John Franco

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)

Debut: April 24, 1984 (Age 23-220d, 14,885th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 1, 2005 (Age 44-287d)
vs. CIN 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Dan Horwits, ??? Giordano

Full Name: John Anthony Franco

Twitter: @TEAMFRANCO45

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4x All-Star
2x Rolaids Relief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.4

ERA

2.89

1119

424

1245.2

975

WHIP

1.333

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Team Record in Appearances: 45-10

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 19

1990 Pitching Game Log

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1990 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	394	2	Apr 11	NYM		PIT	W,3-0	8-GF	S(1)	99	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.31	5	17	11	2	2	2	2	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.051	.78	0.05%	0.78	8t -2- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
2	395	4	Apr 13	NYM	@	MON	W,4-1	10-GF(10)	S(2)	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.24	5	17	12	3	4	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.035	.97	0.03%	0.45	10b --- 0 out a3	10b end a 3
3	396	8	Apr 17	NYM		CHC	L,6-8	11-11		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	1.01	5	16	11	2	0	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	-0.310	4.16	-0.28%	-0.53	11t --- 0 out tie	11t 3 out d1
4	397	10	Apr 19	NYM		CHC	W,4-1	8-GF	S(3)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.69	0.75	7	30	21	2	8	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.101	1.06	0.08%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 3
5	398	12	Apr 21	NYM		MON	W,5-4	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.87	2	8	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	0.032	2.69	0.02%	-1.58	9t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 1
6	399	15	Apr 25	NYM		ATL	W,8-5	9-GF	S(5)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	1.16	3	8	6	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.50	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
7	400	16	Apr 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,1-0	8-GF	S(6)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	1.25	5	15	10	1	2	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	0.327	3.62	0.25%	0.94	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	401	24	May 6(1)	NYM		HOU	W,7-4	10-GF(11)	W(1-0)	8	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	1.74	1.94	11	42	24	3	4	5	3	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.85	-0.179	3.63	-0.10%	-0.06	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
9	402	27	May 8	NYM		SFG	W,4-1	8-GF	S(7)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	2.32	6	23	11	4	1	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	0.147	1.45	0.10%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 3
10	403	33	May 16	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-4	8-8	BS(1)	7	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.08	3.19	3	14	9	1	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.277	1.32	-0.17%	-0.76	8b --- 1 out a1	8b 3 out tie
11	404	35	May 19	NYM	@	SDP	W,6-4	9-GF	S(8)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.98	3.03	3	18	10	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	0.100	2.20	0.05%	0.50	9b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
12	405	39	May 24	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.84	2.74	3	11	7	1	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.035	.49	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
13	406	42	May 27	NYM		SDP	L,4-8	8-8		2	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.93	2.81	4	16	8	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		2	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.082	.63	-0.05%	-2.85	8t 1-3 1 out d2	8t 3 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	407	44	Jun 1	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-0	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.76	2.69	4	14	8	1	1	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.016	.38	0.01%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
15	408	48	Jun 5	NYM		MON	W,6-5	11-GF(11)	W(2-0)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	2.69	4	13	7	1	0	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.89	0.131	1.33	0.06%	0.47	11t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
16	409	49	Jun 6	NYM		MON	W,4-3	9-GF	S(9)	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.45	2.48	5	24	17	3	4	2	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	0.143	2.20	0.06%	-0.16	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
17	410	53	Jun 10	NYM		PIT	W,8-3	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.33	2.45	4	14	7	1	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.006	.06	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
18	411	56	Jun 13(1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,15-10	8-GF	W(3-0)	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	2.47	4	14	10	1	2	3	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.115	.88	0.06%	1.01	8b 1-3 2 out tie	9b end a 5
19	412	57	Jun 13(2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-6	9-GF		-1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.11	2.39	2	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.018	.33	0.01%	0.27	9b --- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
20	413	58	Jun 15	NYM	@	PIT	W,7-5	8-GF	S(10)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.96	2.33	5					2	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.189	2.07	0.15%	0.80	8b -23 1 out a3	9b end a 2
21	414	60	Jun 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	8-GF	S(11)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	2.29	7					4	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	0.316	3.31	0.25%	0.90	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
22	415	62	Jun 20	NYM		STL	W,6-3	8-GF	S(12)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.67	2.18	8	24	20	3	5	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.101	1.49	0.08%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 3
23	416	66	Jun 25	NYM	@	STL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(13)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.61	2.13	3	10	7	3	2	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	0.190	4.64	0.21%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
24	417	67	Jun 26	NYM	@	STL	W,8-6	8-9	BS(2)	0	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.80	2.64	10	27	13	2	2	2	6	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21	-0.174	5.76	-0.19%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
25	418	69	Jun 28	NYM		CIN	W,5-4	8-GF	S(14)	1	1.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.71	2.59	8	26	19	4	2	5	2	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.37	0.180	6.70	0.21%	0.12	8t -2- 1 out a2	9t end a 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	419	72	Jul 1	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	8-GF	BW(4-0)	2	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.87	2.48	9	29	20	6	5	2	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	-0.097	6.82	-0.13%	-0.06	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end tie
