Jeff Francis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2015)

Jeff Francis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015 for 6 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 12 seasons. Across 254 career appearances, he went 72-82 with a 4.97 ERA and 869 strikeouts. He also batted .116 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 72–82
ERA 4.97
WHIP 1.44
SO 869
Pitcher PIV -4497.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'5" / 220 lb
Born
1/8/1981 in Vancouver, BC, CAN
MLB Debut
2004-08-25
Last Game
2015-10-04

Full name: Jeffrey William Francis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Francis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
72 82 254 217 3 2 1 1291.0 1,477 713 161 384 869 4.97 -4497.3

Career ERA 4.97 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 19.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Francis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2004 COL NL 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 36.2 42 21 13 32 5.15 4.46 (-15%) -752.5
2005 COL NL 14 12 33 33 0 0 0 183.2 228 116 70 128 5.68 4.29 (-32%) -2064.3
2006 COL NL 13 11 32 32 1 1 0 199.0 187 92 69 117 4.16 4.53 (+8%) 745.3
2007 COL NL 17 9 34 34 1 1 0 215.1 234 101 63 165 4.22 4.47 (+6%) 1582.4
2008 COL NL 4 10 24 24 0 0 0 143.2 164 80 49 94 5.01 4.32 (-16%) -1744.5
2010 COL NL 4 6 20 19 0 0 0 104.1 119 58 23 67 5.00 4.08 (-23%) 521.3
2011 KCA AL 6 16 31 31 1 0 0 183.0 224 98 39 91 4.82 3.94 (-22%) -729.6
2012 COL NL 6 7 24 24 0 0 0 113.0 145 70 22 76 5.58 4.01 (-39%) -726.2
2013 COL NL 3 5 23 12 0 0 0 70.1 89 49 24 63 6.27 3.87 (-62%) -1187.3
2014 CIN NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 4 5.40 — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 13.1 11 9 3 10 6.07 3.74 (-62%) 78.0
2014 NYA AL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 1 5.40 — 0.0
2015 TOR AL 1 2 14 0 0 0 0 22.0 27 15 9 21 6.14 3.96 (-55%) -219.7
Career · 13 seasons 72 82 254 217 3 2 1 1,291.0 1,477 713 384 869 4.97 — -4,497

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

Jeff Francis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
256 303 18 35 7 0 0 16 0 25 102 .116 .183 .139 .322 -1,563

Career AVG .116 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Career OBP .183 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Career SLG .139 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Career OPS .322 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 56.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Francis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 COL NL 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 COL NL 33 58 7 6 2 0 0 4 0 7 27 .103 .264 (-61%) .330 (-39%) .418 (-67%) .749 (-55%) -520.0
2006 COL NL 32 61 3 7 0 0 0 6 0 8 20 .115 .269 (-57%) .336 (-37%) .431 (-73%) .768 (-58%) -602.6
2007 COL NL 35 64 2 12 3 0 0 3 0 2 20 .188 .268 (-30%) .335 (-37%) .422 (-45%) .758 (-41%) -439.9
2008 COL NL 25 39 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 .128 — — — — 0.0
2010 COL NL 20 22 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 .091 — — — — 0.0
2011 KCA AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 COL NL 24 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .065 — — — — 0.0
2013 COL NL 23 14 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .071 — — — — 0.0
2014 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 NYA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TOR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 256 303 18 35 7 0 0 16 0 25 102 .116 — — — — -1,563

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jeff Francis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Francis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 NLCS COL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 NLDS2 COL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 WS COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Francis — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 3 3 0 16.2 21 9 6 15 4.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Francis — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 NLCS COL 1 0 1 1 0 6.2 7 1 1 4 1.35
2007 NLDS2 COL 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 8 3.00
2007 WS COL 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 10 6 3 3 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Francis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home122144819010.132
Away134159101606.101

