John Axford
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2010
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 5", 234 lb
- Born
- 1983-04-01 · Simcoe, ON, Canada
- Acquired
- Drafted 2005, round 42, pick 1259, by Cincinnati Reds
- MLB debut
- 2009-09-15
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- SS-A2007Staten Island Yankees
- A2007Charleston RiverDogs
- A+2007Tampa Yankees
- AAA2007Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
- A+2008Brevard County Manatees
- A+2009Brevard County Manatees
- AA2009Huntsville Stars
- AAA2009Nashville Sounds
- AAA2010Nashville Sounds
- AAA2017Nashville Sounds
- ROK2019GCL Blue Jays
- ROK2021FCL Blue Jays
- AAA2021Buffalo Bisons
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SS-A | Staten Island Yankees | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24.1 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 2.22 | 1.15 | 11.10 | 5.55 | 29.4% | 14.7% | 14.7% |
| 2007 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26.2 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4.39 | 1.91 | 7.09 | 7.43 | 16.3% | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2.38 | 1.15 | 11.91 | 5.56 | 33.3% | 15.6% | 17.8% |
| 2007 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 4.50 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 25 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 95.0 | 86 | 73 | 89 | 5 | 4.55 | 1.67 | 8.43 | 6.92 | 20.6% | 16.9% | 3.7% |
| 2009 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 26 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27.2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.08 | 13.99 | 5.20 | 39.1% | 14.5% | 24.5% |
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3.52 | 1.30 | 10.57 | 3.52 | 27.3% | 9.1% | 18.2% |
| 2009 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 26 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 23 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 3.55 | 1.27 | 10.09 | 5.18 | 26.8% | 13.8% | 13.0% |
| 2010 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13.1 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2.03 | 1.43 | 12.83 | 3.38 | 32.8% | 8.6% | 24.1% |
| 2017 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 10.80 | 0.00 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 36.4% |
| 2019 | ROK | GCL Blue Jays | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.0% | 33.3% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | ROK | FCL Blue Jays | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.84 | 0.47 | 11.81 | 2.53 | 37.8% | 8.1% | 29.7% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 26 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3.52 | 1.43 | 10.57 | 7.04 | 26.5% | 17.6% | 8.8% |
| 2010 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 58.0 | 42 | 27 | 76 | 1 | 2.48 | 1.19 | 11.79 | 4.19 | 31.9% | 11.3% | 20.6% |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 73.2 | 59 | 25 | 86 | 4 | 1.95 | 1.14 | 10.51 | 3.05 | 28.2% | 8.2% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 69.1 | 61 | 39 | 93 | 10 | 4.67 | 1.44 | 12.07 | 5.06 | 30.0% | 12.6% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 54.2 | 62 | 23 | 54 | 10 | 4.45 | 1.55 | 8.89 | 3.79 | 22.0% | 9.4% | 12.7% |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.74 | 1.35 | 9.58 | 2.61 | 25.0% | 6.8% | 18.2% |
| 2013 | 2 teams | 30 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 65.0 | 73 | 26 | 65 | 10 | 4.02 | 1.52 | 9.00 | 3.60 | 22.5% | 9.0% | 13.5% |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 43.2 | 34 | 30 | 51 | 6 | 3.92 | 1.47 | 10.51 | 6.18 | 26.0% | 15.3% | 10.7% |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4.09 | 1.36 | 9.82 | 4.91 | 25.5% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 2 teams | 31 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 54.2 | 43 | 36 | 63 | 6 | 3.95 | 1.45 | 10.37 | 5.93 | 25.9% | 14.8% | 11.1% |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 32 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 55.2 | 56 | 32 | 62 | 4 | 4.20 | 1.58 | 10.02 | 5.17 | 24.8% | 12.8% | 12.0% |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics | 33 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 65.2 | 65 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 3.97 | 1.45 | 8.22 | 4.11 | 20.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 6.43 | 2.10 | 9.00 | 7.29 | 19.3% | 15.6% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays | 35 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 44 | 20 | 50 | 6 | 4.41 | 1.25 | 8.82 | 3.53 | 23.7% | 9.5% | 14.2% |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17.18 | 2.73 | 9.82 | 4.91 | 18.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 2 teams | 35 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 | 52 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 5.27 | 1.35 | 8.89 | 3.62 | 23.2% | 9.4% | 13.7% |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0.0% | 20.0% | -20.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 teams | 30 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 teams | 31 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies | 32 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics | 33 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays | 35 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 teams | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.