John Franco played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2005, appearing in 1,119 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 90 W and 87 L, an ERA of 2.89, 975 SO, a WHIP of 1.333, and a WAR of 23.5.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | John Franco |
Date of Birth | September 17, 1960 |
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MLB Debut | 1984 |
๐ Career Summary
John Franco appeared in 1,119 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1984 to 2005. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 774 (MLB Rank: 4) |
W | 90 (MLB Rank: 741) |
L | 87 (MLB Rank: 756) |
SV | 424 (MLB Rank: 7) |
ERA | 2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,202) |
IP | 1245.2 (MLB Rank: 1,018) |
SO | 975 (MLB Rank: 594) |
BB | 495 (MLB Rank: 803) |
H | 1,166 (MLB Rank: 1,100) |
HR | 81 (MLB Rank: 1,234) |
SO9 | 7.04 (MLB Rank: 2,676) |
BB9 | 3.58 (MLB Rank: 6,408) |
H9 | 8.42 (MLB Rank: 8,957) |
HR9 | 0.59 (MLB Rank: 6,792) |
WHIP | 1.333 (MLB Rank: 8,655) |
WAR | 23.5 (MLB Rank: 446) |
๐ Last Season Summary (2005)
In his final season (2005), John Franco recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 4 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 7.2 |
IP | 15 |
SO | 16 |
BB | 9 |
H | 23 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 9.6 |
BB9 | 5.4 |
H9 | 13.8 |
WHIP | 2.133 |
WAR | โ0.5 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1985, 12 W
- Most SO: 1986, 84 SO
- Most IP: 1986, 101 IP
- Best WAR: 1985, 3.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1988, 1.57 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
John Franco appeared in 15 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.91, pitched 14.1 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 2 W and 0 L.
John Franco Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | 6 | 2 | 2.61 | 0.75 | 4 | 55 | 79.1 | 2 | 1.387 | 3 | 74 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 145 | 3.31 | 6.2 | 1.53 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 335 |
1985 | 12 | 3 | 2.18 | 0.8 | 12 | 61 | 99 | 3 | 1.242 | 5 | 83 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 172 | 3.35 | 5.5 | 1.53 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 407 |
1986 | 6 | 6 | 2.94 | 0.5 | 29 | 84 | 101 | 1.7 | 1.327 | 7 | 90 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 131 | 3.37 | 7.5 | 1.91 | 0 | 74 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 429 |
1987 | 8 | 5 | 2.52 | 0.615 | 32 | 61 | 82 | 2.5 | 1.256 | 6 | 76 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 167 | 3.32 | 6.7 | 2.26 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 344 |
1988 | 6 | 6 | 1.57 | 0.5 | 39 | 46 | 86 | 3 | 1.012 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 230 | 3.09 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 70 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 336 |
1989 | 4 | 8 | 3.12 | 0.333 | 32 | 60 | 80.2 | 0.7 | 1.401 | 3 | 77 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 116 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 1.67 | 0 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 345 |
1990 | 5 | 3 | 2.53 | 0.625 | 33 | 56 | 67.2 | 1.5 | 1.286 | 4 | 66 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 150 | 2.85 | 7.4 | 2.67 | 0 | 55 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 287 |
1991 | 5 | 9 | 2.93 | 0.357 | 30 | 45 | 55.1 | 0.1 | 1.428 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 126 | 2.73 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 247 |
1992 | 6 | 2 | 1.64 | 0.75 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 1.061 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 217 | 2.96 | 5.5 | 1.82 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 |
1993 | 4 | 3 | 5.2 | 0.571 | 10 | 29 | 36.1 | -0.8 | 1.789 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 78 | 5.19 | 7.2 | 1.53 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 172 |
1994 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 30 | 42 | 50 | 0.9 | 1.32 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 156 | 3.17 | 7.6 | 2.21 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 216 |
1995 | 5 | 3 | 2.44 | 0.625 | 29 | 41 | 51.2 | 1.3 | 1.258 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 166 | 3.51 | 7.1 | 2.41 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 |
1996 | 4 | 3 | 1.83 | 0.571 | 28 | 48 | 54 | 1.4 | 1.389 | 2 | 54 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 220 | 3.04 | 8 | 2.29 | 0 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 9 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 235 |
1997 | 5 | 3 | 2.55 | 0.625 | 36 | 53 | 60 | 1.5 | 1.15 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 161 | 3.04 | 8 | 2.65 | 0 | 59 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 244 |
1998 | 0 | 8 | 3.62 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 1.469 | 4 | 66 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 117 | 3.65 | 8.2 | 2.03 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 289 |
1999 | 0 | 2 | 2.88 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 40.2 | 1 | 1.451 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 155 | 2.99 | 9.1 | 2.16 | 0 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 |
2000 | 5 | 4 | 3.4 | 0.556 | 4 | 56 | 55.2 | 0.8 | 1.293 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 132 | 4.03 | 9.1 | 2.15 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 239 |
2001 | 6 | 2 | 4.05 | 0.75 | 2 | 50 | 53.1 | 0.3 | 1.388 | 8 | 55 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 103 | 4.31 | 8.4 | 2.63 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 232 |
2003 | 0 | 3 | 2.62 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34.1 | 0.9 | 1.398 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 162 | 5.22 | 4.2 | 1.23 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 148 |
2004 | 2 | 7 | 5.28 | 0.222 | 0 | 36 | 46 | -0.2 | 1.522 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 81 | 4.81 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 207 |