John Axford was a pitcher in MLB. Across 544 career appearances, with a 3.90 ERA and 589 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.43 |
| 2010 | MIL | 8 | 2 | 2.48 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 58.0 | 42 | 16 | 27 | 76 | 1.19 |
| 2011 | MIL | 2 | 2 | 1.95 | 74 | 0 | 46 | 73.2 | 59 | 16 | 25 | 86 | 1.14 |
| 2012 | MIL | 5 | 8 | 4.67 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 69.1 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 93 | 1.44 |
| 2013 | MIL | 6 | 7 | 4.45 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 62 | 27 | 23 | 54 | 1.55 |
| 2013 | STL | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.35 |
| 2014 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 3.92 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 43.2 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 51 | 1.47 |
| 2014 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 4.09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1.36 |
| 2015 | COL | 4 | 5 | 4.20 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 55.2 | 56 | 26 | 32 | 62 | 1.58 |
| 2016 | OAK | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 65.2 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 60 | 1.45 |
| 2017 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 2018 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2.73 |
| 2018 | TOR | 4 | 1 | 4.41 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 44 | 25 | 20 | 50 | 1.25 |
| 2021 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Career Totals | — | 38 | 34 | 3.90 | 544 | 1 | 144 | 525.2 | 485 | 228 | 261 | 589 | 1.42 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MIL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | MIL | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2013 | MIL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | STL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | COL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | OAK | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | OAK | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | LAD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | TOR | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 544 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $442,500 |
| 2012 | $525,000 |
| 2013 | $5,000,000 |
| 2014 | $4,500,000 |
| 2015 | $2,600,000 |
| 2016 | $4,500,000 |
| 2017 | $5,500,000 |
| 2018 | $1,500,000 |
Career Total: $24,567,500 (8 seasons)
Average: $3,070,938
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.