27	420	74	Jul 4	NYM		HOU	W,7-4	9-GF	S(15)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.82	2.46	4	14	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.030	.93	0.04%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
28	421	75	Jul 5	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-8	9-GF	S(16)	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.02	2.72	4	12	9	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.090	3.22	0.13%	-0.51	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
29	422	78	Jul 8	NYM	@	ATL	W,2-1	8-GF	S(17)	2	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.95	2.78	6	25	11	3	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	0.266	10.52	0.39%	0.72	8b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
30	423	82	Jul 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-3	8-GF	S(18)	5	1.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.35	2.78	8	27	17	0	3	2	6	2	2	0		3	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.036	2.17	0.05%	-0.74	8b 123 2 out a5	9b end a 3
31	424	85	Jul 17	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-2	8-GF	S(19)	2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	2.78	5	18	12	3	2	5	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	.81	0.037	1.89	0.05%	0.87	8b 12- 2 out a4	9b end a 4
32	425	87	Jul 19	NYM		ATL	W,6-2	8-GF	S(20)	1	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.20	2.73	5	23	11	2	4	2	2	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.070	1.31	0.10%	0.69	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 4
33	426	89	Jul 21	NYM		ATL	W,4-2	9-GF	S(21)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.14	2.64	3	11	10	2	5	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.069	2.31	0.10%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
34	427	92	Jul 24	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-4	8-GF	S(22)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.05	2.51	6	25	17	9	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.119	2.20	0.20%	0.93	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
35	428	93	Jul 25	NYM	@	PHI	W,10-9	9-GF	S(23)	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.00	2.59	3	9	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.11	0.351	16.70	0.58%	0.81	9b 1-3 0 out a2	9b end a 1
36	429	97	Jul 28	NYM		STL	L,0-1	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	2.59	4	7	6	1	0	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.035	1.52	0.06%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	430	100	Aug 1	NYM	@	MON	W,6-4	9-10		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	2.60	6	18	10	1	0	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.255	6.08	0.54%	0.90	9b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
38	431	102	Aug 3	NYM	@	STL	W,5-4	9-GF	S(24)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	2.60	3	6	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	0.190	7.62	0.34%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
39	432	108	Aug 9	NYM		PHI	W,5-4	8-GF	S(25)	5	2.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.94	2.53	11	37	24	4	5	3	6	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.39	0.155	9.84	0.27%	-0.06	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
40	433	111	Aug 12	NYM		CHC	L,2-10	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.90	2.50	4					2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
41	434	112	Aug 14(1)	NYM		LAD	W,9-8	9-GF	S(26)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.87	2.47	3	9	6	2	1	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.155	6.83	0.31%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
42	435	115	Aug 16	NYM		LAD	W,4-1	9-GF	S(27)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.84	2.53	3	11	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.033	4.21	0.07%	0.50	9t 1-- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
43	436	118	Aug 19	NYM	@	SFG	W,10-9	8-GF	S(28)	2	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1.94	2.88	8	33	18	1	5	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.06	0.160	8.87	0.28%	-0.10	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
44	437	121	Aug 22	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-1	9-GF	S(29)	2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.91	2.93	5	24	15	5	0	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.038	5.51	0.06%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
45	438	123	Aug 24	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	9-GF	S(30)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.89	2.93	2	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	0.091	12.41	0.13%	0.21	9b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
46	439	130	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,6-5	8-GF	S(31)	7	1.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1.99	3.00	8	32	19	2	7	4	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	0.404	11.05	0.91%	0.84	8t -23 1 out a1	9t end a 1
47	440	134	Sep 5(1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-1	9-GF	L(4-1)	3	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.14	3.05	5	19	8	3	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.78	-0.373	30.09	-1.78%	-2.06	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
48	441	140	Sep 10	NYM		STL	W,10-1	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.10	2.97	4	20	15	2	5	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a9	9t end a 9
49	442	141	Sep 11	NYM		STL	W,10-8	9-GF	BW(5-1)	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.36	2.97	6	21	13	3	3	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	-0.300	9.98	-0.54%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end tie
50	443	143	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	W,6-3	8-GF	S(32)	1	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.31	2.90	5	17	13	2	6	2	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.047	5.96	0.21%	0.69	8t 1-- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
51	444	145	Sep 15	NYM		PHI	W,4-2	9-GF	S(33)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.27	2.89	5	30	19	4	5	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.069	6.09	0.19%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
52	445	147	Sep 18	NYM		MON	L,3-4	9-GF	L(5-2)	2	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.38	2.85	5	27	17	5	3	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	-0.310	12.60	-1.01%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
53	446	148	Sep 20(1)	NYM		MON	L,4-6	8-8	BS(5)	1	0.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.35	2.87	5	19	10	2	3	1	2	1	0	0		2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	2.36	-0.511	12.51	-1.63%	-2.12	8t 12- 1 out a1	8t 3 out d2
54	447	155	Sep 26	NYM	@	MON	W,4-0	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	2.87	4	15	12	4	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.015	.95	0.03%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
55	448	159	Sep 30	NYM		CHC	L,5-6	8-9	BL(5-3)	3	1.2	4	4	2	1	2	0	0	2.53	2.85	12	43	24	4	5	5	4	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	2.30	-0.748	2.50	-0.49%	-3.48	8t --- 0 out a3	9t 12- 2 out d1
							45-10		W-L:5-3,Sv:33,BSv:6	2.2	67.2	66	22	19	21	56	4	0	2.53	2.85	287	991	62%	12%	14%	1.41		17%	6%	0		29	34%	6	1	1	262	11	1	2	5	1	4	2.02	1.617	4.97	0.38%	6.06

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