P John 'Ax Man' Axford #77
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/19/2020
 OA: 47 POT: 47
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P JOHN 'AX MAN' AXFORD #77 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 0 0-0 0 0.00 8.1 3 0 2 8 0.60 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 55 55
Sinker 65 65
Cutter 65 65
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 80
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2020 @ MIL Win, 4-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2020 @ CIN Loss, 3-6 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
09/17/2020 @ CIN Win, 4-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/16/2020 KC Win, 4-0 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
09/11/2020 CHC Win, 4-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/10/2020 CHC Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
09/06/2020 @ ARI Loss, 4-5 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
09/03/2020 @ REN Loss, 4-5 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
09/01/2020 IND Win, 14-4 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
08/31/2020 IND Win, 6-3 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/01/1983
Born in:Norfolk County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 5"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$545,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:23 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 141 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 1 0 0 2 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 7 1 5.40 3.24 8.64 2.16 1.90 0.60 46 0.3 .143        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 14 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552      
vs. RHB 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .063 .000 .063      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 1 0 0 2 8  
Last Year 49 0 1 1 0 2.47 47.1 23 14 13 2 31 61  
2 Years Ago 10 0 0 1 0 4.66 9.2 8 5 5 0 11 8  
Career 559 0 35 35 144 3.56 536.0 465 232 212 46 282 612  
Home 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 3  
Road 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 5  
Grass 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 1 0 0 2 8  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 2 1 0 0 1 4  
Night 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 1 0 0 2 8  
AAA 2020 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 1 0 0 1.10 16.1 9 2 2 2 4 19 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 11 5 8.27 4.96 10.47 2.20 4.02 0.80 95 0.1 .200        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 31 5 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .161 .161 .290 .452      
vs. RHB 25 4 1 0 1 1 4 12 0 0 2 .160 .323 .320 .643      
AAA 2020 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 4  
August 6 0 1 0 0 1.86 9.2 6 2 2 2 4 12  
September 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Career 48 0 9 2 2 2.45 66.0 48 22 18 4 28 79  
Home 4 0 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 2 1 4  
Road 7 0 1 0 0 0.00 11.1 3 0 0 0 3 15  
Grass 11 0 1 0 0 1.10 16.1 9 2 2 2 4 19  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 4 8  
Night 8 0 0 0 0 1.64 11.0 6 2 2 2 0 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 1 0 0 1.10 16.1 9 2 2 2 4 19  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 Milwaukee - MLB 26 7 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 5 3 3 0 6 9 0 0 1.43 .278 2.77 0.2 118
2010 Milwaukee - MLB 27 50 0 8 2 24 2.48 58.0 42 17 16 1 27 76 0 0 1.19 .315 2.10 1.6 161
2011 Milwaukee - MLB 28 74 0 2 2 46 1.95 73.2 59 19 16 4 25 86 0 0 1.14 .291 2.44 1.6 194
2012 Milwaukee - MLB 29 75 0 5 8 35 4.67 69.1 61 42 36 10 39 93 0 0 1.44 .311 4.11 0.1 84
2013 St. Louis - MLB 30 13 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 11 3 2 0 3 11 0 0 1.35 .379 2.16 0.2 212
2013 Milwaukee - MLB 30 62 0 6 7 0 4.45 54.2 62 29 27 10 23 54 0 0 1.55 .335 4.68 -0.5 83
2013 Total - MLB 30 75 0 7 7 0 4.02 65.0 73 32 29 10 26 65 0 0 1.52 .342 4.28 -0.3 104
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 13 0 0 1 0 4.09 11.0 9 5 5 0 6 12 0 0 1.36 .321 2.94 0.1 89
2014 Cleveland - MLB 31 49 0 2 3 10 3.92 43.2 34 21 19 6 30 51 0 0 1.47 .259 4.65 -0.3 97
2014 Total - MLB 31 62 0 2 4 10 3.95 54.2 43 26 24 6 36 63 0 0 1.45 .272 4.30 -0.2 96
2015 Colorado - MLB 32 60 0 4 5 25 4.20 55.2 56 27 26 4 32 62 0 0 1.58 .338 3.48 0.6 97
2016 Oakland - MLB 33 68 0 6 4 3 3.97 65.2 65 30 29 6 30 60 0 0 1.45 .314 4.03 0.3 104
2017 Oakland - MLB 34 22 0 0 1 0 6.43 21.0 27 16 15 3 17 21 0 0 2.10 .369 5.82 -0.3 67
2018 Miami - MLB 35 10 0 0 1 0 4.66 9.2 8 5 5 0 11 8 0 0 1.97 .276 5.00 -0.1 91
2019 Miami - MLB 36 49 0 1 1 0 2.47 47.1 23 14 13 2 31 61 0 0 1.14 .208 3.04 0.7 155
2020 St. Louis - MLB 37 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 0.60 .143 1.90 0.3 999
Total MLB 559 0 35 35 144 3.56 536.0 465 232 212 46 282 612 0 0 1.39 .304 3.56 4.5 135
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 Staten Island - A- 24 8 0 1 1 2 2.22 24.1 13 8 6 0 15 30 0 0 1.15 .232 2.58 0.5 180
2007 Charleston - A 24 13 5 0 3 0 4.39 26.2 29 20 13 2 22 21 0 0 1.91 .321 5.08 -0.1 91
2007 Tampa - A+ 24 5 0 0 0 2 2.38 11.1 6 5 3 2 7 15 0 0 1.15 .190 4.70 -0.1 168
2007 Total - A+ 24 18 5 0 3 2 3.79 38.0 35 25 16 4 29 36 0 0 1.68 .295 4.96 -0.1 114
