Player
John Franco
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Anthony
- Born
-
September 17, 1960
Brooklyn, NY, USA - Size
- 5'10" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- April 24, 1984
- Final Game
- July 1, 2005
- Career
- 22 years
Teams
- Cincinnati Reds 1984-1989
- New York Mets 1990-2004
- Houston Astros 2005-2005
Honors
4 x All-Star
2001 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1994 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
1990 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
1990 - Reliever of the Year Award
(NL)
1988 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
1988 - Reliever of the Year Award
(NL)
1988 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1988 - Pitcher of the Month
(NL)
1985 - Player of the Week
(NL)
Career Batting
1,119
G
.088
AVG
3
H
0
HR
1
RBI
.176
OPS
Career Pitching
90-87
W-L
2.89
ERA
1,119
G
975
SO
424
SV
1.33
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Houston Astros | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | New York Mets | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | New York Mets | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | New York Mets | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | New York Mets | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | New York Mets | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | New York Mets | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | New York Mets | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | New York Mets | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | New York Mets | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 9 |
| 2004 | New York Mets | 2 | 7 | 5.28 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 36 | 24 |
| 2003 | New York Mets | 0 | 3 | 2.62 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 34.1 | 16 | 13 |
| 2001 | New York Mets | 6 | 2 | 4.05 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 53.1 | 50 | 19 |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 5 | 4 | 3.40 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 55.1 | 56 | 26 |
| 1999 | New York Mets | 0 | 2 | 2.88 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 40.1 | 41 | 19 |
| 1998 | New York Mets | 0 | 8 | 3.62 | 61 | 0 | 38 | 64.2 | 59 | 29 |
| 1997 | New York Mets | 5 | 3 | 2.55 | 59 | 0 | 36 | 60.0 | 53 | 20 |
| 1996 | New York Mets | 4 | 3 | 1.83 | 51 | 0 | 28 | 54.0 | 48 | 21 |
| 1995 | New York Mets | 5 | 3 | 2.44 | 48 | 0 | 29 | 51.1 | 41 | 17 |
| 1994 | New York Mets | 1 | 4 | 2.70 | 47 | 0 | 30 | 50.0 | 42 | 19 |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 4 | 3 | 5.20 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 36.1 | 29 | 19 |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 6 | 2 | 1.64 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 33.0 | 20 | 11 |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 5 | 9 | 2.93 | 52 | 0 | 30 | 55.1 | 45 | 18 |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 5 | 3 | 2.53 | 55 | 0 | 33 | 67.2 | 56 | 21 |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | 3.12 | 60 | 0 | 32 | 80.2 | 60 | 36 |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 6 | 1.57 | 70 | 0 | 39 | 86.0 | 46 | 27 |
| 1987 | Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 5 | 2.52 | 68 | 0 | 32 | 82.0 | 61 | 27 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 6 | 2.94 | 74 | 0 | 29 | 101.0 | 84 | 44 |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 3 | 2.18 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 99.0 | 61 | 40 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 2 | 2.61 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 79.0 | 55 | 36 |