John Franco Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

John Franco
NameJohn Franco
Date of BirthSeptember 17, 1960
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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BatsLeft
MLB Debut1984
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John Franco Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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: 8,004)
GF774 (MLB Rank: 4)
W90 (MLB Rank: 746)
L87 (MLB Rank: 761)
SV424 (MLB Rank: 7)
ERA2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,220)
IP1245.2 (MLB Rank: 1,026)
SO975 (MLB Rank: 607)
BB495 (MLB Rank: 806)
H1,166 (MLB Rank: 1,110)
HR81 (MLB Rank: 1,253)
SO97.04 (MLB Rank: 2,806)
BB93.58 (MLB Rank: 6,505)
H98.42 (MLB Rank: 9,073)
HR90.59 (MLB Rank: 6,947)
WHIP1.333 (MLB Rank: 8,777)
WAR23.5 (MLB Rank: 451)

📊 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
WAR−0.5

📈 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

🎯 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