How John Franco's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

John Franco totaled 1,119 career Games Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1986, posting 74, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 31, below the relief pitcher average of 38.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 38 in 2003 to 52 in 2004 and 31 in 2005, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 20 seasons.

John Franco Lifetime Games Pitched

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John Franco Games Pitched Per Season

John Franco's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

John Franco Games Pitched by Team

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

John Franco Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of John Franco's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

John Franco Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Franco's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Franco Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Franco's MLB career with Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table