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John Franco
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 2012
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 43 of 1252 players
John Anthony Franco
Born: September 17, 1960 at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 5.10 Weight: 175

John Franco has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 29 times, most recently on November 6, 2024.

First Mets game: April 11, 1990
Last Mets game: October 3, 2004

John Franco as a Mets Opponent - Regular Season Pitching Record
Year	Team	G	IP	W	L	Pct.	R	ER	SO	BB	GS	CG	ShO	Sv	ERA
1984	Cincinnati (NL)	3	4.1	0	0	0.000	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1985	Cincinnati (NL)	5	8.2	1	1	0.500	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	1.04
1986	Cincinnati (NL)	7	11.2	1	0	1.000	3	0	13	6	0	0	0	2	0.00
1987	Cincinnati (NL)	4	4.1	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.00
1988	Cincinnati (NL)	5	5.1	0	2	0.000	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	3.38
1989	Cincinnati (NL)	3	4.1	0	0	0.000	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2005	Houston (NL)	3	0.2	0	1	0.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals		30	39.1	2	4	0.333	8	3	27	13	0	0	0	11	0.69

John Franco as a Mets Opponent - Regular Season Batting Record
Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	Avg.	TB	Slg.	OBP
1984	Cincinnati (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
1985	Cincinnati (NL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
1986	Cincinnati (NL)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
1987	Cincinnati (NL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
1988	Cincinnati (NL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
1989	Cincinnati (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
2005	Houston (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000
Totals		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	.000	.000

Mets Batters vs. John Franco
34 results. Click on column header to sort.

Name	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	TB	Avg.	Slg.	OBP
Elster, Kevin	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333
Chapman, Kelvin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Gorman, Tom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Johnson, Howard	15	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	4	.200	.267	.250
Strawberry, Darryl	12	2	0	0	2	4	0	4	1	0	0	8	.167	.667	.412
Wilson, Mookie	10	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	.300	.300	.364
Dykstra, Lenny	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Hernandez, Keith	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.182
Carter, Gary	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.111
Foster, George	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.250
Santana, Rafael	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	.167	.333	.286
Knight, Ray	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333
Teufel, Tim	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
McReynolds, Kevin	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500
Lyons, Barry	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Magadan, Dave	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Mazzilli, Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jefferies, Gregg	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Mitchell, Kevin	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.333
Brooks, Hubie	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
Backman, Wally	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Aguilera, Rick	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.500
Reyes, Jose	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
Samuel, Juan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Name	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	TB	Avg.	Slg.	OBP
Floyd, Cliff	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
Mientkiewicz, Doug	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Gardenhire, Ron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Heep, Danny	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Ortiz, Junior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
McDowell, Roger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
Miller, Keith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
Christensen, John	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Anderson, Marlon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lombardi, Phil	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

John Franco vs. Mets Pitchers
1 results. Click on column header to sort.

Name	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	TB	Avg.	Slg.	OBP
Sisk, Doug	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000

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