Matt Franco
Matthew Neil Franco
Born: August 19, 1969
Santa Monica, CA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 1995-2003
Draft: Round 7 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Westlake HS (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Matt Franco compiled a career batting average of .267 with 22 home runs and 117 RBI in his 661-game career with the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NL | New York Mets | 14 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .194 | .235 | .323 | .558 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | New York Mets | 112 | 176 | 163 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | .276 | .330 | .399 | .728 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | NL | New York Mets | 103 | 187 | 161 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 26 | .273 | .366 | .360 | .726 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 122 | 161 | 132 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | .235 | .366 | .364 | .730 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | 101 | 157 | 134 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | .239 | .340 | .313 | .653 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 81 | 233 | 205 | 25 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 31 | .317 | .395 | .517 | .912 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 112 | 148 | 134 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 26 | .246 | .299 | .351 | .650 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 661 | 1113 | 977 | 110 | 261 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 158 | .267 | .349 | .391 | .740 | 382 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .667 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1996 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 8 | 6 | 45.0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 2.800 | 1.750 |
| 1996 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.000 | 6.500 |
| 1997 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 39 | 20 | 191.7 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 6 | .937 | 2.770 | 1.513 |
| 1997 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 13 | 3 | 48.3 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.055 | 4.154 |
| 1997 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 13 | 11 | 84.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.464 | 1.769 |
| 1998 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 13 | 8 | 76.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.421 | .923 |
| 1998 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 11 | 6 | 72.3 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.959 | 6.545 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 19 | 6 | 68.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.721 | .684 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 12 | 5 | 55.3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 3.090 | 1.583 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 19 | 2 | 44.0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 9.409 | 2.421 |
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 28 | 8 | 109.0 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .990 | 8.009 | 3.464 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 22 | 7 | 86.7 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 2.804 | 1.227 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 | .667 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 51 | 49 | 384.7 | 353 | 30 | 4 | 31 | .990 | 8.961 | 7.510 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 4 | 1 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.227 | .750 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 15 | 10 | 100.7 | 122 | 6 | 3 | 13 | .977 | 11.444 | 8.533 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | .333 |
| Totals | 284 | 145 | 1435.3 | 796 | 174 | 20 | 80 | .980 | 6.082 | 3.415 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLDS2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 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 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2000 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.500 |
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