Matt Franco
Matthew Neil Franco
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 19, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA
High School: Westlake (Westlake Village, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1995
Final Game: September 27, 2003
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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
1995 25 CHC NL 16 17 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 .294 .353 .647 72 6 0 0 0 0 0 /435
1996 26 NYM NL 14 34 31 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 .194 .235 .323 .558 49 10 1 1 0 1 0 /53
1997 27 NYM NL 112 176 163 21 45 5 0 5 21 1 0 13 23 .276 .330 .399 .728 93 65 4 0 0 0 4 53/D7
1998 28 NYM NL 103 187 161 20 44 7 2 1 13 0 1 23 26 .273 .366 .360 .726 93 58 8 1 1 1 6 573/D9
1999 29 NYM NL 122 161 132 18 31 5 0 4 21 0 0 28 21 .235 .366 .364 .730 88 48 9 0 0 1 3 375/D91
2000 30 NYM NL 101 157 134 9 32 4 0 2 14 0 0 21 22 .239 .340 .313 .653 70 42 3 0 1 1 3 35/7D4
2002 32 ATL NL 81 233 205 25 65 15 4 6 30 1 0 27 31 .317 .395 .517 .912 136 106 5 0 0 1 2 3/79
2003 33 ATL NL 112 148 134 11 33 5 0 3 15 0 1 11 26 .246 .299 .351 .650 69 47 4 0 1 2 0 3/D97
8 Seasons 661 1113 977 110 261 43 6 22 117 2 2 124 158 .267 .349 .391 .740 93 382 34 2 3 7 18
162 Game Avg. 162 273 239 27 64 11 1 5 29 0 0 30 39 .267 .349 .391 .740 93 94 8 0 1 2 4
NYM (5 yrs) 452 715 621 71 158 22 2 13 71 1 1 86 97 .254 .345 .359 .704 85 223 25 2 2 4 16
ATL (2 yrs) 193 381 339 36 98 20 4 9 45 1 1 38 57 .289 .358 .451 .809 110 153 9 0 1 3 2
CHC (1 yr) 16 17 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 .294 .353 .647 72 6 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
1995 25 CHC NL 17 12 2 4.5 105 .385 .294 .268 .294 .337 .353 .418 .647 .755 72 .464 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .059 .059
1996 26 NYM NL 34 27 2 2.0 102 .192 .194 .264 .235 .332 .323 .413 .558 .745 49 .164 -2.3 -0.2 .462 .161 .129 .0
1997 27 NYM NL 176 122 21 4.6 106 .296 .276 .267 .330 .338 .399 .419 .728 .757 93 .475 -2.2 -0.2 .648 .209 .123 1.7
1998 28 NYM NL 187 128 20 4.2 107 .319 .273 .268 .366 .338 .360 .422 .726 .760 93 .434 -0.8 -0.1 .643 .224 .087 .0
1999 29 NYM NL 161 111 17 4.1 114 .250 .235 .273 .366 .348 .364 .440 .730 .788 88 .384 -1.5 -0.1 .691 .341 .129 .0
2000 30 NYM NL 157 107 15 3.8 113 .270 .239 .268 .340 .345 .313 .438 .653 .784 70 .344 -5.5 -0.5 .600 .231 .075 .0
2002 32 ATL NL 233 146 42 7.7 109 .349 .317 .268 .395 .342 .517 .427 .912 .769 136 .704 11.3 1.1 .924 .337 .200 1.7
2003 33 ATL NL 148 109 14 3.4 110 .280 .246 .270 .299 .342 .351 .433 .650 .775 69 .341 -6.4 -0.6 .538 .179 .104 .0
8 Seasons 1113 762 133 4.7 109 .297 .267 .269 .349 .342 .391 .428 .740 .770 93 .471 -8.0 -0.7 .676 .251 .124 3.7
162 Game Avg. 273 187 33 4.7 109 .297 .267 .269 .349 .342 .391 .428 .740 .770 93 .471 -8.0 -0.7 .676 .251 .124 1
NYM (5 yrs) 715 495 75 4.1 109 .282 .254 .269 .345 .342 .359 .428 .704 .770 85 .400 -12.2 -1.1 .636 .243 .105 1.9
ATL (2 yrs) 381 255 56 5.9 109 .322 .289 .269 .358 .342 .451 .429 .809 .771 110 .587 5.0 0.5 .761 .274 .162 1.8
CHC (1 yr) 17 12 2 4.5 105 .385 .294 .268 .294 .337 .353 .418 .647 .755 72 .464 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .059 .059

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 29 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 29 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 2 0 0 0 0 0
