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Franklyn German P

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 155 158.7 9 7 7 4.25 -2.1
Birth Date1-20-1980
Height6' 7"
Weight260 lbs
Age44 years, 3 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2002 DET MLB 7 0 6.7 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 96 4.1 2.7 0.0 8.1 0% .188 0.75 2.60 0.00 92 4.77 102.3 0.0
2003 DET MLB 45 0 44.7 2 4 5 47 45 41 5 95 9.5 9.1 1.0 8.3 0% .326 2.06 5.86 6.04 117 6.28 131.5 -0.4
2004 DET MLB 16 0 14.7 1 0 0 17 11 8 4 106 10.4 6.8 2.5 4.9 0% .260 1.91 7.86 7.36 120 7.39 152.4 -0.3
2005 DET MLB 58 0 59.0 4 0 1 63 34 38 7 102 9.6 5.2 1.1 5.8 0% .304 1.64 5.38 3.66 121 6.92 148.8 -1.0
2006 FLO MLB 12 0 12.0 0 0 0 7 14 6 1 94 5.3 10.5 0.8 4.5 0% .171 1.75 6.94 3.00 119 7.15 145.7 -0.2
2008 TEX MLB 17 0 21.7 1 3 0 18 13 15 0 105 7.5 5.4 0.0 6.2 0% .277 1.43 3.57 2.08 112 6.63 141.4 -0.3
CareerMLB1550158.7977155119114171008.86.81.06.548%.2881.735.504.251176.67141.1-2.1

