How John Axford's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

John Axford posted a career WHIP of 1.42, near the relief pitcher average of 1.38 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 2011, posting 1.14, below the relief pitcher average of 1.31 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 9.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.32 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.1 in 2017 to 1.35 in 2018 and 9.0 in 2021. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.14 to 9.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

John Axford Lifetime WHIP

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John Axford
WHIP
Career1.419
Season Avg.1.419
162 Game Avg.1.419
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John Axford WHIP Per Season

John Axford's WHIP 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 WHIP per season line chart

John Axford WHIP by Team

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

John Axford WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Axford's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
John Axford WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

John Axford WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

John Axford WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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