How John Axford's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

John Axford totaled 525 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2011, posting 73, well above the relief pitcher average of 42.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 35.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 21 in 2017 to 54 in 2018 and 0 in 2021, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 0 to 73 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Axford Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.47.8143.36
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John Axford Innings Pitched Per Season

John Axford's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

John Axford Innings Pitched by Team

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

John Axford Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of John Axford's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

John Axford Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Axford's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Axford Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Axford's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table