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Matt Franco
Matthew Neil Franco

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 6, 1995
  vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 2003
Born August 19, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 25 CHC NL  16   17    3    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .294  .294  .353   72    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 26 NYM NL  14   31    3    6   1  0   1    2   0  0   1   5  .194  .235  .323   49   10   0   1   0   1   1
 1997 27 NYM NL 112  163   21   45   5  0   5   21   1  0  13  23  .276  .330  .399   93   65   0   0   4   0   4
 1998 28 NYM NL 103  161   20   44   7  2   1   13   0  1  23  26  .273  .366  .360   93   58   1   1   6   1   8
 1999 29 NYM NL 122  132   18   31   5  0   4   21   0  0  28  21  .235  .366  .364   88   48   0   1   3   0   9
 2000 30 NYM NL 101  134    9   32   4  0   2   14   0  0  21  22  .239  .340  .313   70   42   1   1   3   0   3
 2002 32 ATL NL  81  205   25   65  15  4   6   30   1  0  27  31  .317  .395  .517  136  106   0   1   2   0   5
 2003 33 ATL NL 112  134   11   33   5  0   3   15   0  1  11  26  .246  .299  .351   69   47   1   2   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      661  977  110  261  43  6  22  117   2  2 124 158  .267  .349  .391   93  382   3   7  18   2  34
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        239   27   64  11  1   5   29   0  0  30  39  .267  .349  .391   93   94   1   2   4   0   8
 Career High    122  205   25   65  15  4   6   30   1  1  28  31                         106   1   2   6   1   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 25 CHC NL   17   12    2   4.5   105| .294  .268| .294  .337| .353  .418| .647  .755|  72  .464  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1996 26 NYM NL   34   27    2   2.0   102| .194  .264| .235  .332| .323  .413| .558  .745|  49  .164  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1997 27 NYM NL  176  122   21   4.6   106| .276  .267| .330  .338| .399  .419| .729  .757|  93  .475  -2.2  -0.2 100%
 1998 28 NYM NL  187  128   20   4.2   107| .273  .268| .366  .338| .360  .422| .726  .760|  93  .434  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1999 29 NYM NL  161  111   17   4.1   114| .235  .273| .366  .348| .364  .440| .730  .788|  88  .384  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2000 30 NYM NL  157  107   15   3.8   113| .239  .268| .340  .345| .313  .438| .653  .784|  70  .344  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 2002 32 ATL NL  233  146   42   7.7   109| .317  .268| .395  .342| .517  .427| .912  .769| 136  .704  11.3   1.1 100%
 2003 33 ATL NL  148  109   14   3.4   110| .246  .270| .299  .342| .351  .433| .650  .775|  69  .341  -6.4  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1113  762  133   4.7   109| .267  .269| .349  .342| .391  .428| .740  .770|  93  .471  -8.0  -0.7  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 29 NYM NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    1.3    3    2    2   1    3    2   0   0    10   0   0 13.50  4.43   33 4.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    1.3    3    2    2   1    3    2   0   0    10   0   0 13.50  4.43   33 4.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   44.0  102   68   68  34  102   68   0   0   340   0   0 13.50  4.43   33 4.500

