John Axford vs. Matthew Bowman — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Matthew Bowman a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Matthew Bowman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 80). Matthew Bowman was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Matthew Bowman

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
8.64
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
8.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
7.25
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
1.151
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
38.89
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.94
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Matthew Bowman

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
8.64
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Matthew Bowman

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
232
27840
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-29.79
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA