John Axford vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lance McCullers a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Lance McCullers led in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 89). Lance McCullers was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Lance McCullers

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
5.23
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.65
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Lance McCullers

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
5.23
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Lance McCullers

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
312
3172.88
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100