Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
27	9731	.298	.365	.417	.276	42.4

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1982	PHI	23	16	32	29	3	8	1	0	0	9	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	2	.276	.323	.310	.240	1.1	-0.7	0.0
1983	CLE	24	149	598	560	68	153	24	8	8	217	27	50	2	6	3	80	32	12	.273	.306	.388	.245	16.4	-1.9	1.5
1984	CLE	25	160	718	658	82	188	22	5	3	229	43	68	6	10	1	79	19	10	.286	.331	.348	.254	24.1	9.4	3.6
1985	CLE	26	160	703	636	97	183	33	4	6	242	54	74	4	9	0	90	13	9	.288	.343	.381	.259	31.7	-9.8	2.3
1986	CLE	27	149	636	599	80	183	30	5	10	253	32	66	0	5	0	74	10	7	.306	.338	.422	.264	27.0	0.8	2.9
1987	CLE	28	128	560	495	86	158	24	3	8	212	57	56	3	5	0	52	32	9	.319	.389	.428	.284	38.9	-7.5	3.1
1988	CLE	29	152	676	613	88	186	23	6	10	251	56	72	2	4	1	54	25	11	.303	.361	.409	.287	38.3	-5.1	3.6
1989	TEX	30	150	621	548	80	173	31	5	13	253	66	69	1	6	0	92	21	3	.316	.386	.462	.299	44.5	4.0	5.3
1990	TEX	31	157	670	582	96	172	27	1	11	234	82	83	2	2	2	69	31	10	.296	.383	.402	.289	36.7	8.3	4.8
1991	TEX	32	146	659	589	108	201	27	3	15	279	65	78	3	2	0	78	36	9	.341	.408	.474	.320	61.5	-17.4	4.7
1992	TEX	33	35	123	107	19	25	7	0	2	38	15	17	0	0	1	8	1	1	.234	.328	.355	.244	0.6	-0.9	-0.0
1993	TEX	34	144	607	532	85	154	31	3	14	233	62	95	1	7	5	84	9	3	.289	.360	.438	.273	19.5	0.0	2.0
1994	CHA	35	112	505	433	72	138	19	2	20	221	62	75	5	5	0	98	8	1	.319	.406	.510	.316	38.5	-1.4	3.6
1996	CLE	37	112	499	432	72	139	20	1	14	203	61	82	3	3	0	76	8	8	.322	.407	.470	.290	22.7	-4.9	1.7
1997	CLE	38	78	328	289	46	82	13	1	3	106	38	75	0	0	1	25	8	5	.284	.367	.367	.260	5.5	1.2	0.7
1997	MIL	38	42	177	141	22	34	3	0	4	49	31	41	1	4	0	19	7	1	.241	.373	.348	.253	2.9	1.0	0.4
1999	TBA	40	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-.017	-0.3	-0.0	-0.0
2001	ATL	42	25	101	90	13	27	4	0	3	40	10	20	1	0	0	11	0	0	.300	.376	.444	.289	3.7	1.2	0.5
2002	ATL	43	125	383	338	51	96	13	1	6	129	39	75	1	3	2	30	5	1	.284	.357	.382	.255	2.8	0.1	0.3
2003	ATL	44	103	223	197	28	58	12	2	5	89	25	43	0	1	0	31	0	1	.294	.372	.452	.280	7.0	-2.4	0.5
2004	ATL	45	125	361	320	37	99	18	3	6	141	36	68	1	3	1	57	4	2	.309	.378	.441	.281	14.1	-3.9	1.0
2005	ATL	46	108	265	233	30	64	12	1	9	105	27	57	1	3	1	42	4	0	.275	.348	.451	.269	5.6	-1.4	0.4
2006	NYN	47	95	179	165	14	45	10	0	2	61	13	49	1	0	0	26	6	1	.273	.330	.370	.226	-2.6	-0.2	-0.3
2007	ATL	48	15	45	40	1	10	3	0	0	13	4	10	0	1	0	8	0	0	.250	.311	.325	.223	-2.1	0.5	-0.2
2007	NYN	48	40	61	50	7	10	0	0	1	13	10	13	0	1	0	8	2	1	.200	.328	.260	.232	-0.8	0.6	-0.0
Career			2527	9731	8677	1285	2586	407	54	173	3620	917	1341	38	80	19	1194	281	107	.298	.365	.417	.276	437.4	-30.3	42.4

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1978	BUT	Rk	47	161	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.367			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	CNO	A-	71	330	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.379			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	PEN	A+	140	609	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.347			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	REA	AA	139	600	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.324			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	PHI	MLB	16	32	.240	.248	.303	.352	.243	.320	96	-0.6	0.9	0.4	-0.7	0.5	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0
1982	OKL	AAA	120	509	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1983	CLE	MLB	149	598	.245	.267	.327	.404	.267	.285	102	-9.2	16.2	7.5	-1.9	1.9	16.4	1.5	16.4	1.5
