Julio Franco was a shortstop in MLB. Across 2527 career games, with a .298 batting average and 173 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | PHI | 16 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .276 | .323 | .310 | .633 |
| 1983 | CLE | 149 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 32 | 27 | 50 | .273 | .306 | .388 | .693 |
| 1984 | CLE | 160 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 19 | 43 | 68 | .286 | .331 | .348 | .679 |
| 1985 | CLE | 160 | 636 | 97 | 183 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 13 | 54 | 74 | .288 | .343 | .381 | .723 |
| 1986 | CLE | 149 | 599 | 80 | 183 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 10 | 32 | 66 | .306 | .338 | .422 | .760 |
| 1987 | CLE | 128 | 495 | 86 | 158 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 57 | 56 | .319 | .389 | .428 | .818 |
| 1988 | CLE | 152 | 613 | 88 | 186 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 25 | 56 | 72 | .303 | .361 | .409 | .771 |
| 1989 | TEX | 150 | 548 | 80 | 173 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 92 | 21 | 66 | 69 | .316 | .386 | .462 | .848 |
| 1990 | TEX | 157 | 582 | 96 | 172 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 31 | 82 | 83 | .296 | .383 | .402 | .785 |
| 1991 | TEX | 146 | 589 | 108 | 201 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 36 | 65 | 78 | .341 | .408 | .474 | .882 |
| 1992 | TEX | 35 | 107 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .234 | .328 | .355 | .683 |
| 1993 | TEX | 144 | 532 | 85 | 154 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 95 | .289 | .360 | .438 | .798 |
| 1994 | CWS | 112 | 433 | 72 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 98 | 8 | 62 | 75 | .319 | .406 | .510 | .916 |
| 1996 | CLE | 112 | 432 | 72 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 76 | 8 | 61 | 82 | .322 | .407 | .470 | .877 |
| 1997 | CLE | 78 | 289 | 46 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 75 | .284 | .367 | .367 | .734 |
| 1997 | ML4 | 42 | 141 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 41 | .241 | .373 | .348 | .720 |
| 1999 | TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | ATL | 25 | 90 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .300 | .376 | .444 | .821 |
| 2002 | ATL | 125 | 338 | 51 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 75 | .284 | .357 | .382 | .739 |
| 2003 | ATL | 103 | 197 | 28 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 43 | .294 | .372 | .452 | .824 |
| 2004 | ATL | 125 | 320 | 37 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 4 | 36 | 68 | .309 | .378 | .441 | .818 |
| 2005 | ATL | 108 | 233 | 30 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 57 | .275 | .348 | .451 | .799 |
| 2006 | NYM | 95 | 165 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 49 | .273 | .330 | .370 | .699 |
| 2007 | ATL | 15 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .250 | .311 | .325 | .636 |
| 2007 | NYM | 40 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | .200 | .328 | .260 | .588 |
| Career Totals | — | 2527 | 8677 | 1285 | 2586 | 407 | 54 | 173 | 1194 | 281 | 917 | 1341 | .298 | .365 | .417 | .782 |
1989, 1990, 1991
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $455,000 |
| 1986 | $575,000 |
| 1987 | $775,000 |
| 1988 | $975,000 |
| 1989 | $1,300,000 |
| 1990 | $1,633,333 |
| 1991 | $2,350,000 |
| 1992 | $2,450,000 |
| 1993 | $3,000,000 |
| 1994 | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | $2,401,972 |
| 1997 | $3,292,404 |
| 1997 | $150,000 |
| 2002 | $600,000 |
| 2003 | $600,000 |
| 2004 | $750,000 |
| 2005 | $1,000,000 |
| 2006 | $1,050,000 |
| 2007 | $1,150,000 |
Career Total: $25,507,709 (19 seasons)
Average: $1,342,511
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.