Julio Franco
1982–2007 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays
2,527G
.298AVG
.365OBP
.417SLG
More career statistics
2,586H
173HR
1,194RBI
281SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,527 | 9,731 | 8,677 | 1,285 | 2,586 | 407 | 54 | 173 | 1,194 | 917 | 1,341 | 281 | 107 | 38 | 80 | 3,620 | .298 | .365 | .417 | .782 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1988-07-03 to 1988-07-27
46longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1989-04-09 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1986-07-09 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1989-07-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1283 | 4824 | 1351 | 86 | 626 | 483 | 612 | .317 | .380 | .441 |
| Away | 1244 | 4907 | 1235 | 87 | 568 | 434 | 729 | .280 | .340 | .394 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 377 | 1420 | 351 | 27 | 196 | 142 | 192 | .279 | .347 | .395 |
| May | 454 | 1734 | 458 | 38 | 219 | 156 | 288 | .294 | .354 | .436 |
| June | 444 | 1775 | 475 | 32 | 201 | 172 | 250 | .300 | .365 | .424 |
| July | 403 | 1547 | 416 | 25 | 191 | 150 | 179 | .303 | .366 | .412 |
| August | 398 | 1545 | 436 | 28 | 195 | 134 | 196 | .314 | .369 | .428 |
| September | 419 | 1594 | 414 | 21 | 178 | 153 | 223 | .294 | .356 | .399 |
| October | 31 | 115 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | .346 | .400 | .490 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 171 | 712 | 214 | 16 | 114 | 63 | 87 | .334 | .389 | .464 |
| boston-red-sox | 160 | 662 | 176 | 16 | 98 | 63 | 92 | .299 | .361 | .435 |
| detroit-tigers | 155 | 687 | 179 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 83 | .295 | .362 | .430 |
| new-york-yankees | 151 | 638 | 171 | 12 | 63 | 58 | 87 | .297 | .359 | .423 |
| baltimore-orioles | 148 | 626 | 171 | 6 | 76 | 53 | 92 | .302 | .358 | .399 |
| athletics | 147 | 639 | 164 | 8 | 60 | 63 | 66 | .292 | .355 | .386 |
| kansas-city-royals | 145 | 623 | 164 | 15 | 74 | 60 | 73 | .294 | .360 | .422 |
| seattle-mariners | 145 | 603 | 157 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 80 | .292 | .353 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 16 | 29 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .276 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 149 | 560 | 153 | 8 | 80 | 32 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 160 | 658 | 188 | 3 | 79 | 19 | .286 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 160 | 636 | 183 | 6 | 90 | 13 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 149 | 599 | 183 | 10 | 74 | 10 | .306 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 128 | 495 | 158 | 8 | 52 | 32 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 152 | 613 | 186 | 10 | 54 | 25 | .303 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 150 | 548 | 173 | 13 | 92 | 21 | .316 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 157 | 582 | 172 | 11 | 69 | 31 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 146 | 589 | 201 | 15 | 78 | 36 | .341 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 35 | 107 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .234 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 144 | 532 | 154 | 14 | 84 | 9 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 112 | 433 | 138 | 20 | 98 | 8 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 112 | 432 | 139 | 14 | 76 | 8 | .322 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers | 120 | 430 | 116 | 7 | 44 | 15 | .270 | – | – |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 25 | 90 | 27 | 3 | 11 | – | .300 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 125 | 338 | 96 | 6 | 30 | 5 | .284 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 103 | 197 | 58 | 5 | 31 | – | .294 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 125 | 320 | 99 | 6 | 57 | 4 | .309 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 108 | 233 | 64 | 9 | 42 | 4 | .275 | – | – | |
| 2006 | 95 | 165 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 6 | .273 | – | – | |
| 2007 | Atlanta Braves, New York Mets | 55 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .222 | – | – |