1984	CLE	MLB	160	718	.254	.265	.326	.400	.267	.310	100	-3.9	19.2	8.8	9.4	0.0	24.1	3.6	24.1	3.6
1985	CLE	MLB	160	703	.259	.258	.320	.401	.263	.313	99	-0.8	19.2	8.2	-9.8	5.2	31.7	2.3	31.7	2.3
1986	CLE	MLB	149	636	.264	.263	.326	.409	.267	.328	103	2.7	17.6	7	0.8	-0.3	27.0	2.9	27.0	2.9
1987	CLE	MLB	128	560	.284	.264	.328	.422	.262	.344	102	14.2	16.5	5.9	-7.5	2.4	38.9	3.1	38.9	3.1
1988	CLE	MLB	152	676	.287	.259	.323	.391	.268	.329	97	17.2	17.7	-0.9	-5.1	4.2	38.3	3.6	38.3	3.6
1989	TEX	MLB	150	621	.299	.264	.326	.388	.267	.339	103	23.6	16.2	-1.4	4.0	6.0	44.5	5.3	44.5	5.3
1990	TEX	MLB	157	670	.289	.257	.323	.385	.261	.329	102	19.3	18.0	-1	8.3	0.4	36.7	4.8	36.7	4.8
1991	TEX	MLB	146	659	.320	.265	.330	.403	.268	.373	100	38.9	17.8	-0.8	-17.4	5.7	61.5	4.7	61.5	4.7
1992	TEX	MLB	35	123	.244	.257	.324	.382	.262	.261	99	-1.9	3.2	-1.2	-0.9	0.6	0.6	-0.0	0.6	-0.0
1993	TEX	MLB	144	607	.273	.268	.335	.414	.264	.326	99	8.7	17.4	-11.1	0.0	4.5	19.5	2.0	19.5	2.0
1994	CHA	MLB	112	505	.316	.273	.344	.434	.267	.344	98	32	15.3	-9.8	-1.4	1.1	38.5	3.6	38.5	3.6
1996	CLE	MLB	112	499	.290	.280	.352	.451	.272	.369	101	17.4	15.4	-9.8	-4.9	-0.3	22.7	1.7	22.7	1.7
1997	CLE	MLB	78	328	.260	.276	.343	.437	.270	.374	97	-0.1	9.0	-3.6	1.2	0.2	5.5	0.7	5.5	0.7
1997	MIL	MLB	42	177	.253	.268	.335	.419	.260	.300	98	-1.4	4.9	-3.3	1.0	2.8	2.9	0.4	2.9	0.4
1999	TBA	MLB	1	1	-.017	.262	.334	.354	.243	.000	91	-0.3	0.0	0	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0
2001	ATL	MLB	25	101	.289	.257	.323	.415	.258	.358	93	3.2	2.7	-1.9	1.2	-0.3	3.7	0.5	3.7	0.5
2002	ATL	MLB	125	383	.255	.257	.327	.407	.259	.346	97	-1.9	9.8	-6.2	0.1	1.2	2.8	0.3	2.8	0.3
2003	ATL	MLB	103	223	.280	.260	.335	.411	.261	.353	98	5	5.9	-3.4	-2.4	-0.4	7.0	0.5	7.0	0.5
2004	ATL	MLB	125	361	.281	.264	.331	.434	.263	.373	93	8.4	10.7	-5.9	-3.9	0.8	14.1	1.0	14.1	1.0
2005	ATL	MLB	108	265	.269	.259	.326	.409	.259	.324	99	2.5	7.6	-3.9	-1.4	-0.6	5.6	0.4	5.6	0.4
2006	NYN	MLB	95	179	.226	.265	.340	.433	.269	.377	92	-6.9	5.4	-2	-0.2	0.9	-2.6	-0.3	-2.6	-0.3
2007	ATL	MLB	15	45	.223	.263	.334	.414	.261	.323	100	-1.8	1.3	-0.8	0.5	-0.8	-2.1	-0.2	-2.1	-0.2
2007	NYN	MLB	40	61	.232	.258	.328	.404	.252	.243	98	-1.9	1.8	-0.4	0.6	-0.3	-0.8	-0.0	-0.8	-0.0
2007	ROM	A	4	16	.225	.282	.365	.425	.266	.364	103	-0.5	0.4	-0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.4	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	4	17	.329	.262	.332	.394	.250	.286	76	0.4	0.2	-0.1	-0.3	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1978	BUT	Rk	161	34	43	5	2	3	28	17	30	4	3	.305	.381	.433	.128	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	CNO	A-	330	57	98	15	5	10	45	24	59	22	9	.328	.381	.512	.184	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1980	PEN	A+	609	105	178	25	6	11	99	33	66	44	12	.321	.366	.447	.126	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	REA	AA	600	70	160	17	3	8	74	52	60	27	14	.301	.365	.389	.088	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	OKL	AAA	509	80	139	19	5	21	66	39	56	33	11	.300	.357	.499	.199	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1982	PHI	MLB	32	3	8	1	0	0	3	2	4	0	2	.276	.323	.310	.034	.240	1.1	-0.7	0.0
1983	CLE	MLB	598	68	153	24	8	8	80	27	50	32	12	.273	.306	.388	.114	.245	16.4	-1.9	1.5
1984	CLE	MLB	718	82	188	22	5	3	79	43	68	19	10	.286	.331	.348	.062	.254	24.1	9.4	3.6
1985	CLE	MLB	703	97	183	33	4	6	90	54	74	13	9	.288	.343	.381	.093	.259	31.7	-9.8	2.3
1986	CLE	MLB	636	80	183	30	5	10	74	32	66	10	7	.306	.338	.422	.117	.264	27.0	0.8	2.9
