John Franco
[edit] Biography
Born on September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, John Franco (John Anthony Franco) played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Houston Astros over the course of his 21 year career. Franco broke into the bigs on April 24, 1984 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.61 ERA in 79.1 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Franco's best season was 1988, when he posted a 1.57 ERA and notched 39 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 54
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 2.61
| 55
| 28
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 79.1
| 74
| 3
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 2.18
| 61
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 99
| 83
| 5
| 40
| 8
| 4
| 1
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2.94
| 84
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 101
| 90
| 7
| 44
| 12
| 4
| 2
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 68
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 2.52
| 61
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 82
| 76
| 6
| 27
| 6
| 1
| 0
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 70
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 1.57
| 46
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 86
| 60
| 3
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 60
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 3.12
| 60
| 35
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 80.2
| 77
| 3
| 36
| 8
| 3
| 0
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| 55
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.53
| 56
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 67.2
| 66
| 4
| 21
| 2
| 7
| 0
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 2.93
| 45
| 27
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 55.1
| 61
| 2
| 18
| 4
| 6
| 1
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| 31
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1.64
| 20
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 33
| 24
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 5.20
| 29
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 36.1
| 46
| 6
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2.70
| 42
| 20
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 50
| 47
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.44
| 41
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 51.2
| 48
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 51
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1.83
| 48
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 54
| 54
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 59
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.55
| 53
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 60
| 49
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 6
| 1
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3.62
| 59
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 64.2
| 66
| 4
| 29
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2.88
| 41
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 40.2
| 40
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.40
| 56
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 55.2
| 46
| 6
| 26
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 58
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 4.05
| 50
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 53.1
| 55
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2.62
| 16
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 34.1
| 35
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5.28
| 36
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 46
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 2005
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.20
| 16
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1119
| 0
| 90
| 87
| 2.89
| 975
| 466
| 400
| 0
| 0
| 424
| 1245.2
| 1166
| 81
| 495
| 78
| 54
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 79.1
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 99
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2
| .968
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| P
| 74
| 0
| 101
| 6
| 22
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .875
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 82
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 86
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| .955
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 80.2
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| .955
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 67.2
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .944
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 55.1
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .929
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 36.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 50
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 51.2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 54
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 60
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 64.2
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 40.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 55.2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 1
| .900
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 53.1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 34.1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 46
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| HOU
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1119
| 0
| 1245.2
| 63
| 234
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 15
| 67
| 43
| 16
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 60
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| 55
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| NY
| N
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1119
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .088
| .088
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 9, 1981).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Brett Wise to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Rafael Landestoy (May 9, 1983).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Don Brown to New York Mets in exchange for Randy Myers and Kip Gross (December 6, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 18, 1994).
- Signed by New York Mets (April 5, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).
- Signed by New York Mets (November 25, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 18, 2003).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 23, 2005).
- Released by Houston Astros (July 2, 2005).
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