Julio Franco

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: August 23, 1958 in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic do

High School: Divine Providence (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic)

Last Game: September 17, 2007 (Age 49-025d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: International Baseball Consulting • Previously: Chuck Berry, John Davimos, Tom Reich

Full Name: Julio Cesar Franco

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3x All-Star
5x Silver Slugger
Batting Title
AS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.6

8677

2586

173

.298

1285

RBI

1194

281

OBP

.365

SLG

.417

OPS

.782

OPS+

111

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1978	19	-0.6	Butte	PION	Rk		47	161	141	34	43	5	2	3	28	4	3	17	30	.305	.381	.433	.814	61		1	1	1
1979	20	-0.7	Central Oregon	NORW	A-	PHI	71	330	299	57	98	15	5	10	45	22	9	24	59	.328	.381	.512	.893	153		3	2	2
1980	21	-0.7	Peninsula	CARL	A	PHI	140	609	555	105	178	25	6	11	99	44	12	33	66	.321	.361	.447	.808	248		8	3	10
1981	22	-0.6	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	139	600	532	70	160	17	3	8	74	27	14	52	60	.301	.365	.389	.754	207		5	5	6	2
1982	23	-1.8	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	PHI	120	509	463	80	139	19	5	21	66	33	11	39	56	.300	.357	.499	.856	231		3	2	2	1
1982	23	-5.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	16	32	29	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	4	.276	.323	.310	.633	9	1	0	1	0	1
1983	24	-4.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	598	560	68	153	24	8	8	80	32	12	27	50	.273	.306	.388	.693	217	21	2	3	6	1
1984	25	-3.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	160	718	658	82	188	22	5	3	79	19	10	43	68	.286	.331	.348	.679	229	23	6	1	10	1
1985	26	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	160	703	636	97	183	33	4	6	90	13	9	54	74	.288	.343	.381	.723	242	26	4	0	9	2
1986	27	-1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	149	636	599	80	183	30	5	10	74	10	7	32	66	.306	.338	.422	.761	253	28	0	0	5	1
1987	28	-0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	128	560	495	86	158	24	3	8	52	32	9	57	56	.319	.389	.428	.818	212	23	3	0	5	2
1988	29	0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	152	676	613	88	186	23	6	10	54	25	11	56	72	.303	.362	.410	.771	251	17	2	1	4	4
1989	30	1.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	150	621	548	80	173	31	5	13	92	21	3	66	69	.316	.387	.462	.848	253	27	1	0	6	11
1990	31	2.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	157	670	582	96	172	27	1	11	69	31	10	82	83	.296	.383	.402	.785	234	12	2	2	2	3
1991	32	3.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	146	659	589	108	201	27	3	15	78	36	9	65	78	.341	.408	.474	.882	279	13	3	0	2	8
1992	33	4.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	35	123	107	19	25	7	0	2	8	1	1	15	17	.234	.328	.355	.683	38	3	0	1	0	2
1993	34	5.1	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	144	607	532	85	154	31	3	14	84	9	3	62	95	.290	.361	.438	.799	233	16	1	5	7	4
1994	35	5.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	112	505	433	72	138	19	2	20	98	8	1	62	75	.319	.406	.510	.916	221	14	5	0	5	4
1995	36	7.4	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		127	540	474	60	145	25	3	10	58	11	7	60	106	.306	.385	.435	.820	206	15	3	0	3	5
1996	37	8.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	112	499	432	72	139	20	1	14	76	8	8	61	82	.322	.407	.470	.877	203	14	3	0	3	2
1997	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-MIL	120	505	430	68	116	16	1	7	44	15	6	69	116	.270	.369	.361	.730	155	17	1	1	4	4
1997	38	8.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	78	328	289	46	82	13	1	3	25	8	5	38	75	.284	.367	.367	.734	106	13	0	1	0	2
1997	38	8.9	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	42	177	141	22	34	3	0	4	19	7	1	31	41	.241	.373	.348	.720	49	4	1	0	4	2
1998	39	10.9	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		131	562	487	78	141	27	2	18	77	7	5	68	107	.290	.379	.464	.843	226	16	4	0	3	8
1999	40	11.6	Mexico City Tigers	MEX	AAA		93	414	326	90	138	22	6	14	77	9	1	80	44	.423	.541	.656	1.198	214	22	6	0	2	13
1999	40	11.1	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	41	13.5	Samsung	KBO	Fgn		132	549	477	79	156	19	1	22	110			63	86	.327	.403	.509	.912	243	11	2	0	7
2001	42	13.3	Tigres	MEX	AAA		110	469	407	90	178	34	5	18	90	15	6	50	56	.437	.497	.678	1.175	276	15	5	0	7	11
2001	42	12.7	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	25	101	90	13	27	4	0	3	11	0	0	10	20	.300	.376	.444	.821	40	3	1	0	0	1
2002	43	13.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	125	383	338	51	96	13	1	6	30	5	1	39	75	.284	.357	.382	.739	129	13	1	2	3	3
2003	44	14.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	103	223	197	28	58	12	2	5	31	0	1	25	43	.294	.372	.452	.824	89	8	0	0	1	5
2004	45	15.6	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	125	361	320	37	99	18	3	6	57	4	2	36	68	.309	.378	.441	.818	141	10	1	1	3	4
2005	46	16.6	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	108	265	233	30	64	12	1	9	42	4	0	27	57	.275	.349	.451	.799	105	10	1	1	3	1
2006	47	17.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	95	179	165	14	45	10	0	2	26	6	1	13	49	.273	.330	.370	.699	61	11	1	0	0	2
2007	48		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	ATL	8	33	27	5	8	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	2	.296	.424	.296	.721	8	2	2	0	0	0
2007	48		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-NYM	55	106	90	8	20	3	0	1	16	2	1	14	23	.222	.321	.289	.610	26	2	0	0	2	1
2007	48	20.6	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	4	17	14	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.286	.412	.286	.698	4	1	0	0	0	0
2007	48	26.2	Rome	SALL	A	ATL	4	16	13	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	.308	.438	.308	.745	4	1	2	0	0	0
2007	48	19.0	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	40	61	50	7	10	0	0	1	8	2	1	10	13	.200	.328	.260	.588	13	1	0	0	1	0
2007	48	19.0	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	15	45	40	1	10	3	0	0	8	0	0	4	10	.250	.311	.325	.636	13	1	0	0	1	1
2008	49	19.4	Quintana Roo	MEX	AAA		36	149	128	17	32	6	1	1	15	3	1	20	34	.250	.356	.336	.692	43	9	1	0	0	0

