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: 21-31

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 11

2004 Pitching Game Log

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2004 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	1037	2	Apr 7	NYM	@	ATL	L,10-18	6-6		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	6.05	4	17	10	3	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.53	6b --- 0 out d8	6b 3 out d8
2	1038	3	Apr 8	NYM	@	ATL	L,8-10	6-6	L(0-1)	0	0.2	3	4	4	3	0	0	0	21.60	10.25	9	34	17	5	2	3	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.60	-0.377	1.75	-0.25%	-4.26	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 123 2 out d4
3	1039	5	Apr 10	NYM	@	MON	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.50	7.55	4	20	11	3	0	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.034	.63	0.02%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	1040	8	Apr 14	NYM		ATL	L,1-6	8-8		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.82	5.78	4	22	14	3	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.07	0.00%	0.51	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
5	1041	12	Apr 18	NYM		PIT	L,1-8	8-8		3	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.64	5.19	5	11	7	2	0	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	-0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.49	8t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d7
6	1042	13	Apr 19	NYM		MON	W,4-1	6-6	H(1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.05	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.043	1.54	0.02%	0.44	6t 12- 2 out a3	6t 3 out a3
7	1043	14	Apr 20	NYM		MON	L,1-2	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.50	4.72	4	16	11	3	3	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.039	.54	0.02%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
8	1044	16	Apr 22	NYM		MON	W,3-2	8-8	H(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.43	4.48	3	14	8	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.075	.85	0.04%	0.51	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 3 out a2
9	1045	20	Apr 27	NYM	@	LAD	W,9-5	7-7	H(3)	4	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.36	4.41	2	7	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.017	.99	-0.01%	-0.18	7b --- 0 out a3	7b -2- 1 out a3
10	1046	21	Apr 28	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	7-7		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.48	3.53	3	15	10	6	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.042	.43	0.02%	0.49	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
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
11	1047	24	May 1	NYM	@	SDP	L,1-3	6-6	L(0-2)	2	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	8.00	5.27	6	21	9	3	1	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.279	.80	-0.12%	-1.95	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 12- 2 out d2
12	1048	27	May 5	NYM		SFG	W,8-2	7-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.20	5.15	4	13	7	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.088	.99	0.04%	0.51	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out tie
13	1049	30	May 8	NYM		MIL	L,4-6	6-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.55	4.78	3	19	11	6	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.039	.44	0.02%	0.51	6t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
14	1050	31	May 9	NYM		MIL	W,6-5	7-8	H(4)	0	1.2	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	7.11	4.47	7	37	17	6	4	2	2	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.04	0.216	1.63	0.10%	1.07	7t -23 0 out a2	8t 12- 2 out a1
15	1051	35	May 13	NYM	@	ARI	W,7-4	6-6	H(5)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.59	4.22	4	19	11	3	2	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.090	1.28	0.04%	0.55	6b --- 0 out a1	6b 3 out a1
16	1052	37	May 15	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.14	3.87	3	17	11	2	5	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.08	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
17	1053	41	May 20	NYM		STL	L,4-11	6-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.87	4.03	3	10	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.077	1.75	0.04%	0.69	6t -2- 1 out d1	6t 3 out d1
18	1054	42	May 21	NYM		COL	W,9-7	6-7	H(6)	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.40	4.01	6	24	15	6	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.000	.93	0.00%	0.10	6t --- 0 out a2	7t 12- 1 out a2
19	1055	43	May 22	NYM		COL	W,5-4	7-7		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.09	4.01	5	28	17	5	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.056	1.16	0.03%	0.51	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
20	1056	45	May 25	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.82	4.01	4	20	10	6	0	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.09	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
21	1057	46	May 26	NYM		PHI	L,4-7	7-7	BL(0-3)	0	0.0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.30	4.01	2	11	8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.36	-0.337	4.30	-0.26%	-2.00	7t 1-3 1 out a2	7t 1-3 1 out tie
22	1058	48	May 29	NYM	@	FLA	L,2-3	7-8		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.95	3.85	4	22	14	5	2	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.133	1.46	0.09%	0.73	7b --- 0 out tie	8b --- 1 out tie
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
23	1059	52	Jun 2	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-3	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.71	3.81	3	14	8	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.112	1.57	0.07%	0.55	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
24	1060	54	Jun 4	NYM		FLA	L,1-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.91	3.82	5	17	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.17	-0.015	.23	-0.01%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
25	1061	55	Jun 5	NYM		FLA	L,6-7	9-9		0	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.24	3.81	2	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.011	.56	-0.01%	-0.10	9t --- 1 out d1	9t --3 2 out d1
