John Axford vs. Phil Bickford — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Phil Bickford a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 84). Phil Bickford was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Phil Bickford

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
10
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.05
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Phil Bickford

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
8.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.42
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.142
0.142
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Phil Bickford

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
187
37400
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA