Matt Franco
1995–2003 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
661G
.267AVG
.349OBP
.391SLG
More career statistics
261H
22HR
117RBI
2SB
1.1IP
2K
13.50ERA
0GS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | 1,113 | 977 | 110 | 261 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 117 | 124 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 382 | .267 | .349 | .391 | .740 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 4.500 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2002-06-29 to 2002-07-15
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2002-07-31 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 2002-09-11 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 8 total bases | 2002-08-27 | 1 in 167 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 542 | 136 | 11 | 64 | 66 | 71 | .290 | .373 | .426 |
| Away | 331 | 571 | 125 | 11 | 53 | 58 | 87 | .246 | .320 | .358 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| April | 87 | 131 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | .213 | .336 | .278 |
| May | 98 | 141 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | .310 | .369 | .434 |
| June | 111 | 210 | 62 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 34 | .321 | .371 | .482 |
| July | 109 | 183 | 49 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 22 | .306 | .388 | .425 |
| August | 104 | 191 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 27 | .272 | .346 | .391 |
| September | 144 | 247 | 39 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 39 | .186 | .283 | .319 |
| October | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 67 | 117 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 12 | .333 | .436 | .490 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 65 | 105 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | .223 | .286 | .340 |
| florida-marlins | 59 | 101 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | .223 | .267 | .277 |
| atlanta-braves | 39 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | .196 | .321 | .283 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 62 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .288 | .306 | .305 |
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .306 | .370 | .531 |
| san-diego-padres | 35 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | .291 | .371 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 35 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | .208 | .291 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  Chicago Cubs | 16 | 17 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1996 |  New York Mets | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1997 | New York Mets | 112 | 163 | 45 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1998 | New York Mets | 103 | 161 | 44 | 1 | 13 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1999 | New York Mets | 122 | 132 | 31 | 4 | 21 | – | .235 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 101 | 134 | 32 | 2 | 14 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 2002 |  Atlanta Braves | 81 | 205 | 65 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .317 | – | – |
| 2003 | Atlanta Braves | 112 | 134 | 33 | 3 | 15 | – | .246 | – | – |