John Franco Stats

John Franco was born on Saturday, September 17, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York. Franco was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1984, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Franco baseball stats page.

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John Franco

John Franco Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#305)

John Franco Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#305)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Anthony Franco
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-17-1960
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brooklyn, New York
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   St. John's University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-24-1984 (Age 23)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1981 : 5th Round (124th)
John Franco

John Franco Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1984 Reds 54 0 30 6 2 .750 2.61 0 0 4 79.1 335 74 23 28 3 36 4 55 2 2 0 -
1985 Reds 67 0 33 12 3 .800 2.18 0 0 12 99.0 407 83 24 27 5 40 8 61 4 1 0 -
1986 Reds 74 0 52 6 6 .500 2.94 0 0 29 101.0 429 90 33 40 7 44 12 84 4 2 2 -
1987 Reds 68 0 60 8 5 .615 2.52 0 0 32 82.0 344 76 23 26 6 27 6 61 1 0 0 -
1988 Reds 70 0 61 6 6 .500 1.57 0 0 39 86.0 336 60 15 18 3 27 3 46 1 0 2 -
1989 Reds 60 0 50 4 8 .333 3.12 0 0 32 80.2 345 77 28 35 3 36 8 60 3 0 2 -
1990 Mets 55 0 48 5 3 .625 2.53 0 0 33 67.2 287 66 19 22 4 21 2 56 7 0 2 -
1991 Mets 52 0 48 5 9 .357 2.93 0 0 30 55.1 247 61 18 27 2 18 4 45 6 1 0 -
1992 Mets 31 0 30 6 2 .750 1.64 0 0 15 33.0 128 24 6 6 1 11 2 20 0 0 0 -
1993 Mets 35 0 30 4 3 .571 5.20 0 0 10 36.1 172 46 21 24 6 19 3 29 5 1 0 -
1994 Mets 47 0 43 1 4 .200 2.70 0 0 30 50.0 216 47 15 20 2 19 0 42 1 1 0 -
1995 Mets 48 0 41 5 3 .625 2.44 0 0 29 51.2 213 48 14 17 4 17 2 41 0 0 0 -
1996 Mets 51 0 44 4 3 .571 1.83 0 0 28 54.0 235 54 11 15 2 21 0 48 2 0 0 -
1997 Mets 59 0 53 5 3 .625 2.55 0 0 36 60.0 244 49 17 18 3 20 2 53 6 1 0 -
1998 Mets 61 0 54 0 8 .000 3.62 0 0 38 64.2 289 66 26 28 4 29 7 59 2 4 0 -
1999 Mets 46 0 34 0 2 .000 2.88 0 0 19 40.2 182 40 13 14 1 19 1 41 0 2 0 1
2000 Mets 62 0 14 5 4 .556 3.40 0 0 4 55.2 239 46 21 24 6 26 6 56 2 2 0 20
2001 Mets 58 0 16 6 2 .750 4.05 0 0 2 53.1 232 55 24 25 8 19 2 50 4 2 1 17
2003 Mets 38 0 13 0 3 .000 2.62 0 0 2 34.1 148 35 10 11 5 13 2 16 2 1 0 4
2004 Mets 52 0 16 2 7 .222 5.28 0 0 0 46.0 207 46 27 28 6 24 2 36 2 1 0 11
2005 Astros 31 0 4 0 1 .000 7.20 0 0 0 15.0 77 23 12 13 0 9 2 16 0 1 0 6
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
21 Years 1,119 0 774 90 87 .508 2.89 0 0 424 1,245.2 5,312 1,166 400 466 81 495 78 975 54 22 9 59
John Franco

John Franco Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1984 Reds 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 Reds 67 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1986 Reds 74 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Reds 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 Reds 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 Reds 60 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1990 Mets 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 Mets 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 Mets 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 Mets 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 Mets 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1995 Mets 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 Mets 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 Mets 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 Mets 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1999 Mets 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2000 Mets 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2001 Mets 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2003 Mets 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2004 Mets 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2005 Astros 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
21 Years 1,113 34 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 .088 .088 .088
John Franco

