What years did Earl Francis play?

Earl Francis played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1965.

Was Earl Francis a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Francis pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 263 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Francis hit?

Earl Francis hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.

Earl Francis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1965)

W–L 16–23

ERA 3.77

WHIP 1.43

SO 263

Pitcher PIV 5706.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 7/14/1935 in Slab Fork, WV, USA
Died: 7/3/2002 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-06-30
Last Game: 1965-09-27

Full name: Earl Coleman Francis

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	23	103	52	5	1	0	405.7	398	170	21	181	263	3.77	5706.5

Career ERA 3.77 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1960	PIT	NL	1	0	7	0	0	0	18.0	14	4	4	8	2.00	3.82 (+48%)	607.9
1961	PIT	NL	2	8	23	15	0	0	102.7	110	48	47	53	4.21	4.03 (-4%)	1509.0
1962	PIT	NL	9	8	36	23	5	1	176.0	153	60	83	121	3.07	3.96 (+22%)	3069.8
1963	PIT	NL	4	6	33	13	0	0	97.3	107	49	43	72	4.53	3.46 (-31%)	519.7
1964	PIT	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	6.3	7	6	1	6	8.53	—	0.0
1965	SLN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.3	7	3	3	3	5.06	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			16	23	103	52	5	1	405.2	398	170	181	263	3.77	—	5,706

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
104	122	5	21	6	0	1	10	1	3	56	.172	.198	.246	.444	-390

Career AVG .172 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.

Career OBP .198 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career SLG .246 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 35.8% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	PIT	NL	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PIT	NL	23	28	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	17	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	PIT	NL	36	61	4	10	3	1	7	0	1	23	.164	.257 (-36%)	.326 (-46%)	.393 (-33%)	.719 (-39%)	-390.2
1963	PIT	NL	34	26	1	8	3	0	3	0	0	12	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	PIT	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	SLN	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			104	122	5	21	6	1	10	1	3	56	.172	—	—	—	—	-390

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	53	52	2	8	1	5	.154
Away	51	70	3	13	0	5	.186

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	53	198.2	211	85	80	136	3.85
Away	50	207.0	187	85	101	126	3.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1965-09-27	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1965-09-06	STL	PHI	L	1	1
1964-10-04	PIT	ATL	L	1	0
1964-09-19	PIT	SFG	L	0	0
1963-09-24	PIT	HOU	L	2	1
1963-09-15	PIT	SFG	L	0	0
1963-09-13	PIT	SFG	W	0	0
1963-09-11	PIT	LAD	L	0	0
1963-09-07	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1963-09-05	PIT	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-09-27	STL	SFG	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	1
1965-09-06	STL	PHI	—	3.1	4	3	2	2	2	0
1964-10-04	PIT	ATL	L	5.0	6	6	5	1	6	1
1964-09-19	PIT	SFG	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1963-09-24	PIT	HOU	L	6.0	5	3	3	4	3	0
1963-09-15	PIT	SFG	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0
1963-09-13	PIT	SFG	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0
1963-09-11	PIT	LAD	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	0
1963-09-07	PIT	STL	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1963-09-05	PIT	ATL	—	2.2	1	2	0	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	103	52	25	74	7	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	PIT	P	7	0	1	2	0	1
1961	PIT	P	23	15	8	20	1	1
1962	PIT	P	36	23	12	33	1	3
1963	PIT	P	33	13	4	19	4	3
1964	PIT	P	2	1	0	0	0	0
1965	SLN	P	2	0	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	103

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Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Francis

What years did Earl Francis play?: Earl Francis played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1965.
Was Earl Francis a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Francis pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 263 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Francis hit?: Earl Francis hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.