1987	CLE	MLB	560	86	158	24	3	8	52	57	56	32	9	.319	.389	.428	.109	.284	38.9	-7.5	3.1
1988	CLE	MLB	676	88	186	23	6	10	54	56	72	25	11	.303	.361	.409	.106	.287	38.3	-5.1	3.6
1989	TEX	MLB	621	80	173	31	5	13	92	66	69	21	3	.316	.386	.462	.146	.299	44.5	4.0	5.3
1990	TEX	MLB	670	96	172	27	1	11	69	82	83	31	10	.296	.383	.402	.107	.289	36.7	8.3	4.8
1991	TEX	MLB	659	108	201	27	3	15	78	65	78	36	9	.341	.408	.474	.132	.320	61.5	-17.4	4.7
1992	TEX	MLB	123	19	25	7	0	2	8	15	17	1	1	.234	.328	.355	.121	.244	0.6	-0.9	-0.0
1993	TEX	MLB	607	85	154	31	3	14	84	62	95	9	3	.289	.360	.438	.148	.273	19.5	0.0	2.0
1994	CHA	MLB	505	72	138	19	2	20	98	62	75	8	1	.319	.406	.510	.192	.316	38.5	-1.4	3.6
1996	CLE	MLB	499	72	139	20	1	14	76	61	82	8	8	.322	.407	.470	.148	.290	22.7	-4.9	1.7
1997	CLE	MLB	328	46	82	13	1	3	25	38	75	8	5	.284	.367	.367	.083	.260	5.5	1.2	0.7
1997	MIL	MLB	177	22	34	3	0	4	19	31	41	7	1	.241	.373	.348	.106	.253	2.9	1.0	0.4
1999	TBA	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-.017	-0.3	-0.0	-0.0
2001	ATL	MLB	101	13	27	4	0	3	11	10	20	0	0	.300	.376	.444	.144	.289	3.7	1.2	0.5
2002	ATL	MLB	383	51	96	13	1	6	30	39	75	5	1	.284	.357	.382	.098	.255	2.8	0.1	0.3
2003	ATL	MLB	223	28	58	12	2	5	31	25	43	0	1	.294	.372	.452	.157	.280	7.0	-2.4	0.5
2004	ATL	MLB	361	37	99	18	3	6	57	36	68	4	2	.309	.378	.441	.131	.281	14.1	-3.9	1.0
2005	ATL	MLB	265	30	64	12	1	9	42	27	57	4	0	.275	.348	.451	.176	.269	5.6	-1.4	0.4
2006	NYN	MLB	179	14	45	10	0	2	26	13	49	6	1	.273	.330	.370	.097	.226	-2.6	-0.2	-0.3
2007	ROM	A	16	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	.308	.438	.308	.000	.225	-0.4	0.2	-0.0
2007	ATL	MLB	45	1	10	3	0	0	8	4	10	0	0	.250	.311	.325	.075	.223	-2.1	0.5	-0.2
2007	NYN	MLB	61	7	10	0	0	1	8	10	13	2	1	.200	.328	.260	.060	.232	-0.8	0.6	-0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.000	.329	0.7	-0.3	0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	PITCHES	ZONE_RT	SWING_RT	CONTACT_RT	Z_SWING_RT	O_SWING_RT	Z_CONTACT_RT	O_CONTACT_RT	SW_STRK_RT	CSAA_CHANCES	CSAA_RT

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
2003-08-17	2003-09-01	15-DL	15	14	Left	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Finger	-	-
1996-08-04	1996-08-30	15-DL	26	23	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
1996-07-07	1996-07-27	15-DL	20	17	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
1992-07-09	1992-10-05	60-DL	88	76	Right	Knee	Surgery	Patellar Tendonitis	1992-09-08
1992-05-04	1992-06-01	15-DL	28	25	Right	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendonitis	-
1992-03-29	1992-04-22	15-DL	24	15	Right	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendonitis	-	-
1987-07-13	1987-08-10	15-DL	28	24	Right	Elbow	Hyperextension		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2007	ATL	$1,150,000
2007	NYN	$1,150,000
2006	NYN	$1,050,000
2005	ATL	$1,000,000
2004	ATL	$750,000
2002	ATL	$600,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$5,700,000
5 yr	Total	$5,700,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
20 y 84 d	Chuck Berry

Details

contract purchased 9/1/07 designated for assignment 8/1/07
signed as a free agent from NYM 7/18/07 (minor-league contract)
designated for assignment 7/12/07
signed as a free agent from ATL 12/05, 2 year/$2.2M (06-07), 06:$1.05M, 07:$1.15M
re-signed as a free agent 12/04, 1 year/$1M (05)
1 year/$0.75M (04)
contract purchased 3/02
1 year/$0.6M (02) signed 12/01 (minor-league contract), contract purchased 8/01 (Mexican League)