2014	55	30.1	Fort Worth	UNLB	Ind		7	30	27	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.222	.267	.259	.526	7		0	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (23 seasons)					Majors		2527	9731	8677	1285	2586	407	54	173	1194	281	107	917	1341	.298	.365	.417	.782	3620	312	38	19	80	67
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		525	2242	2017	351	626	81	21	53	315	131	49	169	273	.310	.367	.450	.817	908		22	13	21	3
Foreign (6 seasons)					Foreign		629	2683	2299	414	790	133	18	83	427	45	20	341	433	.344	.429	.525	.955	1208	88	21	0	22	37
NPB (2 seasons)					NPB		258	1102	961	138	286	52	5	28	135	18	12	128	213	.298	.382	.450	.832	432	31	7	0	6	13
KBO (1 season)					KBO		132	549	477	79	156	19	1	22	110			63	86	.327	.403	.509	.912	243	11	2	0	7
Other (1 season)					Other		7	30	27	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.222	.267	.259	.526	7		0	0	1	0
All Levels (32 Seasons)							3688	14686	13020	2054	4008	622	93	309	1937	457	176	1429	2051	.308	.377	.441	.818	5743	402	81	32	124	107

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		124	526	477	82	143	19	5	21	67	33	11	42	56	.300	.359	.493	.852	235		3	2	2	1
AAA (3 seasons)					Foreign		239	1032	861	197	348	62	12	33	182	27	8	150	134	.404	.494	.619	1.113	533	46	12	0	9	24
AA (1 season)					Minors		139	600	532	70	160	17	3	8	74	27	14	52	60	.301	.365	.389	.754	207		5	5	6	2
A (2 seasons)					Minors		144	625	568	108	182	25	6	11	101	45	12	34	68	.320	.363	.444	.807	252		10	3	10	0
A- (1 season)					Minors		71	330	299	57	98	15	5	10	45	22	9	24	59	.328	.381	.512	.893	153		3	2	2
Rk (1 season)					Minors		47	161	141	34	43	5	2	3	28	4	3	17	30	.305	.381	.433	.814	61		1	1	1
Fgn (3 seasons)					Foreign		390	1651	1438	217	442	71	6	50	245	18	12	191	299	.307	.389	.469	.858	675	42	9	0	13	13