26	1062	59	Jun 10	NYM	@	MIN	L,2-3	11-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.01	3.69	3	13	8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.152	1.71	0.08%	0.57	11b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
27	1063	63	Jun 15	NYM		CLE	W,7-2	8-8		4	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.81	3.58	5	20	13	2	4	3	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.012	.20	0.01%	0.51	8t --- 0 out a5	8t 3 out a5
28	1064	65	Jun 17	NYM		CLE	W,6-2	6-7	H(7)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.47	5	20	13	5	0	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.115	.66	0.05%	0.78	6t --- 1 out a1	7t 3 out a2
29	1065	67	Jun 19	NYM		DET	W,4-3	7-8		1	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.55	3.41	7	28	15	6	2	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.006	1.31	0.00%	0.43	7t 12- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d2
30	1066	69	Jun 22	NYM		CIN	W,7-4	5-6	W(1-3)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.25	3.49	7	26	15	5	1	4	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.147	1.28	0.09%	1.02	5t --- 0 out tie	6t 3 out a1
31	1067	70	Jun 23	NYM		CIN	L,4-6	12-GF(12)	L(1-4)	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.70	3.90	5	16	9	1	0	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	-0.407	2.14	-0.28%	-1.49	12t --- 0 out tie	12t end d 2
32	1068	74	Jun 27(2)	NYM	@	NYY	L,6-11	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.55	3.68	4	18	11	7	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
33	1069	75	Jun 29	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-5	7-7	H(8)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	3.77	2	9	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.031	1.41	0.02%	0.32	7b -2- 2 out a3	7b 3 out a3
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
34	1070	79	Jul 3	NYM		NYY	W,10-9	9-GF	W(2-4)	3	0.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.45	3.79	4	21	9	5	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.08	0.034	4.47	0.02%	0.11	9t --- 2 out tie	9t end tie
35	1071	81	Jul 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-6	7-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.36	3.72	2	13	9	2	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.054	1.85	0.05%	0.69	7b 1-- 0 out d1	7b 1-- 2 out d1
36	1072	84	Jul 8	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	L(2-5)	2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.64	4.11	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	-0.354	3.99	-0.37%	-1.00	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
37	1073	85	Jul 9	NYM	@	FLA	W,6-3	8-8	H(9)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.59	4.10	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.021	1.10	0.02%	0.23	8b 1-- 2 out a3	8b 3 out a3
38	1074	89	Jul 16	NYM		PHI	L,1-5	9-9		6	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.08	4.09	5	13	7	2	0	3	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.065	.67	-0.06%	-2.69	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-3 1 out d4
39	1075	91	Jul 18	NYM		PHI	W,6-1	7-7	H(10)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.03	4.17	2	8	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	0.002	3.36	0.00%	-0.19	7t 123 1 out a4	7t 123 2 out a3
40	1076	92	Jul 19	NYM		FLA	L,5-6	7-7	H(11)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.98	4.10	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.046	2.16	0.04%	0.23	7t 1-- 2 out a1	7t 3 out a1
41	1077	93	Jul 20	NYM		FLA	L,7-9	6-6	L(2-6)	0	0.2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.14	4.25	4	15	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.011	1.33	0.01%	0.07	6t --- 0 out tie	6t 12- 2 out tie
42	1078	95	Jul 22	NYM		MON	L,1-4	8-8	L(2-7)	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	5.50	4.58	5	26	13	3	2	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.335	1.30	-0.21%	-1.49	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out d2
43	1079	96	Jul 24	NYM		ATL	L,2-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.35	4.62	4	13	7	2	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.008	.21	0.01%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
44	1080	98	Jul 26	NYM	@	MON	L,10-19	7-7		1	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	5.73	5.09	5	17	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.023	.06	-0.01%	-1.71	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 1-- 2 out d6
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
45	1081	107	Aug 5	NYM	@	MIL	W,11-6	9-GF		9	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.59	5.12	3	16	9	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.008	.12	0.00%	0.52	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
46	1082	123	Aug 23	NYM		SDP	L,4-9	8-8		17	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.45	4.96	4	17	11	5	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.004	.03	0.00%	0.51	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
47	1083	125	Aug 25	NYM		SDP	L,0-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.31	4.87	4	15	10	3	4	0	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
48	1084	127	Aug 27	NYM		LAD	W,9-2	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.40	4.80	6	23	12	4	3	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 7
49	1085	129	Aug 29	NYM		LAD	L,2-10	8-GF		1	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	5.56	5.04	9	43	27	8	3	4	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.98	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 9
Sep/Oct				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
50	1086	133	Sep 2	NYM		FLA	L,6-9	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.44	4.95	4	17	9	1	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
51	1087	135	Sep 4	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.32	4.82	3	9	7	1	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
52	1088	162	Oct 3	NYM		MON	W,8-1	8-8		28	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.28	4.81	2	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.23	8t 1-- 2 out a6	8t 3 out a6
							21-31		W-L:2-7,BSv:1,Hld:11	1.7	46.0	46	28	27	24	36	6	1	5.28	4.81	207	865	56%	18%	9%	1.28		16%	5%	0		17	24%	1	0	0	178	7	2	2	4	2	2	.89	-0.504	.89	-0.60%	-0.92

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