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P John Franco #14
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L
10/05/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P JOHN FRANCO #14 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
43 0 5-6 6 3.15 60.0 49 5 35 43 1.40 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 9
Movement 12 12 12 14
Control 9 9 9 12
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 7
Curveball 8 11
Changeup 6 9
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 20
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1997 WAS Win, 4-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/28/1997 @ ARI Loss, 1-3 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
09/20/1997 @ SEA Win, 6-1 1.1 2 0 0 2 1
09/12/1997 DET Win, 8-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/10/1997 OAK Loss, 2-7 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
09/07/1997 @ COL Loss, 3-7 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
08/28/1997 @ OAK Loss, 4-5 2.1 1 1 1 1 0
08/22/1997 WAS Loss, 1-4 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
08/16/1997 SD Loss, 0-2 3.1 4 1 1 1 2
08/10/1997 @ BAL Loss, 2-5 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Birthday:09/17/1960
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 6th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 43 0 5 6 6 3.15 60.0 49 21 21 5 35 43 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 1 85.7 43 18 12.75 7.35 6.45 5.25 4.08 1.40 99 0.3 .249        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 78 15 3 2 0 5 9 12 1 0 0 .192 .273 .282 .555      
vs. RHB 145 34 7 0 5 16 26 31 1 1 1 .234 .353 .386 .739      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2  
March 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
April 11 0 0 2 3 3.60 15.0 15 6 6 3 3 10  
May 6 0 0 1 1 2.25 8.0 5 2 2 0 3 9  
June 7 0 3 2 0 7.71 7.0 6 6 6 1 9 6  
July 7 0 1 0 1 1.69 10.2 7 2 2 1 7 5  
August 6 0 0 0 0 2.45 11.0 9 3 3 0 8 5  
September 5 0 0 1 1 2.70 6.2 7 2 2 0 5 7  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Last Year 26 0 3 3 2 2.76 29.1 20 10 9 1 14 28  
2 Years Ago 13 0 1 1 1 5.06 21.1 17 13 12 3 13 18  
Career 475 0 52 38 38 3.43 740.0 644 308 282 86 291 591  
Home 23 0 2 3 3 3.23 30.2 30 11 11 2 18 21  
Road 20 0 3 3 3 3.07 29.1 19 10 10 3 17 22  
Grass 35 0 5 4 4 2.98 51.1 41 17 17 3 29 34  
Turf 8 0 0 2 2 4.15 8.2 8 4 4 2 6 9  
Day 38 0 5 4 4 2.56 56.1 41 16 16 3 33 38  
Night 5 0 0 2 2 12.27 3.2 8 5 5 2 2 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 43 0 5 6 6 3.15 60.0 49 21 21 5 35 43  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Milwaukee - DBL 23 29 0 4 0 1 2.50 39.2 30 11 11 3 17 29 0 0 1.18 .250 3.51 0.5 170
1985 Pittsburgh - DBL 24 29 0 2 0 0 4.71 42.0 48 23 22 3 12 31 0 0 1.43 .341 3.09 0.7 90
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL 25 20 0 2 2 1 3.86 42.0 39 19 18 7 8 27 0 0 1.12 .254 4.26 0.2 114
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL 26 40 0 7 3 0 3.46 75.1 68 29 29 11 23 60 0 0 1.21 .263 4.06 0.5 126
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 27 35 0 2 3 2 2.04 61.2 38 16 14 5 20 59 0 0 0.94 .214 2.90 1.3 216
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 28 10 0 1 0 1 3.57 17.2 16 8 7 4 8 17 0 0 1.36 .267 5.16 -0.2 116
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 29 54 0 7 4 3 3.83 94.0 82 43 40 15 32 76 0 0 1.21 .253 4.44 0.1 110
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 30 50 0 4 4 2 4.48 88.1 81 47 44 9 34 70 0 0 1.30 .281 3.70 0.9 95
1992 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 23 0 1 2 0 2.79 38.2 37 13 12 6 15 27 0 0 1.34 .267 4.50 0.0 153
1992 Seattle - DBL 31 5 0 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 4 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 1.31 .267 3.06 0.1 251
1992 Total - DBL 31 28 0 2 2 0 2.66 44.0 41 14 13 6 18 31 0 0 1.34 .267 4.33 0.1 157
1993 Seattle - DBL 32 31 0 4 1 2 2.45 40.1 41 16 11 3 11 31 0 0 1.29 .306 3.11 0.9 172
1994 Seattle - DBL 33 67 0 8 9 17 3.31 84.1 74 38 31 11 46 71 0 0 1.42 .264 4.60 0.1 132
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL 34 13 0 1 1 1 5.06 21.1 17 13 12 3 13 18 0 0 1.41 .246 4.67 -0.0 83
1996 Los Angeles - DBL 35 26 0 3 3 2 2.76 29.1 20 10 9 1 14 28 0 0 1.16 .260 2.60 1.0 152
1997 Los Angeles - DBL 36 43 0 5 6 6 3.15 60.0 49 21 21 5 35 43 0 0 1.40 .249 4.08 0.3 131
Total DBL 475 0 52 38 38 3.43 740.0 644 308 282 86 291 591 0 0 1.26 .265 3.91 6.5 133
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Denver - CBL 23 23 0 2 1 8 1.16 31.0 17 4 4 0 9 25 0 0 0.84 .205 2.32 1.1 374
