John Axford vs. Carl Edwards — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Edwards
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Carl Edwards a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Carl Edwards led in home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 125 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 80). Carl Edwards was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Carl Edwards

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9.31
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.14
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.88
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.47
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.75
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
10.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
10.51
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.81
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
32.22
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Carl Edwards

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9.31
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.94
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.76
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Carl Edwards

John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
302
60400
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA