How John Axford's Walks Compares to Similar Players

John Axford totaled 261 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2021, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 14.9 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 39, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.8 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 17 in 2017 to 22 in 2018 and 1 in 2021, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 1 to 39 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Axford Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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John Axford Walks Per Season

John Axford's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Axford Walks per season line chart

John Axford Walks by Team

John Axford's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Axford career Walks by team bar chart

John Axford Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of John Axford's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Axford Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

John Axford Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Axford's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Axford Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Axford Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Axford's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Axford Walks season-by-season breakdown table