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Mark ClearvsJohn Axford

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

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Mark Clear

1979–1990 · 11 seasons

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John Axford

2009–2021 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Mark Clear and John Axford: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mark Clear	Stat	John Axford
11	Seasons	11
7.5	Career VAL	7.9
3.3 (1986)	Peak-season VAL	3.3 (2011)
2×	All-Star Selections	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Mark Clear and John Axford have
Mark Clear	Stat	John Axford
Career
481	Games	544
Pitching
71	Wins	38
49	Losses	34
83	Saves	144
804.1	Innings pitched	525.2
804	Strikeouts (pitching)	589
3.85

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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Age	Mark Clear	John Axford
23	1.6	—
24	2.2	—
25	0	—
26	0.2	—
27	0	2.8
28	0	3.3
29	0.2	0
30	3.3	0
31	0	0
32	—	0
33	—	1.1
35	—	0.7

Age	Mark Clear	John Axford
23	1.6	—
24	2.2	—
25	0	—
26	0.2	—
27	0	2.8
28	0	3.3
29	0.2	0
30	3.3	0
31	0	0
32	—	0
33	—	1.1
35	—	0.7

Age	Mark Clear	John Axford
23	1.6	—
24	2.2	—
25	0	—
26	0.2	—
27	0	2.8
28	0	3.3
29	0.2	0
30	3.3	0
31	0	0
32	—	0
33	—	1.1
35	—	0.7

Age	Mark Clear	John Axford
23	1.6	—
24	2.2	—
25	0	—
26	0.2	—
27	0	2.8
28	0	3.3
29	0.2	0
30	3.3	0
31	0	0
32	—	0
33	—	1.1
35	—	0.7