How John Franco's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
John Franco totaled 5,312 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1986, posting 429, well above the relief pitcher average of 235.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 77, well below the relief pitcher average of 181.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 148 in 2003 to 207 in 2004 and 77 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 77 to 429 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
John Franco Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for John Franco
| John Franco
Batters Faced | John Franco
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 5312 | 38.38 |
| Season Avg. | 252.95 | 38.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 769.03 | 38.38 |
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John Franco Batters Faced Per Season
John Franco's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
John Franco's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Franco Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of John Franco's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Franco's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Franco's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
