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John AxfordvsMax Surkont

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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John Axford

2009–2021 · 11 seasons

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Max Surkont

1949–1957 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

John Axford and Max Surkont: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Axford	Stat	Max Surkont
11	Seasons	9
7.9	Career VAL	10.7
3.3 (2011)	Peak-season VAL	3.0 (1952)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Axford and Max Surkont have
John Axford	Stat	Max Surkont
Career
544	Games	236
Batting
0	Hits	63
0	Home runs	1
0	RBI	28
0	Runs	28
0	Walks	31
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
38	Wins	61
34	Losses	76
144	Saves	8
525.2	Innings pitched	1194.1
589	Strikeouts (pitching)	571
3.90	ERA	4.38
1.42	WHIP	1.42
103	ERA+	94

Age	John Axford	Max Surkont
27	2.8	1.4
28	3.3	1.2
29	0	2.8
30	0	3
31	0	1.3
32	0	0.6
33	1.1	0
34	—	0.4
35	0.7	—

Age	John Axford	Max Surkont
27	2.8	1.4
28	3.3	1.2
29	0	2.8
30	0	3
31	0	1.3
32	0	0.6
33	1.1	0
34	—	0.4
35	0.7	—

Age	John Axford	Max Surkont
27	2.8	1.4
28	3.3	1.2
29	0	2.8
30	0	3
31	0	1.3
32	0	0.6
33	1.1	0
34	—	0.4
35	0.7	—

Age	John Axford	Max Surkont
27	2.8	1.4
28	3.3	1.2
29	0	2.8
30	0	3
31	0	1.3
32	0	0.6
33	1.1	0
34	—	0.4
35	0.7	—