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Hey Mike what were your too 5 batting stances to imitate on the sand lot when you were a kid? You do the Julio Franco? The Andre Dawson straight leg? The Youkilis slide? The Craig counsel tower?...what should the kids be imitating from today's game? (Classberg from Chicago)	I was a pitching guy when I was a kid. I loved emulating Fernando's crazy windup, Ron Guidry, and Tom Seaver. (Mike Gianella)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Imagine your memory of every player is erased...which player would you most like to see play for the first time. I'd choose a young Julio Franco, the bat speed plus the arm and the crazy stance. (Name from Place)	Bo Jackson. (Jason Parks)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does batting stance matter in scouting? If you saw three players at age 18 with the same hit tool/bat speed, one with Julio Franco's stance, one with Trout's neutral stance and one with Edwin Encarnacion's open stance would you prefer one over the other. I would imagine that Franco's natural complexity would make him more adaptable to a learned adjustment if he struggled during development. (Name from Place)	I used to worry about it more than I do now. As long as it works, let it rip. Every player has a unique relationship with the bat and the process of putting that bat to the ball. Are there things I want to see mechanically over others? Hell yes. But as long as the bat ends up in the right place in the right time, I don't care how a player makes it happen. (Jason Parks)
2012-11-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Looking through the FA class of RP and SP, who are this year's Fernando Rodney, Hiroki Kuroda and Wei-Yun Chen? (jlarsen from chicago)	Projecting relievers is a fool's errand, given the sample sizes involved and the variation in reliever usage from year to year. But I'm a fool, so allow me to take a stab at it. A few names that stand out as potential bargains are Jason Grilli, Joel Peralta, and Octavio Dotel - Dotel might be the Julio Franco of this generations relief pitchers. On the jukebox: Guns N' Roses, "My Michelle" (Doug Thorburn)
2012-01-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Very random question: What current prospect is most likely to have the longest career? Not the best player, the player most likely to resemble Julio Franco. Bonus points if the prospect eats a dozen egg whites before every game. (SC from Minneapolis)	Elvis Andrus strikes me as a guy that could pull a Vizquel and play until he's 75 years-old (Jason Parks)
2010-02-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm fond of True Grit. Aside from Julio Franco, Moyer and the lot, which player do you think has least in the way of comparables? (I'm struck by this in seeing that Mauer's comps seem to be a lot of players WAY worse than him.) (collins from greenville nc)	Ichiro is a guy that PECOTA has always had trouble finding comps for - his index number last year was 17. However, as I said, Clay has expanded the possible universe of players a bit so I expect that it will feel a bit more confident in its list of comparables this year, even if it has to go back to Sam Rice to find one. (Steven Goldman)
