John Axford vs. Dave Baldwin — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Baldwin
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Baldwin a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Dave Baldwin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 81). Dave Baldwin was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Dave Baldwin

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
7.05
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.44
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.88
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.08
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.57
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
6.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.126
1.126
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
37.54
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.2
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.41
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
33.45
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Dave Baldwin

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
7.05
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.2
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.96
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Dave Baldwin

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
176
6600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
4.95
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-23.01
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
375
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA