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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 23 | CIN | NL | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.61 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79.1 | 74 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 145 | 3.31 | 1.387 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 1.53 | ||
| 1985 | 24 | CIN | NL | 12 | 3 | .800 | 2.18 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 99.0 | 83 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 407 | 172 | 3.35 | 1.242 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 1.53 | ||
| 1986 | 25 | CIN | NL | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.94 | 74 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 101.0 | 90 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 44 | 12 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 429 | 131 | 3.37 | 1.327 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1.91 | AS | |
| 1987 | 26 | CIN | NL | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.52 | 68 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 82.0 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 344 | 167 | 3.32 | 1.256 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.26 | AS | |
| 1988 | 27 | CIN | NL | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1.57 | 70 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 86.0 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 336 | 230 | 3.09 | 1.012 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.70 | MVP-12 | |
| 1989 | 28 | CIN | NL | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.12 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 80.2 | 77 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 116 | 3.10 | 1.401 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 1.67 | AS | |
| 1990 | 29 | NYM | NL | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.53 | 55 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67.2 | 66 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 287 | 150 | 2.85 | 1.286 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 2.67 | AS | |
| 1991 | 30 | NYM | NL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 2.93 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 55.1 | 61 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 247 | 126 | 2.73 | 1.428 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 2.50 | ||
| 1992 | 31 | NYM | NL | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.64 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33.0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 217 | 2.96 | 1.061 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.82 | ||
| 1993 | 32 | NYM | NL | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.20 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36.1 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 78 | 5.19 | 1.789 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.53 | ||
| 1994 | 33 | NYM | NL | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.70 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 50.0 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 156 | 3.17 | 1.320 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2.21 | CYA-7,MVP-20 | |
| 1995 | 34 | NYM | NL | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.44 | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 51.2 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 166 | 3.51 | 1.258 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 2.41 | ||
| 1996 | 35 | NYM | NL | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.83 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 54.0 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 235 | 220 | 3.04 | 1.389 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 2.29 | ||
| 1997 | 36 | NYM | NL | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.55 | 59 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 60.0 | 49 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 244 | 161 | 3.04 | 1.150 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2.65 | ||
| 1998 | 37 | NYM | NL | 0 | 8 | .000 | 3.62 | 61 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 64.2 | 66 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 289 | 117 | 3.65 | 1.469 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 2.03 | ||
| 1999 | 38 | NYM | NL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.88 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40.2 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 155 | 2.99 | 1.451 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2.16 | ||
| 2000 | 39 | NYM | NL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.40 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55.2 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 132 | 4.03 | 1.293 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2.15 | ||
| 2001 | 40 | NYM | NL | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.05 | 58 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53.1 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 232 | 103 | 4.31 | 1.388 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 2.63 | ||
| 2002 | Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 42 | NYM | NL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.62 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34.1 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 162 | 5.22 | 1.398 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.23 | ||
| 2004 | 43 | NYM | NL | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.28 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 81 | 4.81 | 1.522 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.50 | ||
| 2005 | 44 | HOU | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 60 | 2.89 | 2.133 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 1.78 | ||
| 21 Yrs | 90 | 87 | .508 | 2.89 | 1119 | 0 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 1245.2 | 1166 | 466 | 400 | 81 | 495 | 78 | 975 | 22 | 9 | 54 | 5312 | 138 | 3.45 | 1.333 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 1.97 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 5 | 5 | .508 | 2.89 | 68 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 76 | 71 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 138 | 3.45 | 1.333 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 1.97 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||||
| NYM (14 yrs) | 48 | 56 | .462 | 3.10 | 695 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 702.2 | 683 | 279 | 242 | 54 | 276 | 35 | 592 | 16 | 3 | 39 | 3039 | 132 | 3.60 | 1.365 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 2.14 | |||||
| CIN (6 yrs) | 42 | 30 | .583 | 2.49 | 393 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 528.0 | 460 | 174 | 146 | 27 | 210 | 41 | 367 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2196 | 153 | 3.26 | 1.269 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.75 | |||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 60 | 2.89 | 2.133 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 1.78 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is John Franco?
John Franco is 62 years old.
When was John Franco born?
John Franco was born on September 17, 1960.
Where was John Franco born?
John Franco was born in Brooklyn, NY.
How tall is John Franco?
John Franco is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.
How much did John Franco weigh when playing?
John Franco weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did John Franco play?
John Franco played 21 seasons.
Is John Franco in the Hall of Fame?
John Franco has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
When was John Franco drafted?
John Franco was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. John's University (Queens, NY).
What position did John Franco play?
John Franco was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did John Franco have?
John Franco had 975 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has John Franco played for?
John Franco played for 3 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Houston Astros.
How many World Series has John Franco won?
John Franco has never won a World Series.
When did John Franco retire?
John Franco last played in 2005.
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John Franco is on Twitter at TEAMFRANCO45.
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