← Back
The Game Network
English Español 日本語
Search

John Franco

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1984–PRESENT BORN: BROOKLYN, USA
All-Star ×4
Career
90 W · 2.92 ERA · 988 K
1262.1 IP · 1.34 WHIP · 1128 G
2026 Season
0-0 · 5.40 ERA
16.2 IP · 13 K · 1.92 WHIP
Last 30 Days
0-0 · 6.55 ERA
11 IP · 9 K · 1.82 WHIP
The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →
News

Latest News

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →
Tracking

Milestones

View all →

John Franco is registered as an MLB player. This page covers team, career info, and related news.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
← Scroll for more →
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1984 CIN 6 2 2.61 54 0 4 79.1 74 23 36 55 1.39
1985 CIN 12 3 2.18 67 0 12 99.0 83 24 40 61 1.24
1986 CIN 6 6 2.94 74 0 29 101.0 90 33 44 84 1.33
1987 CIN 8 5 2.52 68 0 32 82.0 76 23 27 61 1.26
1988 CIN 6 6 1.57 70 0 39 86.0 60 15 27 46 1.01
1989 CIN 4 8 3.12 60 0 32 80.2 77 28 36 60 1.40
1990 NYM 5 3 2.53 55 0 33 67.2 66 19 21 56 1.29
1991 NYM 5 9 2.93 52 0 30 55.1 61 18 18 45 1.43
1992 NYM 6 2 1.64 31 0 15 33.0 24 6 11 20 1.06
1993 NYM 4 3 5.20 35 0 10 36.1 46 21 19 29 1.79
1994 NYM 1 4 2.70 47 0 30 50.0 47 15 19 42 1.32
1995 NYM 5 3 2.44 48 0 29 51.2 48 14 17 41 1.26
1996 NYM 4 3 1.83 51 0 28 54.0 54 11 21 48 1.39
1997 NYM 5 3 2.55 59 0 36 60.0 49 17 20 53 1.15
1998 NYM 0 8 3.62 61 0 38 64.2 66 26 29 59 1.47
1999 NYM 0 2 2.88 46 0 19 40.2 40 13 19 41 1.45
2000 NYM 5 4 3.40 62 0 4 55.2 46 21 26 56 1.29
2001 NYM 6 2 4.05 58 0 2 53.1 55 24 19 50 1.39
2003 NYM 0 3 2.62 38 0 2 34.1 35 10 13 16 1.40
2004 NYM 2 7 5.28 52 0 0 46.0 46 27 24 36 1.52
2005 HOU 0 1 7.20 31 0 0 15.0 23 12 9 16 2.13
2026 CIN 0 0 5.40 9 0 0 16.2 18 10 14 13 1.92
Career Totals — 90 87 2.92 1128 0 424 1262.1 1184 410 509 988 1.34
Season-by-Season Batting
← Scroll for more →
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 CIN 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 CIN 67 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1986 CIN 74 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1987 CIN 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1988 CIN 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 CIN 60 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
1990 NYM 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 NYM 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 NYM 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1993 NYM 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1994 NYM 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1995 NYM 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYM 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1997 NYM 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NYM 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1999 NYM 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYM 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2001 NYM 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NYM 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYM 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 1119 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176
Awards & Achievements
  • Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 2001
  • Pitcher of the Month (1): 1988
  • Player of the Week (2): 1985, 1988
  • Reliever of the Year Award (2): 1988, 1990
  • TSN Fireman of the Year (3): 1988, 1990, 1994
All-Star Selections

1986, 1987, 1989, 1990

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$75,000
1986$195,000
1987$300,000
1988$675,000
1989$1,067,500
1990$1,633,333
1991$2,633,333
1992$3,333,334
1993$4,000,000
1994$4,000,000
1995$2,550,000
1996$2,600,000
1997$3,000,000
1998$2,900,000
1999$2,950,000
2000$3,350,000
2001$3,583,333
2002$3,083,333
2003$3,833,333
2004$1,000,000
2005$700,000

Career Total: $47,462,499 (21 seasons)

Average: $2,260,119

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →
Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result IPHERBBKHR
May 22 vs STL 1-8 L 2.0 3 3 3 1 1
May 6 @ CHC 3-8 L 2.0 1 0 1 1 0
May 4 @ CHC 2-3 L 1.0 0 0 2 0 0
May 1 @ PIT 7-17 L 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Apr 28 vs COL 2-13 L 3.0 4 3 1 3 1
Apr 25 vs DET 3-8 L 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Apr 8 @ MIA 1-8 L 2.0 4 2 3 2 0
Apr 6 @ MIA 6-3 W 2.0 0 0 2 2 0
Mar 29 vs PIT 2-0 W 1.2 3 0 0 0 0
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.