John Franco vs Mike Piazza: Career Stats Comparison
John Franco and Mike Piazza played different roles, so their careers are compared side by side rather than scored against each other. John Franco played 1984–2005 as a pitcher; Mike Piazza played 1992–2007 as a hitter.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
John Franco (1984–2005) and Mike Piazza (1992–2007) played opposite sides of the ball, so there is no honest category-by-category scoreboard for this matchup. John Franco pitched, totalling 90 wins and 975 strikeouts; Mike Piazza hit, totalling 2,127 hits and 427 home runs. Each career is shown below in its own discipline, with PIV as the one measure that spans both roles.
Quick answer
- Who has the higher career PIV? Mike Piazza, with 30,988 career PIV to John Franco's 22,498.
John Franco
Mike Piazza
Career Stats, Each in His Own Role
John Franco is shown on pitching lines and Mike Piazza on batting lines. Nothing is marked as a category winner, because these two cards measure different jobs — reading them cell against cell would tell you nothing.
John Franco — Pitcher
| Statistic | John Franco |
|---|---|
| Wins | 90 |
| Losses | 87 |
| Games | 1,119 |
| Games Started | 0 |
| Complete Games | 0 |
| Shutouts | 0 |
| Saves | 424 |
| Strikeouts | 975 |
| Walks | 495 |
| Hits Allowed | 1,166 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 81 |
| Innings Pitched | 1,245.2 |
| ERA | 2.89 |
| WHIP | 1.33 |
| K/9 | 7.04 |
| BB/9 | 3.58 |
Mike Piazza — Hitter
| Statistic | Mike Piazza |
|---|---|
| Games | 1,912 |
| At-Bats | 6,911 |
| Runs | 1,048 |
| Hits | 2,127 |
| Doubles | 344 |
| Triples | 8 |
| Home Runs | 427 |
| RBI | 1,335 |
| Walks | 759 |
| Strikeouts | 1,113 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 |
| Batting Avg | .308 |
| On-Base % | .377 |
| Slugging % | .545 |
| OPS | .922 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
John Franco carries a career pitching PIV of 22,498; Mike Piazza carries a career batting PIV of 30,988. Mike Piazza is the higher of the two at 30,988 to 22,498. Both figures adjust each season to league baselines, but batting PIV and pitching PIV are calibrated separately — so read this as a directional comparison of career impact, not a settled verdict.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked within his own role — ERA for the pitcher (120+ innings), OPS for the hitter (300+ at-bats).
John Franco
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Mike Piazza — top 3 seasons by OPS
Verdict
There is no head-to-head scoreboard for John Franco and Mike Piazza: one pitched and one hit, and no counting stat means the same thing on both cards. On PIV — the one metric that scores both roles against league baselines — Mike Piazza grades higher, 30,988 to 22,498. Because the batting and pitching versions of PIV are calibrated separately, that gap is a directional signal about career impact rather than a ruling on who was the better ballplayer. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the John Franco and Mike Piazza careers compare
The careers of John Franco (1984–2005) and Mike Piazza (1992–2007) overlapped from 1992 to 2005, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. John Franco's pitching card shows 90 wins, a 2.89 ERA and 975 strikeouts. Mike Piazza's batting card reads 2,127 hits, 427 home runs and a .308 average. Because one is a pitcher and the other a hitter, the page keeps their statistics in separate tables and uses PIV as the shared yardstick. Only Mike Piazza has a season on the peak list; John Franco never reached the qualifying workload.
John Franco vs Mike Piazza: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who has the higher career PIV?
- Mike Piazza, with 30,988 career PIV to John Franco's 22,498.
- How do John Franco and Mike Piazza compare?
- John Franco played 1984–2005 and Mike Piazza played 1992–2007; this page sets their career totals side by side in every category both accumulated.