Matt Franco

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: August 19, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 7th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA).

High School: Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA)

Last Game: September 27, 2003 (Age 34-039d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Matthew Neil Franco

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

977

261

.267

110

RBI

117

OBP

.349

SLG

.391

OPS

.740

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1987	17	-2.9	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	CHC	62	228	202	25	50	10	1	1	21	4	1	26	41	.248	.333	.322	.655	65		0	0	0	1
1988	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	CHC	64	270	243	33	73	11	1	3	37	2	1	26	18	.300	.367	.391	.758	95		0	0	1	3
1988	18	-2.8	Geneva	NYPL	A-	CHC	44	184	164	19	42	2	0	3	21	2	0	19	13	.256	.332	.323	.655	53		0	0	1	3
1988	18	-2.0	Wytheville	APPY	Rk	CHC	20	86	79	14	31	9	1	0	16	0	1	7	5	.392	.442	.532	.974	42		0	0	0	0
1989	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	CHC	125	508	435	46	115	20	1	5	57	2	3	62	45	.264	.354	.349	.703	152	1	1	5	5	0
1989	19	-2.4	Charleston WV	SALL	A	CHC	109	443	377	42	102	16	1	5	48	2	2	57	40	.271	.363	.358	.721	135		0	5	4	0
1989	19	-2.9	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	16	65	58	4	13	4	0	0	9	0	1	5	5	.224	.292	.293	.585	17	1	1	0	1	0
1990	20	-1.7	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	123	490	443	52	125	33	2	6	65	4	4	43	39	.282	.346	.406	.752	180		1	1	2	2
1991	21	-1.1	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHC	104	363	307	47	66	12	1	4	41	4	1	46	42	.215	.316	.300	.616	92	6	2	2	6	2
1992	22	-1.9	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	CHC	108	373	343	35	97	18	3	2	31	3	3	26	46	.283	.332	.370	.703	127	4	1	0	3	1
1993	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	130	490	436	55	133	37	5	12	66	7	7	45	60	.305	.370	.495	.866	216	8	3	1	5	5
1993	23	-4.2	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	62	219	199	24	58	17	4	5	29	4	1	16	30	.292	.343	.493	.835	98	6	1	0	3	3
1993	23	-0.6	Orlando	SOUL	AA	CHC	68	271	237	31	75	20	1	7	37	3	6	29	30	.317	.393	.498	.891	118	2	2	1	2	2
1994	24	-2.8	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	128	498	437	63	121	32	4	11	71	3	3	52	66	.277	.353	.444	.797	194	7	2	2	5	5
1995	25	-2.0	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	121	499	455	51	128	28	5	6	58	1	1	37	44	.281	.331	.404	.736	184	11	0	1	6	5
1995	25	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	17	17	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.294	.294	.353	.647	6	0	0	0	0	0
1996	26	-0.5	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	133	557	508	74	164	40	2	7	81	5	2	36	55	.323	.365	.451	.816	229	10	3	1	9	3
1996	26	-2.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	14	34	31	3	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	5	.194	.235	.323	.558	10	1	1	0	1	0
1997	27	0.8	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	7	29	26	5	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.269	.345	.346	.691	9	0	1	0	0	1
1997	27	-1.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	112	176	163	21	45	5	0	5	21	1	0	13	23	.276	.330	.399	.728	65	4	0	0	0	4
1998	28	1.7	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	5	22	19	2	7	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	.368	.455	.421	.876	8	1	0	0	0	0
1998	28	-0.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	103	187	161	20	44	7	2	1	13	0	1	23	26	.273	.366	.360	.726	58	8	1	1	1	6
1999	29	0.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	122	161	132	18	31	5	0	4	21	0	0	28	21	.235	.367	.364	.730	48	9	0	0	1	3
2000	30	3.0	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	14	54	51	3	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	.137	.185	.157	.342	8	0	0	0	0	0
2000	30	0.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	101	157	134	9	32	4	0	2	14	0	0	21	22	.239	.340	.313	.653	42	3	0	1	1	3
2001	31	4.1	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	124	492	433	49	106	25	1	8	47	5	2	52	72	.245	.325	.363	.688	157	16	2	0	5	7
2002	32	4.8	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	47	192	173	24	50	11	0	6	28	1	0	14	19	.289	.349	.457	.806	79	6	3	0	2	0
2002	32	2.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	81	233	205	25	65	15	4	6	30	1	0	27	31	.317	.395	.517	.912	106	5	0	0	1	2
2003	33	3.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	112	148	134	11	33	5	0	3	15	0	1	11	26	.246	.299	.351	.650	47	4	0	1	2	0
2004	34	5.1	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		130	503	439	70	122	35	2	16	65	1	2	58	66	.278	.363	.476	.839	209	11	2	1	3	1
2005	35	5.4	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		129	520	464	73	139	28	0	21	78	2	2	52	90	.300	.372	.496	.868	230	7	2	1	1	1
2006	36	6.7	Chiba Lotte	JPPL	Fgn		91	298	274	33	72	8	0	7	20	1	1	21	49	.263	.317	.369	.685	101	9	1	1	1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		661	1113	977	110	261	43	6	22	117	2	2	124	158	.267	.349	.391	.740	382	34	2	3	7	18
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		1295	5065	4511	564	1249	281	26	71	605	43	28	473	560	.277	.345	.398	.743	1795	70	19	13	49	35
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		350	1321	1177	176	333	71	2	44	163	4	5	131	205	.283	.356	.459	.815	540	27	5	3	5	3
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2306	7499	6665	850	1843	395	34	137	885	49	35	728	923	.277	.347	.408	.755	2717	131	26	19	61	56

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		641	2562	2301	295	648	157	16	43	316	21	9	215	299	.282	.342	.420	.762	966	57	12	4	30	24
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		176	644	580	66	172	38	4	9	68	6	9	55	76	.297	.358	.422	.780	245	6	3	1	5	3
A+ (1 season)					Minors		104	363	307	47	66	12	1	4	41	4	1	46	42	.215	.316	.300	.616	92	6	2	2	6	2
A (2 seasons)					Minors		248	998	878	98	240	53	3	11	122	6	7	105	84	.273	.350	.378	.728	332		2	6	7	2
A- (1 season)					Minors		44	184	164	19	42	2	0	3	21	2	0	19	13	.256	.332	.323	.655	53		0	0	1	3
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		82	314	281	39	81	19	2	1	37	4	2	33	46	.288	.363	.381	.744	107		0	0	0	1