John Axford
John Berton Axford
Born: April 1, 1983
Simcoe, ON CA
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 234
Draft: Round 7 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
Draft: Round 42 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Assumption College (Port Dover, ONT)
Notre Dame
Career: 2007-2021
Major League Statistics
John Axford compiled a career record of 19 wins and 17 losses and a 3.38 ERA in his 124-game pitching career with the Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Brevard County Manatees, Huntsville Stars, Nashville Sounds, Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
 Tampa Yankees |
 Staten Island Yankees |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees |
 Charleston RiverDogs |
 Brevard County Manatees |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Huntsville Stars |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Blue Jays |
 Buffalo Bisons |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.22 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.55 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 86 | 58 | 48 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 433 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.63 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.55 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 138 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.02 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | R | FLCL | Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.84 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Totals | 19 | 17 | .528 | 3.38 | 124 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 255.7 | 199 | 121 | 96 | 12 | 165 | 3 | 283 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1108 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | P | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .625 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | P | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | P | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .750 | .462 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .423 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .409 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Brevard County Manatees | P | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .263 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .083 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Buffalo Bisons | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| Totals | 123 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .915 | .350 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 18, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | NYA | April 21, 2007 | April 21, 2007 |
| 2007 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | April 28, 2007 | August 12, 2007 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Staten Island Yankees | NYA | June 21, 2007 | July 28, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | April 6, 2008 | August 28, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Brevard County Manatees | MIL | April 10, 2009 | June 10, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | June 13, 2009 | June 21, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | June 24, 2009 | September 3, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 9, 2010 | May 14, 2010 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | May 13, 2017 | May 18, 2017 |
| 2019 | R | Gulf Coast League | Blue Jays | TOR | July 27, 2019 | July 27, 2019 |
| 2021 | R | Florida Complex | Blue Jays | TOR | June 28, 2021 | June 28, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | July 2, 2021 | July 31, 2021 |
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