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1999 VAN A- NWN 15 15 73.7 3 5 0 89 45 58 10 10.9 5.5 1.2 7.1 0% -.693 1.82 6.12 5.98 0 0.00 0.0
2000 VAN A- NWN 9 2 20.3 1 0 0 13 10 20 0 5.8 4.4 0.0 8.9 0% -.433 1.13 3.13 1.77 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MOD A+ CLF 17 14 72.0 5 5 0 88 37 52 4 11.0 4.6 0.5 6.5 0% -.903 1.74 4.50 5.50 0 0.00 0.0
2001 VIS A+ CLF 53 0 63.3 2 4 19 67 31 93 7 9.5 4.4 1.0 13.2 0% -.455 1.55 3.76 3.98 0 0.00 0.0
2001 Esc Wnt DWL 14 0 15.7 0 0 1 4 4 23 0 2.3 2.3 0.0 13.2 0% -.148 0.51 2.32 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 DET MLB AL 7 0 6.7 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 96 4.1 2.7 0.0 8.1 0% .188 0.75 2.60 0.00 92 4.77 102.3
2002 MID AA TXS 37 0 41.3 1 1 16 28 27 59 0 6.1 5.9 0.0 12.9 0% .318 1.33 2.17 3.05 0 0.00 0.0
2002 TOL AAA INT 23 0 22.7 1 1 13 15 7 31 0 5.9 2.8 0.0 12.3 0% .300 0.97 1.28 1.59 0 0.00 0.0
2003 DET MLB AL 45 0 44.7 2 4 5 47 45 41 5 95 9.5 9.1 1.0 8.3 0% .326 2.06 5.86 6.04 117 6.28 131.5
2003 TOL AAA INT 24 0 29.3 1 4 4 21 9 32 2 6.5 2.8 0.6 9.8 0% .275 1.02 3.52 2.46 0 0.00 0.0
2003 esc Wnt DWL 10 0 9.7 0 1 2 11 3 7 0 10.2 2.8 0.0 6.5 0% -1.100 1.44 2.60 2.78 0 0.00 0.0
2004 DET MLB AL 16 0 14.7 1 0 0 17 11 8 4 106 10.4 6.8 2.5 4.9 0% .260 1.91 7.86 7.36 120 7.39 152.4
2004 TOL AAA INT 49 0 49.0 3 5 27 46 25 60 6 8.4 4.6 1.1 11.0 0% .320 1.45 4.05 4.59 0 0.00 0.0
2005 DET MLB AL 58 0 59.0 4 0 1 63 34 38 7 102 9.6 5.2 1.1 5.8 0% .304 1.64 5.38 3.66 121 6.92 148.8
2006 FLO MLB NL 12 0 12.0 0 0 0 7 14 6 1 94 5.3 10.5 0.8 4.5 0% .171 1.75 6.94 3.00 119 7.15 145.7
2006 JUP A+ FSL 4 4 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 52 4.5 2.3 0.0 2.3 0% .154 0.75 3.49 0.00 108 3.42 71.8
2006 ABQ AAA PCL 8 0 6.1 0 1 0 11 2 6 0 109 16.2 3.0 0.0 8.9 0% .478 2.13 3.83 8.85 92 8.16 171.3
2006 MRL Rk GCL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 82 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.42 0.00 83 2.61 54.8
2007 OKL AAA PCL 47 0 59.3 2 2 7 44 46 72 5 100 6.7 7.0 0.8 10.9 0% .279 1.52 4.78 3.49 101 4.11 84.4
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 5 0 3.7 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 2.4 4.9 0.0 9.7 0% .111 0.81 2.52 2.43 0 0.00 0.0
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 5 0 4.7 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 7.7 1.9 0.0 5.7 0% .286 1.06 2.42 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 LIC Wnt DWL 17 0 14.7 0 0 0 10 8 16 1 6.1 4.9 0.6 9.8 0% .250 1.22 3.60 1.84 0 0.00 0.0
2008 TEX MLB AL 17 0 21.7 1 3 0 18 13 15 0 105 7.5 5.4 0.0 6.2 0% .277 1.43 3.57 2.08 112 6.63 141.4
2008 CHR AAA INT 5 0 6.3 1 1 0 6 6 9 1 94 8.6 8.6 1.4 12.9 0% .313 1.90 5.38 4.29 121 5.69 116.5
2008 IND AAA INT 24 0 27.7 1 1 0 24 17 22 3 87 7.8 5.5 1.0 7.1 0% .253 1.48 5.08 3.57 122 5.20 106.4
2009 AGU Wnt DWL 3 0 3.3 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 8.2 10.9 0.0 5.5 0% .333 2.12 5.71 5.45 0 0.00 0.0
2011 TDE Wnt LID 15 0 12.7 1 1 0 7 8 9 1 5.0 5.7 0.7 6.4 0% .167 1.18 4.80 4.26 0 0.00 0.0
2012 TOR Wnt DWL 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 11.3 4.5 2.3 2.3 0% .267 1.75 7.38 4.50 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 344 0.4564 0.4186 0.7986 0.5732 0.2888 0.8556 0.7037 0.2014
Career3440.45640.41860.79860.57320.28880.85560.70370.2014

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2006-05-10 2006-05-29 15-DL 19 18 Right Shoulder Stiffness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 DET $321,000
2003 DET $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$621,000
2 yrTotal$621,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 157 d

Details
  • acquired in trade from PIT 8/10/08
  • signed as a free agent from TX 6/4/08 (minor-league contract)
  • sent outright to Triple-A 5/29/08 designated for assignment 5/21/08 contract purchased 3/30/08
  • re-signed as a free agent 12/07 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from FL 11/06 (minor-league contract)
  • sent outright to Triple-A 6/06 designated for assignment 6/06 claimed off waivers from DET 4/06 designated for assignment 4/06 re-signed 2/06
  • re-signed 2/05, 1 year/$0.321M (05)
  • recalled 9/04 6/04 optioned to Triple-A 3/04 re-signed 2/04
  • recalled 8/03 optioned to Triple-A 6/03 re-signed 2/03, 1 year/$0.3M (03)
  • recalled 9/02 acquired in trade from OAK 7/02 signed 2/02 1 year/$ M (02) added to 40-man roster 11/01

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-07-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)I've watchedthe improvement og Henry Rodriguezand do you think he's ready for the majors? Is he the next zumaya or another colome/franklyn german?
(jake from sacramento)		He's one of those things. At this point, are you convinced that Zumaya isn't another Colome/Franklyn German? (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Franklyn German threw 352 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Change (85mph).