2000 30 NYM NL NLCS STL W 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 30 NYM NL WS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 32 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 33 ATL NL NLDS CHC L 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (6 Series) 15 12 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 .250 .200 .450 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 7 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 7 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .400 .733 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 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
1995 25 CHC NL 17 0.0% 23.5% 0.0% 5.9% 20% 4.3 17.0 0.30 0.50 76% 46% 0.0% 10%
1996 26 NYM NL 34 2.9% 14.7% 2.9% 5.9% 33% 5.00 6.2 31.0 15.5 0.93 0.91 76% 26% 7.7% 7%
1997 27 NYM NL 176 2.8% 13.1% 7.4% 5.7% 22% 1.77 7.1 32.6 7.8 1.06 1.15 77% 19% 9.3% 16%
1998 28 NYM NL 187 0.5% 13.9% 12.3% 5.4% 23% 1.13 6.2 161.0 12.4 0.97 1.46 72% 27% 1.6% 12%
1999 29 NYM NL 161 2.5% 13.0% 17.4% 5.6% 29% 0.75 6.3 33.0 6.3 1.04 1.37 67% 19% 8.9% 18%
2000 30 NYM NL 157 1.3% 14.0% 13.4% 3.8% 19% 1.05 6.1 67.0 9.6 0.71 0.87 71% 22% 3.6% 15%
2002 32 ATL NL 233 2.6% 13.3% 11.6% 10.7% 39% 1.15 6.6 34.2 6.8 1.01 1.46 73% 23% 8.0% 11%
2003 33 ATL NL 148 2.0% 17.6% 7.4% 5.4% 24% 2.36 5.2 44.7 8.9 1.12 1.44 72% 14% 6.7% 13%
8 Seasons 1113 2.0% 14.2% 11.1% 6.4% 27% 1.27 6.2 44.4 8.4 0.96 1.25 72% 21% 6.2% 14%
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
1995 25 CHC NL 0 0 60% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1996 26 NYM NL 1 0 29% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
1997 27 NYM NL 0 0 30% 44 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 40% 11 7 4 1 1 0 3 0 2
1998 28 NYM NL 2 0 28% 71 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 52% 11 7 4 8 3 5 2 0 2
1999 29 NYM NL 0 0 26% 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 61% 8 4 4 4 2 2 6 1 5
2000 30 NYM NL 1 0 14% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 29% 10 7 3 3 2 0 1 0 1
2002 32 ATL NL 2 0 22% 108 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 27% 13 9 3 3 2 0 10 5 4
2003 33 ATL NL 1 0 20% 38 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 1
8 Seasons 7 0 24% 404 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 33 41% 62 40 21 19 10 7 29 9 17
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
1995 25 CHC NL 17 94% 5 0 0 11 3 0 0 1.23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1996 26 NYM NL 34 94% 6 0 0 5 1 0 1 1.32 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 1 50% 25 2 8% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1997 27 NYM NL 176 87% 45 4 0 62 19 3 10 1.67 5 0 4 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 0% 36 4 11% 17 7 41% 117 16 14% 8 2 25% 12 7 58% 0
1998 28 NYM NL 187 93% 44 13 0 55 14 1 6 1.78 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 42 8 19% 20 7 35% 132 12 9% 14 3 21% 17 6 35% 0
1999 29 NYM NL 161 96% 31 1 0 59 14 1 8 1.38 4 0 9 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 42 9 21% 23 7 30% 138 19 14% 21 9 43% 9 2 22% 0
2000 30 NYM NL 157 92% 32 1 0 47 10 0 5 1.18 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 35 3 9% 19 4 21% 113 13 12% 9 5 56% 10 3 30% 0
