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Matt Franco
Matthew Neil Franco

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut September 6, 1995
Final Game September 27, 2003
Born August 19, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA (age 54)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 25 FLN NL    7   19    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    7  .211  .211  .263  .474    65     5   0   0   0   0   0  
 1996 26 NYN NL    7   24    2    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .250  .240  .500  .740   100    12   0   1   0   0   1  
 1997 27 NYN NL  110  155   24   54   8   0   4   16   0   0    5   27  .348  .366  .477  .844   120    74   0   1   1   0   2  
 1998 28 NYN NL   90  147   15   39   4   2   0    8   0   0   22   22  .265  .365  .320  .684    92    47   0   0   0   1   7  
 1999 29 NYN NL   53   75   12   20   5   0   2    8   0   0   11   11  .267  .356  .413  .770   102    31   0   1   0   0   1  
 2000 30 NYN NL   48  108   10   17   4   0   1   11   0   0   20   22  .157  .289  .222  .511    68    24   0   0   1   0   2  
 2001           [Did not play]
 2002 32 SEA AL   51  191   34   68  15   4   4   40   0   0   31   28  .356  .442  .539  .981   136   103   0   2   0   0   4  
 2003 33 LAN NL   22   66    4   17   3   0   2    4   0   0    8   11  .258  .338  .394  .732    98    26   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      388  785  103  225  43   6  14   90   0   0   97  132  .287  .364  .410  .774         322   0   5   2   1  18
 Per 600 PA           530   70  152  29   4   9   61   0   0   66   89                                 218   0   3   1   1  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYN      308  509   63  136  24   2   8   46   0   0   58   86  .267  .342  .369  .711         188   0   3   2   1  13
   With SEA       51  191   34   68  15   4   4   40   0   0   31   28  .356  .442  .539  .981         103   0   2   0   0   4
   With LAN       22   66    4   17   3   0   2    4   0   0    8   11  .258  .338  .394  .732          26   0   0   0   0   1
   With FLN        7   19    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    7  .211  .211  .263  .474           5   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      661  977  110  261  43   6  22  117   2   2  124  158  .267  .349  .391  .740         382   3   7  18   2  34
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1995 25 FLN NL  21    1   1.9   1   0   0  .000   3    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e37     -173   
 1996 26 NYN NL   0    2   3.4   2   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   4e7       182   
 1997 27 NYN NL   9   26   6.9  88  28   2  .318   3    8    3  .375    0    0  .000  1B   4e8       116   
 1998 28 NYN NL   9   17   4.0  53  17   0  .321   0    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  1B   3e8       -41   
 1999 29 NYN NL  13   11   5.6  34   8   0  .235   1   11    9  .818    0    0  .000  1B   3e7        40   
 2000 30 NYN NL   8    7   2.3  14   3   0  .214   0    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  1B   4e13     -142   
 2001           [Did not play]
 2002 32 SEA AL   4   47  10.0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              69   
 2003 33 LAN NL   4    9   4.9   3   1   0  .333   3    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  1B   4e30       82   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          123   5.7 196  57   2  .291  10   46   25  .543    0    0  .000                  21   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1995 25 FLN NL  3B     7     2     4    2    1   .750     4    33.0   1.64
                 2B     1     1     1    1    0   .667     1     7.0   2.57
 1996 26 NYN NL  1B     5    40     3    0    5  1.000     5    43.1   8.93
 1997 27 NYN NL  1B    20   128     9    1   17   .993    13   126.0   9.79
                 3B    12     1     1    2    0   .500     3    32.1   0.56
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1998 28 NYN NL  1B    25   199    19    0   16  1.000    22   201.2   9.73
                 LF     8     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    22.0   1.64
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1999 29 NYN NL  1B    12    78    10    0   10  1.000     9    85.1   9.28
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
                 LF     2     0     0    1    0   .000     1     8.0   0.00
 2000 30 NYN NL  1B    28   254    21    0   23  1.000    28   247.2   9.99
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 2001           [Did not play]
 2002 32 SEA AL  1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 2003 33 LAN NL  1B    19   160    11    3   15   .983    19   159.2   9.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   110   859    73    4   86   .996    96   864.2   9.70
                 3B    21     3     5    4    1   .667     7    67.1   1.07
                 LF    12     5     0    1    0   .833     2    34.0   1.32
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
                 2B     1     1     1    1    0   .667     1     7.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1998 NLDS  NYN SDN   L    2   1  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 1.000  0
 2002 ALDS  SEA BOA   L    4  13  0  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  .154  .267  .154  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1995  FLN   94-68   Thomas Treece
 1996  NYN   75-87   Jon Fellows
 1997  NYN   79-83   Jon Fellows
 1998  NYN   90-72   Jon Fellows
 1999  NYN   89-73   Jon Fellows
 2000  NYN   80-82   Jon Fellows
 2002  SEA  102-60   Jeff Tripodi
 2003  LAN   73-89   Billy Vanson

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