2009-10-09 13:30:00 (link to chat)	How do scouts typically measure bat speed? Can they just tell or do they look for a hitter's ability to hit mid-90s heat on the inside or up in the zone? (Dillon from Pasadena)	There's not some kind of timed measurement, but you are looking for barrel velocity as well as kind of a pop-time thing where you want to see how quick the bat flies into the hitting zone from the time one starts their swing. You're looking for warning signs like bat wrap, or hitches and triggers, but you also have to accept the fact that sometimes things just work for a guy. Julio Franco had an INSANE bat wrap, but you had no reason to fix it. Hunter Pence has a big ol' hitch, but it works, Gary Sheffield's waggle trigger -- you'd never teach it, but you'd never ask him to change it. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Christian Guzman... is he really going to be as good as his projections say? Are his comps all late bloomers? (krissbeth from watertown)	I just have a very real problem with taking Cristian Guzman all that seriously, but happily, Jim Bowden keeps him locked down with the Nats, essentially making the question academic (or one for the realm of fantasy). Snark aside, he's come back better than I expected as a hitter, but his comps (Schoendienst, Julio Franco, Michael Young, and Grudz) are cause for continuing optimism. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Likely to make an in-season roster?: Julio Franco, Jeff Weaver, Bonds, Clemens. (Bill W from Brooklyn NY)	Still holding out hope for Bonds. Y'know, if the Mariners just got over themselves and plugged in Bonds for Vidro, they might actually be able to take advantage of the Angels' injuries. (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So, what are PECOTA's comps for Billy Crystal? ;) (But seriously: He didn't look that bad out there, to these eyes. Are we that far away from when medical science gives us 59-60 year-old ball players?) (MA from Athens, GA)	Luke Appling, 1950; Julio Franco, 2007; Henny Youngman, any year. ...I think we're still pretty far away from seniors ballplayers, but it's not out of the realm of possibility some decades hence. If I'm still here answering questions then, remind me that you were ahead of the curve. (Steven Goldman)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	There are a lot of veterans in the NRIs. Where do you see Julio Franco in his quest to play as a pentagenarian? (patsen29 from Toronto)	Done. He might still be able to catch up to the odd offering from a lefty, but he's a pinch-hitter in a game that doesn't really reserve roster space for the type any more. He could do it if he popped into the wayback machine to the '80s, when guys like Steve Braun and le grand Orange and Greg Gross and Harry Spilman were on rosters, but then either he wouldn't be a pentagenarian any more, or he could run into himself and blow a hole in the space-time continuum or something. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is anyone going to sign Julio Franco? He turns 50 in August, and his goal was to play until then. (Rich from Columbus,OH)	My guess is that someone will give him that chance. Minnie Minoso was certainly a better player than Franco -- he had a lifetime 130 OPS+ -- but Franco was better after the age of 40. While Minoso's cameos came at ages 50 and 54, his "real" career ended at age 38. Minoso trivia: His one base hit at age 50 or over came off Sid Monge. Franco trivia: He has reached base all 4 times he has faced John Franco. Franco trivia part 2: He went 1-for-7 in his career against Gaylord Perry, who is now 69 years old. (David Laurila)

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