1985 Columbus - CBL 24 12 0 2 0 5 0.47 19.1 10 1 1 0 7 16 0 0 0.88 .189 2.42 0.7 924
1986 Columbus - CBL 25 6 0 0 0 4 0.00 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0.50 .211 0.59 0.5 999
1989 Columbus - CBL 28 19 0 1 2 8 1.96 23.0 20 5 5 1 6 22 0 0 1.13 .292 2.52 0.8 217
1996 Naperville - AAA 35 29 0 7 0 1 1.46 37.0 31 7 6 1 15 24 0 0 1.24 .261 4.24 0.6 348
Total CBL 60 0 5 3 25 1.11 81.1 51 10 10 1 22 73 0 0 0.90 .227 2.23 521.8
Total HBL 29 0 7 0 1 1.46 37.0 31 7 6 1 15 24 0 0 1.24 .261 4.24 348.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 Columbus - CBL 24 1 0 0 1 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 .300 0.00 0.0 0
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL 25 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.25 .100 0.00 0.0 0
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2.25 .000 0.00 0.0 0
1989 Columbus - CBL 28 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1.80 .400 0.00 0.0 0
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 28 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
1994 Seattle - DBL 33 6 0 0 1 2 9.82 7.1 8 8 8 1 7 12 0 0 2.05 .389 0.00 0.0 0
1997 Los Angeles - DBL 36 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 13 0 1 1 3 4.80 15.0 9 8 8 1 10 15 0 0 1.27 .222 3.77 532.4
Total CBL 2 0 0 1 0 4.50 4.0 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.50 .333 5.37 97.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 Milwaukee - DBL P 29 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 39.2 1.13 -0.2 1.043
1984 Denver - CBL P 22 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 +0.4 1.536
1985 Pittsburgh - DBL P 29 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 42.0 1.50 -0.0 1.033
1985 Columbus - CBL P 12 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 19.1 1.86 +0.2 1.020
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL P 20 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 42.0 0.64 -0.7 .520
1986 Columbus - CBL P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 +0.0 1.020
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL P 40 0 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 75.1 1.43 -1.1 .920
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL P 35 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 61.2 0.73 -0.5 1.044
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL P 10 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 17.2 0.51 +0.4 .000
1989 Columbus - CBL P 18 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 +0.1 1.021
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL P 54 0 3 7 1 11 1 .909 94.0 0.96 -2.2 .660
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL P 50 0 0 12 1 12 0 1.000 88.1 1.22 -0.8 .953
1992 Pittsburgh - DBL P 23 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 38.2 1.16 -0.6 .836
1992 Seattle - DBL P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.0 .000
1993 Seattle - DBL P 31 0 3 5 0 9 1 .889 40.1 1.79 -0.7 .893
1994 Seattle - DBL P 63 0 4 7 0 13 2 .846 84.1 1.17 -1.6 .783
1995 Pittsburgh - DBL P 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 21.1 0.42 -0.2 1.041
1996 Los Angeles - DBL P 26 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 29.1 0.61 -0.3 1.042
1996 Naperville - AAA P 29 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 37.0 0.97 -0.4 .796
1997 Los Angeles - DBL P 42 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 60.0 1.65 -0.2 1.043
TOTAL P 557 0 26 83 4 116 7 .940 858.1 1.14 -8.4 .909
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 26th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (12).
04/02/1984 Named the #100 prospect in the DBL
12/25/1984 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Ron Darling.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
07/27/1992 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Seattle Pilots, along with SP Clint Zavaras, in exchange for RP Scott Kamieniecki.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
04/25/1993 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1995 Released by the Seattle Pilots.
12/03/1995 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with LF Brian L Hunter, RP Turk Wendell, in exchange for SP Jamie Brewington, 2B Kevin Jordan, RF Melvin Nieves, 2B Kurt Abbott.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
06/22/1996 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (12).
01/01/1997 Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1990 54 9
1991 50 10
1994 67 1
Year SV Rank
1994 17 8
Year HLD Rank
1993 9 3
1994 14 1
1996 7 9
Year RA Rank
1990 54 8
1991 50 10
1994 67 1
Year GF Rank
1994 32 9
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