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
2,586H
173HR
1,194RBI
281SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1997-09-28 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1988-07-27 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1983-05-10 | 1 in 2,019 player-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 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 29 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 560 | 153 | 8 | 80 | 32 | .273 | – | – |
| 1984 | Cleveland Guardians | 160 | 658 | 188 | 3 | 79 | 19 | .286 | – | – |
| 1985 | Cleveland Guardians | 160 | 636 | 183 | 6 | 90 | 13 | .288 | – | – |
| 1986 | Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 599 | 183 | 10 | 74 | 10 | .306 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cleveland Guardians | 128 | 495 | 158 | 8 | 52 | 32 | .319 | – | – |
| 1988 | Cleveland Guardians | 152 | 613 | 186 | 10 | 54 | 25 | .303 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Texas Rangers | 150 | 548 | 173 | 13 | 92 | 21 | .316 | – | – |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | 157 | 582 | 172 | 11 | 69 | 31 | .296 | – | – |
| 1991 | Texas Rangers | 146 | 589 | 201 | 15 | 78 | 36 | .341 | – | – |
| 1992 | Texas Rangers | 35 | 107 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1993 | Texas Rangers | 144 | 532 | 154 | 14 | 84 | 9 | .289 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Chicago White Sox | 112 | 433 | 138 | 20 | 98 | 8 | .319 | – | – |
| 1996 | Cleveland Guardians | 112 | 432 | 139 | 14 | 76 | 8 | .322 | – | – |
| 1997 | Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers | 120 | 430 | 116 | 7 | 44 | 15 | .270 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Atlanta Braves | 25 | 90 | 27 | 3 | 11 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 2002 | Atlanta Braves | 125 | 338 | 96 | 6 | 30 | 5 | .284 | – | – |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves | 103 | 197 | 58 | 5 | 31 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 2004 | Atlanta Braves | 125 | 320 | 99 | 6 | 57 | 4 | .309 | – | – |
| 2005 | Atlanta Braves | 108 | 233 | 64 | 9 | 42 | 4 | .275 | – | – |
| 2006 |  New York Mets | 95 | 165 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 6 | .273 | – | – |
| 2007 | Atlanta Braves, New York Mets | 55 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .222 | – | – |