John Franco Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1984 Reds P 54 0 238 20 0.4 20 5 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.27 -
1985 Reds P 67 0 297 31 0.5 30 9 21 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.73 -
1986 Reds P 74 0 303 32 0.4 28 6 22 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.50 -
1987 Reds P 68 0 246 11 0.2 11 4 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.21 -
1988 Reds P 70 0 258 22 0.3 21 3 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.20 -
1989 Reds P 60 0 242 22 0.4 21 2 19 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.34 -
1990 Mets P 55 0 203 18 0.3 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.26 -
1991 Mets P 52 0 166 14 0.3 13 3 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.11 -
1992 Mets P 31 0 99 14 0.5 14 2 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.82 -
1993 Mets P 35 0 109 12 0.3 12 3 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.97 -
1994 Mets P 47 0 150 11 0.2 11 4 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98 -
1995 Mets P 48 0 155 11 0.2 11 2 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.92 -
1996 Mets P 51 0 162 9 0.2 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 1.000
1997 Mets P 59 0 180 18 0.3 18 4 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70 1.077
1998 Mets P 61 0 194 20 0.3 20 4 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.78 1.143
1999 Mets P 46 0 122 8 0.2 8 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77 0.833
2000 Mets P 62 0 167 10 0.2 9 1 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.46 1.000
2001 Mets P 58 0 160 9 0.2 8 1 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.35 1.000
2003 Mets P 38 0 103 10 0.3 10 1 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.62 1.000
2004 Mets P 52 0 138 6 0.1 6 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.17 1.000
2005 Astros P 31 0 45 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 1,119 0 3,737 308 0.3 297 63 234 11 13 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.15 --
21 Years 1,119 0 3,737 308 0.3 297 63 234 11 13 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.15 --
John Franco

John Franco Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1984 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.53 6.24 4.08
1985 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 6.0 1.53 5.55 3.64
1986 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.91 7.49 3.92
1987 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.26 6.70 2.96
1988 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.70 4.81 2.83
1989 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.67 6.69 4.02
1990 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 2.67 7.45 2.79
1991 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.50 7.32 2.93
1992 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.82 5.45 3.00
1993 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.53 7.18 4.71
1994 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.21 7.56 3.42
1995 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.41 7.14 2.96
1996 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.29 8.00 3.50
1997 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.65 7.95 3.00
1998 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.03 8.21 4.04
1999 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.16 9.07 4.20
2000 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.15 9.05 4.20
2001 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.63 8.44 3.21
2003 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.23 4.19 3.41
2004 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 7.04 4.70
2005 Astros 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.78 9.60 5.40
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
21 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.4 34.0 1.97 7.04 3.58
John Franco

John Franco Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1984 Cincinnati Reds 31, 52 Undetermined - -
1985 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined - -
1986 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined Stats -
1987 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined Stats -
1988 Cincinnati Reds 31 $675,000.00 - -
1989 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined Stats -
1990 New York Mets 31 $1,633,333.00 Stats -
1991 New York Mets 31 $2,633,333.00 - -
1992 New York Mets 31 $3,333,334.00 - -
1993 New York Mets 31 $4,000,000.00 - -
1994 New York Mets 31 $4,000,000.00 - n/a
1995 New York Mets 31 $2,550,000.00 - -
1996 New York Mets 31 $2,600,000.00 - -
1997 New York Mets 31 $3,000,000.00 - -
1998 New York Mets 31, 45 $2,900,000.00 - -
1999 New York Mets 45 $2,950,000.00 - -
2000 New York Mets 45 $3,350,000.00 - Stats
2001 New York Mets 45 $3,583,333.00 - -
2003 New York Mets 45 $3,833,333.00 - -
2004 New York Mets 45 $1,100,000.00 - -
2005 Houston Astros 31 $700,000.00 - -


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