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 25 CHC NL 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.57 2.00 5.20 1 9.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1996 26 NYM NL 3B 8 3 11 3 0 .824 .946 1.75 2.21 2.80 2.72 6 45.0 1B 2 12 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.50 8.35 13.00 9.60 1 9.0 1997 27 NYM NL 3B 39 11 48 4 6 .937 .946 1.51 2.19 2.77 2.66 20 191.7 1B 13 50 4 0 5 1.000 .993 4.15 8.16 10.06 9.52 3 48.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 1998 28 NYM NL OF 13 11 1 1 0 .923 .984 0.92 1.78 1.42 2.17 8 76.0 3B 13 5 18 0 2 1.000 .958 1.77 2.37 2.46 2.73 11 84.0 LF 12 11 1 1 0 .923 .976 1.00 1.38 1.44 1.88 8 75.0 1B 11 68 4 0 3 1.000 .993 6.55 8.01 8.96 9.46 6 72.3 DH 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1999 29 NYM NL 1B 19 41 5 0 8 1.000 .994 2.42 7.64 9.41 9.20 2 44.0 OF 18 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.72 1.86 1.72 2.26 6 68.0 LF 15 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.73 1.48 1.77 1.99 5 56.0 3B 12 1 18 1 1 .950 .955 1.58 2.30 3.09 2.69 5 55.3 DH 4 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.50 2.17 1 12.0 P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.38 0 1.3 2000 30 NYM NL 1B 28 90 7 1 10 .990 .992 3.46 7.73 8.01 9.25 8 109.0 3B 22 9 18 3 0 .900 .951 1.23 2.18 2.80 2.64 7 86.7 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.40 1.64 1.88 1 11.0 DH 2 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 2002 32 ATL NL 1B 51 353 30 4 31 .990 .992 7.51 7.97 9.01 9.39 49 382.7 OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.23 2.21 1 22.0 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.50 2.25 1.95 0 12.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.10 1 12.0 2003 33 ATL NL 1B 15 122 6 3 13 .977 .993 8.53 7.98 11.44 9.60 10 100.7 OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.87 0.75 2.17 0 12.0 DH 3 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 0 7.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.98 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 25 CHC NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1996 26 NYM NL 1B 2 12 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.50 8.35 13.00 9.60 1 9.0 1997 27 NYM NL 1B 13 50 4 0 5 1.000 .993 4.15 8.16 10.06 9.52 3 48.3 1998 28 NYM NL 1B 11 68 4 0 3 1.000 .993 6.55 8.01 8.96 9.46 6 72.3 1999 29 NYM NL 1B 19 41 5 0 8 1.000 .994 2.42 7.64 9.41 9.20 2 44.0 2000 30 NYM NL 1B 28 90 7 1 10 .990 .992 3.46 7.73 8.01 9.25 8 109.0 2002 32 ATL NL 1B 51 353 30 4 31 .990 .992 7.51 7.97 9.01 9.39 49 382.7 2003 33 ATL NL 1B 15 122 6 3 13 .977 .993 8.53 7.98 11.44 9.60 10 100.7 1995 25 CHC NL 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.57 2.00 5.20 1 9.0 2000 30 NYM NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1995 25 CHC NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1996 26 NYM NL 3B 8 3 11 3 0 .824 .946 1.75 2.21 2.80 2.72 6 45.0 1997 27 NYM NL 3B 39 11 48 4 6 .937 .946 1.51 2.19 2.77 2.66 20 191.7 1998 28 NYM NL 3B 13 5 18 0 2 1.000 .958 1.77 2.37 2.46 2.73 11 84.0 1999 29 NYM NL 3B 12 1 18 1 1 .950 .955 1.58 2.30 3.09 2.69 5 55.3 2000 30 NYM NL 3B 22 9 18 3 0 .900 .951 1.23 2.18 2.80 2.64 7 86.7 1997 27 NYM NL DH 1 1998 28 NYM NL DH 2 1999 29 NYM NL DH 4 2000 30 NYM NL DH 2 2003 33 ATL NL DH 3 1997 27 NYM NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 28 NYM NL LF 12 11 1 1 0 .923 .976 1.00 1.38 1.44 1.88 8 75.0 1999 29 NYM NL LF 15 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 0.73 1.48 1.77 1.99 5 56.0 2000 30 NYM NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.40 1.64 1.88 1 11.0 2002 32 ATL NL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.50 2.25 1.95 0 12.0 2003 33 ATL NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.98 0 5.0 1997 27 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 28 NYM NL OF 13 11 1 1 0 .923 .984 0.92 1.78 1.42 2.17 8 76.0 1999 29 NYM NL OF 18 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.72 1.86 1.72 2.26 6 68.0 2000 30 NYM NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.87 1.64 2.29 1 11.0 2002 32 ATL NL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.23 2.21 1 22.0 2003 33 ATL NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.87 0.75 2.17 0 12.0 1999 29 NYM NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.38 0 1.3 1998 28 NYM NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1999 29 NYM NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.50 2.17 1 12.0 2002 32 ATL NL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.10 1 12.0 2003 33 ATL NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 0 7.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 140 738 57 8 71 .990 .992 5.68 7.91 9.32 9.41 79 768.0 3B* 95 29 113 11 9 .928 .950 1.49 2.23 2.75 2.68 49 464.0 OF* 42 30 1 1 0 .969 .981 0.74 1.83 1.47 2.21 16 190.0 34 0 8# LF* 34 27 1 1 0 .966 .976 0.82 1.44 1.57 1.93 14 160.0 DH 12 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 8 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.38 1.70 0.84 2.11 2 32.0 2B* 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.50 1.80 5.22 1 10.0 P* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.38 0 1.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 283 797 173 20 80 .980 .986 3.43 5.00 6.09 6.24 145 1433
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   NLDS  NYM ARI     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  NYM ATL     L   5   2   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .667 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2000   NLCS  NYM STL     W   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM NYY     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   NLDS  ATL SFG     L   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  ATL CHC     L   2   2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   7   4   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .200  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7   5   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   1  .200  .333  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   2-4  15  10   2   1  1  0  0   0   2   3  .100  .250  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1987.

April 8, 1996: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Chris DeWitt (minors) (June 11, 1996) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

December 21, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 8, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 5, 2003: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Chicago Cubs$109,000
1997New York Mets$160,000
1998New York Mets$202,500
1999New York Mets$250,000
2000New York Mets$462,500
2003Atlanta Braves$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,984,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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