John Axford vs. Bill Wilson — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Wilson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Axford and Bill Wilson are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for John Axford and 92 for Bill Wilson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, Bill Wilson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Bill Wilson

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.24
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.22
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
8.3
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
7.99
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.47
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.97
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
38.69
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.64
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
33.28
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Bill Wilson

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
6.28
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.95
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.88
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Bill Wilson

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
179
4130.77
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
3.81
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.83
-19.12
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0