2002 32 ATL NL 233 97% 65 2 0 23 5 0 2 1.29 6 1 6 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 40 5 13% 18 7 39% 142 25 18% 8 4 50% 18 9 50% 0
2003 33 ATL NL 148 92% 33 1 0 78 15 2 7 0.80 3 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 100% 23 4 17% 13 7 54% 94 13 14% 7 4 57% 9 6 67% 0
8 Seasons 1113 93% 261 22 0 340 81 7 39 1.33 22 1 35 21 1 11 11 0 4 3 75% 228 34 15% 113 40 35% 771 101 13% 68 28 41% 76 34 45% 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
1995 25 CHC NL 17 62 3.65 42 68% 29% 19% 21% 31% 71% 0% 48% 73% 24% 0% 0 0 6% 1 1 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
1996 26 NYM NL 34 140 4.12 90 65% 23% 12% 34% 30% 77% 0% 49% 84% 31% 3% 1 0 24% 8 4 15% 5 4 20% 0 1 0
1997 27 NYM NL 153 509 3.33 319 63% 27% 12% 22% 39% 73% 3% 46% 83% 30% 6% 9 2 16% 25 12 6% 9 5 32% 23 0 1
1998 28 NYM NL 187 698 3.73 406 58% 28% 9% 30% 34% 72% 6% 42% 88% 29% 7% 13 1 16% 29 8 12% 22 13 50% 0 0 0
1999 29 NYM NL 161 636 3.95 368 58% 27% 13% 29% 30% 73% 3% 42% 82% 24% 11% 18 1 19% 30 10 10% 16 9 38% 0 0 0
2000 30 NYM NL 157 594 3.78 348 59% 28% 12% 27% 33% 72% 4% 42% 83% 25% 6% 10 0 18% 29 13 8% 13 8 27% 0 0 0
2002 32 ATL NL 233 893 3.83 502 56% 28% 10% 27% 35% 72% 2% 40% 86% 24% 6% 15 0 22% 51 26 11% 26 16 39% 0 0 0
2003 33 ATL NL 148 532 3.59 354 67% 24% 15% 30% 31% 76% 0% 51% 81% 34% 1% 1 0 9% 14 9 6% 9 3 38% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1090 4064 3.73 2429 60% 27% 12% 28% 33% 73% 3% 44% 84% 27% 6% 67 4 17% 187 83 9% 100 58 38% 23 1 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
1995 25 16 17 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 .294 .353 .647 72 6 0 0 0 0 0
1996 26 30 51 48 6 11 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 9 .229 .255 .333 .588 57 16 1 1 0 1 0
1997 27 142 227 211 27 56 7 0 6 24 1 0 14 32 .265 .313 .384 .697 85 81 5 1 0 1 4
1998 28 245 414 372 47 100 14 2 7 37 1 1 37 58 .269 .337 .374 .710 89 139 13 2 1 2 10
1999 29 367 575 504 65 131 19 2 11 58 1 1 65 79 .260 .345 .371 .716 89 187 22 2 1 3 13
2000 30 468 732 638 74 163 23 2 13 72 1 1 86 101 .255 .344 .359 .703 85 229 25 2 2 4 16
2001 31 468 732 638 74 163 23 2 13 72 1 1 86 101 .255 .344 .359 .703 85 229 25 2 2 4 16
2002 32 549 965 843 99 228 38 6 19 102 2 1 113 132 .270 .356 .397 .754 97 335 30 2 2 5 18
2003 33 661 1113 977 110 261 43 6 22 117 2 2 124 158 .267 .349 .391 .740 93 382 34 2 3 7 18

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
1995 25 18 19 19 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 16
1996 26 14 34 31 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 .194 .235 .323 .558 2 14
1997 27 112 175 162 21 44 5 0 5 21 1 13 23 .272 .326 .395 .721 21 112
1998 28 103 184 160 20 43 7 2 1 13 0 22 26 .269 .359 .356 .715 20 103
1999 29 122 155 129 16 28 5 0 4 18 0 25 21 .217 .342 .349 .691 15 122
2000 30 101 156 134 8 32 4 0 2 13 0 21 22 .239 .340 .313 .653 14 101
2002 32 81 232 204 24 64 15 4 6 29 1 27 31 .314 .392 .515 .907 41 81
2003 33 112 144 132 11 31 5 0 3 14 0 10 26 .235 .285 .341 .626 13 112
8 Seasons 663 1099 971 107 248 42 6 22 111 2 119 158 .255 .336 .379 .715 128 661
162 Game Avg. 162 269 237 26 61 10 1 5 27 0 29 39 .255 .336 .379 .715 31 661

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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