John Franco
John Anthony Franco
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 17, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Lafayette (Brooklyn, NY)
School: St. John's University
Drafted
by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1984
Final Game: July 1, 2005
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1984 23 CIN NL 54 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1985 24 CIN NL 67 8 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1986 25 CIN NL 74 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1987 26 CIN NL 68 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1988 27 CIN NL 70 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-12
1989 28 CIN NL 60 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 89 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1990 29 NYM NL 55 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1991 30 NYM NL 52 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 31 NYM NL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 32 NYM NL 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 33 NYM NL 47 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-20
1995 34 NYM NL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 35 NYM NL 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 36 NYM NL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 37 NYM NL 58 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 38 NYM NL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 39 NYM NL 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 40 NYM NL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 42 NYM NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 43 NYM NL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 44 HOU NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Seasons 1095 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 0 0 0 0 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYM (14 yrs) 677 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (6 yrs) 393 22 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .158 .158 .158 .316 -13 3 0 0 3 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1984 23 CIN NL 4 4 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .268 .000 .334 .000 .389 .000 .723 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1985 24 CIN NL 8 6 1 4.5 98 .333 .333 .264 .333 .333 .333 .394 .667 .728 85 .530 -0.2 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1986 25 CIN NL 4 4 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .266 .000 .337 .000 .401 .000 .738 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1987 26 CIN NL 2 2 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .344 .000 .426 .000 .770 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1988 27 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .261 .000 .325 .000 .383 .000 .708 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1989 28 CIN NL 3 2 0 0.0 94 1.000 .333 .258 .333 .326 .333 .385 .667 .711 89 .000 -0.1 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1990 29 NYM NL 5 5 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .264 .000 .331 .000 .397 .000 .728 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1991 30 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .256 .000 .324 .000 .384 .000 .708 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1992 31 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 91 .000 .258 .000 .323 .000 .380 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1993 32 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .270 .000 .335 .000 .411 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1994 33 NYM NL 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .427 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1996 35 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .264 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1998 37 NYM NL 2 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .268 .000 .338 .000 .422 .000 .760 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2000 39 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 112 .000 .268 .000 .345 .000 .438 .000 .783 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
21 Seasons 37 34 1 0.8 100 .150 .088 .266 .088 .334 .088 .402 .176 .736 -52 .041 -7.3 -0.6 .097 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 5 5 0 0.8 100 .150 .088 .266 .088 .334 .088 .402 .176 .736 -52 .041 -7.3 -0.6 .097 .000 .000
NYM (14 yrs) 15 15 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .266 .000 .334 .000 .409 .000 .743 -100 .000 -4.3 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
CIN (6 yrs) 22 19 1 1.4 99 .214 .158 .265 .158 .334 .158 .396 .316 .730 -13 .119 -3.0 -0.3 .188 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 38 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 38 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL NLDS SFG W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL NLCS STL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL WS NYY L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 CIN NL 25 DNP
1987 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CIN NL 28 DNP
1990 NYM NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (2 Appearances) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1984 23 CIN NL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 25%
1985 24 CIN NL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 75%
1986 25 CIN NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.00 100%
1987 26 CIN NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1988 27 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
1989 28 CIN NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 33% 0%
1990 29 NYM NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 1.00 1.00 80% 0% 0.0% 0%
1991 30 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1992 31 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1993 32 NYM NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
1994 33 NYM NL 3 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1996 35 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1998 37 NYM NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50% 0%
2000 39 NYM NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
21 Seasons 37 0.0% 37.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 34.0 1.67 3.75 54% 0% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1984 23 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CIN NL 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 25 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 27 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 CIN NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1990 29 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 30 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 32 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 33 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 35 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 37 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Seasons 1 0 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1984 23 CIN NL 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 CIN NL 8 88% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 10 2 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1986 25 CIN NL 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 CIN NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1988 27 CIN NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 CIN NL 3 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1990 29 NYM NL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1991 30 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 NYM NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 32 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1994 33 NYM NL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1996 35 NYM NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1998 37 NYM NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
21 Seasons 37 86% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 0 0% 11 2 18% 48 2 4% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 CIN NL 1 3 3.00 3 100% 0% 33% 33% 33% 100% 100% 67% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 CIN NL 3 8 2.67 7 88% 29% 43% 14% 14% 71% 0% 63% 40% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1990 29 NYM NL 5 15 3.00 12 80% 17% 8% 33% 33% 75% 0% 60% 80% 60% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1
1991 30 NYM NL 1 4 4.00 3 75% 33% 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1992 31 NYM NL 1 3 3.00 3 100% 33% 33% 33% 0% 67% 67% 50% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1993 32 NYM NL 1 1 1.00 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1994 33 NYM NL 3 14 4.67 10 71% 20% 40% 40% 0% 80% 0% 57% 50% 67% 0% 0 0 33% 1 1 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
1998 37 NYM NL 2 6 3.00 5 83% 40% 40% 0% 20% 60% 0% 50% 33% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2000 39 NYM NL 1 4 4.00 3 75% 33% 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 18 58 3.22 47 81% 23% 34% 23% 17% 74% 0% 60% 53% 50% 0% 0 0 6% 1 1 0% 0 0 11% 0 0 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 23 54 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1985 24 121 12 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 23 2 0 0 3 0 0
1986 25 195 16 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .154 .308 -15 2 0 0 3 0 0
1987 26 263 18 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .133 .267 -27 2 0 0 3 0 0
1988 27 333 19 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 2 0 0 3 0 0
1989 28 393 22 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .158 .158 .158 .316 -13 3 0 0 3 0 0
1990 29 448 27 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 3 0 0 3 0 0
1991 30 500 28 25 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .120 .120 .120 .240 -34 3 0 0 3 0 0
1992 31 531 29 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .115 .115 .115 .231 -36 3 0 0 3 0 0
1993 32 566 30 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 3 0 0 3 0 0
1994 33 613 33 30 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 3 0 0 3 0 0
1995 34 661 33 30 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 3 0 0 3 0 0
1996 35 712 34 31 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .097 .097 .097 .194 -47 3 0 0 3 0 0
1997 36 768 34 31 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .097 .097 .097 .194 -47 3 0 0 3 0 0
1998 37 826 36 33 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .091 .091 .091 .182 -50 3 0 0 3 0 0
1999 38 872 36 33 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .091 .091 .091 .182 -50 3 0 0 3 0 0
2000 39 930 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
2001 40 986 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
2002 41 986 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
2003 42 1020 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
2004 43 1070 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0
2005 44 1095 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .088 .088 .088 .176 -52 3 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1984 23 54 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 54
1985 24 67 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 67
1986 25 74 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 74
1987 26 68 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 68
1988 27 70 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 70
1989 28 60 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
1990 29 55 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 55
1991 30 52 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 52
1992 31 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
1993 32 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 35
1994 33 66 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1996 35 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 51
1998 37 58 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 58
2000 39 58 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 58
14 Seasons 799 35 35 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 780
162 Game Avg. 162 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 780

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1986
1987 *
1989
1990 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1988-NL-Rolaids Relief
1990-NL-Rolaids Relief
2001-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1988-NL-12-7%
1994-NL-20-1%
0.08 Career Shares (949th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1994-NL--7--1%
0.01 Career Shares (260th)

Oldest s c a p y
1999 NL--born 1960-09-17--7th
2000 NL--born 1960-09-17--7th
2001 NL--born 1960-09-17--7th
2003 NL--born 1960-09-17--4th
2004 NL--born 1960-09-17--2nd
2005 NL--born 1960-09-17--2nd

                                         

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