How John Axford's Pitched Outs Compares to Similar Players

John Axford totaled 1,577 career Pitched Outs, well above the relief pitcher average of 865.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched Outs season came in 2011, posting 221, well above the relief pitcher average of 128.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2021 at 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 105.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched Outs total went from 63 in 2017 to 164 in 2018 and 1 in 2021, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched Outs profile — ranging from 1 to 221 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Axford Lifetime Pitched Outs

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John Axford Pitched Outs Per Season

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

John Axford Pitched Outs by Team

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

John Axford Cumulative Pitched Outs — Career Progression

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

John Axford Pitched Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

John Axford Pitched Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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