John Franco Career Pitching Summary

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.

John Franco Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Franco.

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    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    John Franco
    NameJohn Franco
    Date of BirthSeptember 17, 1960
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1984

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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:

    GS0 (MLB Rank: 7,909)
    GF774 (MLB Rank: 4)
    W90 (MLB Rank: 741)
    L87 (MLB Rank: 756)
    SV424 (MLB Rank: 7)
    ERA2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,202)
    IP1245.2 (MLB Rank: 1,018)
    SO975 (MLB Rank: 594)
    BB495 (MLB Rank: 803)
    H1,166 (MLB Rank: 1,100)
    HR81 (MLB Rank: 1,234)
    SO97.04 (MLB Rank: 2,676)
    BB93.58 (MLB Rank: 6,408)
    H98.42 (MLB Rank: 8,957)
    HR90.59 (MLB Rank: 6,792)
    WHIP1.333 (MLB Rank: 8,655)
    WAR23.5 (MLB Rank: 446)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (2005)

    In his final season (2005), John Franco recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF4
    W0
    L1
    ERA7.2
    IP15
    SO16
    BB9
    H23
    HR0
    SO99.6
    BB95.4
    H913.8
    WHIP2.133
    WARโˆ’0.5

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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