2007 Scranton WB - AAA 24 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 4.70 -0.0 30
2008 Brevard County - A+ 25 26 14 5 10 0 4.55 95.0 86 58 48 5 73 89 0 0 1.67 .310 4.47 0.6 88
2009 Brevard County - A+ 26 19 0 4 1 0 1.63 27.2 14 5 5 0 16 43 0 0 1.08 .275 1.72 0.9 246
2009 Biloxi - AA 26 4 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.30 .316 4.11 0.0 114
2009 Nashville - AAA 26 22 0 5 0 0 3.55 33.0 23 13 13 2 19 37 0 0 1.27 .263 3.38 0.4 112
2010 Nashville - AAA 27 12 0 3 2 2 2.02 13.1 14 7 3 0 5 19 0 0 1.43 .412 1.48 0.5 196
2017 Nashville - AAA 34 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.60 .286 0.80 0.2 999
2020 Memphis - AAA 37 11 0 1 0 0 1.10 16.1 9 2 2 2 4 19 0 0 0.80 .200 4.02 0.1 386
Total IL 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 4.70 29.6
Total AAA 48 0 9 2 2 2.45 66.0 48 22 18 4 28 79 0 0 1.15 .282 3.02 241.6
Total SL 4 0 0 0 1 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.30 .316 4.11 113.6
Total FSL 50 14 9 11 2 3.76 134.0 106 68 56 7 96 147 0 0 1.51 .297 3.92 127.3
Total SAL 13 5 0 3 0 4.39 26.2 29 20 13 2 22 21 0 0 1.91 .321 5.08 91.2
Total NYP 8 0 1 1 2 2.22 24.1 13 8 6 0 15 30 0 0 1.15 .232 2.58 180.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Miami - MLB 36 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3.00 .667 6.77 -0.1 999
Total MLB 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3.00 .667 6.77 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Scranton WB - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Tampa - A+ P 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Charleston - A P 13 0 2 4 1 8 2 .750 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Staten Island - A- P 8 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Brevard County - A+ P 26 0 5 6 0 13 2 .846 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Milwaukee - MLB P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.0 .000
2009 Nashville - AAA P 22 0 0 9 1 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Biloxi - AA P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Brevard County - A+ P 19 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Milwaukee - MLB P 50 0 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 -0.2 .000
2010 Nashville - AAA P 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Milwaukee - MLB P 74 0 1 7 1 10 2 .800 73.2 0.98 -0.3 .000
2012 Milwaukee - MLB P 75 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 69.1 0.78 -0.4 .000
2013 Milwaukee - MLB P 62 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 54.2 0.66 -0.2 .000
2013 St. Louis - MLB P 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2014 Cleveland - MLB P 49 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 43.2 0.82 -0.2 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.1 .000
2015 Colorado - MLB P 60 0 6 8 1 15 1 .933 55.2 2.26 -0.3 .000
2016 Oakland - MLB P 68 0 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 65.2 1.78 -0.6 .000
2017 Oakland - MLB P 22 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.1 .000
2017 Nashville - AAA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Miami - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.0 1.029
2019 Miami - MLB P 47 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 47.1 1.33 -0.0 1.030
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2020 Memphis - AAA P 11 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 16.1 2.76 +0.2 1.011
TOTAL P 681 0 38 84 7 130 8 .938 552.1 1.99 -2.4 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2001 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Assumption College School (Port Dover, ON). Did not sign.
06/07/2005 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN). Did not sign.
08/11/2006 Signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees.
12/14/2007 Released by the New York Yankees.
03/04/2008 Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
11/01/2011 Voted the 2011 MLB NL Rolaids Reliever.
08/30/2013 Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for a PTBNL (P Michael Blazek - 09/01/2013).
12/02/2013 Became a free agent.
12/16/2013 Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
08/14/2014 Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Cleveland Indians.
11/04/2014 Became a free agent.
01/30/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Colorado Rockies.
11/25/2015 Became a free agent.
12/11/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
07/30/2017 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
02/09/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
03/30/2018 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,600,000 with the Miami Marlins organization.
04/17/2018 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 2 weeks.
05/03/2018 Injured on 05/01/2018, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4-5 months.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
05/24/2019 Injured on 05/23/2019, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 5 weeks.
06/17/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
11/20/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
07/21/2020 Signed a minor league contract ($75,000 bonus) with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2013 75 4
Year SV Rank
2011 46 1
2012 35 6
Year WP Rank
2012 10 3
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