21.0%	4.0%	25.2%	31.3%	23.6%	7.0%	36.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.143	.379	.000	.250	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	.692	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	27.5%	8.9%	39.4%	25.3%	.253	.343	.298	.336	.248	.344	.288	.382	90.0	88.2	17.7

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	8.3%	13.9%	22.2%	55.6%	52.8%	20.0%	41.7%	80.0%	-	-	14.3%