How John Franco's Walks Compares to Similar Players

John Franco totaled 495 career Walks, well above the relief pitcher average of 115.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2005, posting 9, well below the relief pitcher average of 16.9 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 44, well above the relief pitcher average of 22.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 13 in 2003 to 24 in 2004 and 9 in 2005, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 9 to 44 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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John Franco Walks Per Season

John Franco's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Franco Walks per season line chart

John Franco Walks by Team

John Franco's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Franco career Walks by team bar chart

John Franco Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of John Franco's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Franco Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

John Franco Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Franco's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Franco Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Franco Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Franco's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Franco Walks season-by-season breakdown table