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Julio
Franco		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: August 23, 1958 in D.R., , HATO MAYOR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 23 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1983 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1984 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1985 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1986 27 MIN AL $ 1,137,143   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 28 MIN AL $ 2,928,571   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1988 29 MIN AL $ 4,500,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1989 30 MIN AL $ 4,500,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1990 31 MIN AL $ 4,500,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 23 MIN AL 102 356 40 100 13 1 5 36 8 3 26 52 .281 .331 .365 .696 41.3 7.1
    AAA   52 206 25 55 8 1 3 22 2 1 25 30 .267 .346 .359 .706 26.7  
1983 24 MIN AL 151 609 71 163 24 3 5 50 21 5 54 69 .268 .327 .342 .668 71.7 12.3
1984 25 MIN AL 155 616 66 160 33 2 8 48 15 2 38 85 .260 .303 .359 .662 67.0 10.8
1985 26 MIN AL 90 300 22 72 11 0 2 30 7 0 21 51 .240 .290 .297 .587 25.8 3.5
1986 27 MIN AL 105 388 45 115 26 5 6 58 10 0 34 48 .296 .353 .436 .789 58.1 15.6
1987 28 MIN AL 136 506 55 160 36 1 5 45 12 1 43 58 .316 .371 .421 .792 76.3 16.0
1988 29 MIN AL 153 595 81 159 29 4 10 54 3 1 48 95 .267 .322 .380 .702 70.8 11.1
1989 30 MIN AL 128 467 58 125 22 3 5 60 0 0 36 72 .268 .317 .360 .677 51.9 8.0
1990 31 MIN AL 149 612 91 203 38 2 14 96 2 2 44 91 .332 .376 .469 .845 96.9 20.5
9 Years Sim 1169 4449 529 1257 232 21 60 477 78 14 344 621 .283 .334 .385 .718 559.8 104.8
1 Years AAA 52 206 25 55 8 1 3 22 2 1 25 30 .267 .345 .359 .704 26.7  
162 Game Average 616 73 174 32 2 8 66 10 1 47 86 .283 .334 .385 .718 77.6  
Career Highs 155 616 91 203 38 5 14 96 21 5 54 95 .332 .376 .469 .845 96.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3312 394 946 182 14 45 363 55 11 254 469 .286 .336 .390 .726 428.5
vs LH   1137 135 311 50 7 15 114 23 3 90 152 .274 .326 .369 .696 138.9
Home 574 2125 245 603 112 7 21 215 39 6 172 301 .284 .338 .373 .711 267.1
Away 595 2324 284 654 120 14 39 262 39 8 172 320 .281 .330 .395 .725 300.2
RISP   1005 0 284 67 3 14 390 0 0 87 151 .283 .335 .397 .732 131.9
Pinch Hitting   43 4 12 1 1 2 11 1 0 4 3 .279 .333 .488 .822 7.2
Close/Late   524 48 143 26 0 7 59 0 0 53 67 .273 .337 .363 .700 65.2
Mar/Apr 197 754 89 207 35 3 5 77 12 1 58 120 .275 .324 .349 .672 86.6
May 217 818 104 247 53 5 12 80 14 5 77 117 .302 .365 .423 .788 121.4
June 229 878 82 234 47 2 11 105 17 0 57 120 .267 .311 .362 .673 99.4
July 191 738 87 216 42 6 10 73 15 2 61 93 .293 .347 .407 .754 102.6
August 173 653 89 185 29 2 14 73 11 5 51 94 .283 .335 .398 .733 85.9
Sep/Oct 162 608 78 168 26 3 8 69 9 1 40 77 .276 .320 .368 .688 71.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1982 23 MIN AL 1B 98 98 849.3 984 72 9 98 .992 11.19   1.5
    SS 3 3 27.0 6 10 0 4 1.000 5.33   0.1
    2B 1 0 6.0 0 7 0 1 1.000 10.50   0.1
1983 24 MIN AL SS 150 148 1327.0 223 536 37 114 .954 5.15   5.4
1984 25 MIN AL SS 151 145 1298.7 207 544 34 101 .957 5.20   4.7
1985 26 MIN AL SS 79 75 643.0 101 274 16 42 .959 5.25   1.4
    1B 5 0 15.0 16 1 0 2 1.000 10.20   0.0
    2B 4 0 13.0 5 5 0 2 1.000 6.92   0.1
1986 27 MIN AL SS 99 98 862.0 117 358 27 66 .946 4.96   1.7
    2B 4 0 10.7 2 2 1 0 .800 3.38   0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 2 1.000 18.00   0.0
1987 28 MIN AL SS 127 125 1083.3 144 417 16 64 .972 4.66   4.6
    2B 4 2 21.0 4 9 0 1 1.000 5.57   0.0
    1B 4 0 14.0 22 0 0 0 1.000 14.14   0.0
1988 29 MIN AL SS 148 144 1284.3 172 492 27 80 .961 4.65   5.3
    2B 6 0 12.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 3.75   0.0
    1B 1 0 7.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 10.29   0.0
1989 30 MIN AL SS 126 125 1107.0 166 430 25 94 .960 4.85   5.1
    1B 1 0 4.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1990 31 MIN AL SS 144 142 1266.0 185 441 28 89 .957 4.45   3.9
    2B 3 0 7.3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.68   0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1027 1005 8898.3 1321 3502 210 654 .958 4.88   32.3
  1B 110 98 891.3 1038 75 9 102 .992 11.24   1.7
  2B 23 2 71.0 14 29 1 5 .977 5.45   0.2
  RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1161 1105 9863.6 2373 3606 220 761 .965 5.46   34.2
Career Highs   155 148 1327.0 990 544 37 114 .992 11.01    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 31 MIN AL 16 70 8 21 5 1 2 8 0 0 2 10 .300 .319 .486 .805
Career Post-Season Batting 16 70 8 21 5 1 2 8 0 0 2 10 .300 .319 .486 .805
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1987-9-.316
1990-3-.332
 On-Base Pct
1990-9-.376
 At-Bats
1983-6-609
1984-6-616
1988-7-595
1990-3-612
 Hits
1990-2-203
 Total Bases
1990-8-287
 Singles
1983-6-131
1990-1-149
Triples
1986-10-5
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Phil Linz (958)
  2. Brian Giles (956)
  3. Hubie Brooks (954)
  4. Rick Auerbach (937)
  5. Alan Bannister (932)
  6. Johnny Ray (930)
  7. Johnny Logan (928)
  8. Danny O'Connell (922)
  9. Skeeter Newsome (918)
  10. Dick Smith (916)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1982
Had first career hit on 6/3/1982, off Mike Norris (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1982, off Jeff Lahti (LAD)
Injured on 7/5/1985 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for 9 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,137,143 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Colorado on 5/13/1986
Injured on 8/3/1986 with a Spasms Back, out for 7 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
9/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/7/1987 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1989, hitting .440 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 8/15/1989 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
 
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