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Francis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home120631.27333391724154.83
Away134659.17443742124545.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Francis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-10-04 TORTBR — 1.0100000
2015-10-01 TORBAL — 2.2211330
2015-09-12 TORNYY — 1.2533011
2015-09-09 TORBOS — 2.2200010
2015-09-07 TORBOS — 1.0122101
2015-09-04 TORBAL — 1.0000010
2015-05-16 TORHOU L 0.0222000
2015-05-11 TORBAL — 0.1211010
2015-05-05 TORNYY — 1.1100000
2015-05-03 TORCLE L 0.1222200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Francis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 254 217 49 205 1 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Francis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 COL P 7 7 2 6 0 1
2005 COL P 33 33 5 20 0 0
2006 COL P 32 32 4 38 0 2
2007 COL P 34 34 12 33 0 2
2008 COL P 24 24 8 21 1 0
2010 COL P 20 19 2 17 0 3
2011 KCA P 31 31 4 31 0 3
2012 COL P 24 24 5 23 0 1
2013 COL P 23 12 6 12 0 1
2014 CIN P 1 1 0 1 0 0
2014 OAK P 9 0 0 0 0 0
2014 NYA P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 TOR P 14 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Francis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 254

Salary History

Jeff Francis's recorded salaries total $17,403,000 over 8 seasons, 2005 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Francis's career ran from 2004 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2012, 2014, and 2015.

Jeff Francis — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2013 COL NL $1,500,000
2011 KCA AL $2,000,000
2010 COL NL $5,750,000
2009 COL NL $3,750,000
2008 COL NL $3,000,000
2007 COL NL $750,000
2006 COL NL $336,000
2005 COL NL $317,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $17,403,000

Award Voting History

Jeff Francis — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Cy Young Award NL 9th 1.0 160 0
2005 Rookie of the Year NL 6th 3.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jeff Francis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rodrigo Lopez
    81-89, 4.82 ERA
  2. 85
    Mark Redman
    68-85, 4.85 ERA
  3. 73
    Ramon Ortiz
    87-86, 4.95 ERA
  4. 69
    John Thomson
    63-85, 4.68 ERA
  5. 67
    James Baldwin
    79-74, 5.01 ERA
  6. 66
    Mark Hendrickson
    58-74, 5.03 ERA

Jeff Francis: the record in brief

Jeff Francis's major league career runs from a debut on August 25, 2004 to a final game on October 4, 2015. Club by club, the record runs the Colorado Rockies (2004 to 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2011), the Cincinnati Reds (2014), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the New York Yankees (2014), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015). Francis played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on January 8, 1981, in Vancouver, BC, CAN, Francis was listed at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Jeff Francis was the playing name; the full given name is Jeffrey William.

The pitching table credits Francis with a 72-82 record and a 4.97 ERA in 254 games. Francis had 869 strikeouts. Against a 4.15 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.97 mark was 19.7% worse. Francis won 17 games in 2007, the most of any season listed. 2006 was Francis's sharpest full season, a 4.16 ERA against the league's 4.53.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Francis

What years did Jeff Francis play?
Jeff Francis played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015.
Was Jeff Francis a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Francis pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 869 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Francis hit?
Jeff Francis hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.
What teams did Jeff Francis play for?
Jeff Francis played for 6 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2004–2008, 2010, 2012–2013), the Kansas City Royals (2011), the Cincinnati Reds (2014), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the New York Yankees (2014), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2015).
What were Jeff Francis's career stats?
In 254 games, Jeff Francis went 72-82 with a 4.97 ERA, 869 strikeouts, 1,291.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 35 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Jeff Francis earn in his career?
Jeff Francis's recorded salaries total $17,403,000 over 8 seasons, 2005 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Francis's career ran from 2004 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2012, 2014, and 2015.
What was Jeff Francis's salary?
Jeff Francis's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $5,750,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $317,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2013.
What position did Jeff Francis play?
Jeff Francis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Francis and how much did he weigh?
Jeff Francis was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Jeff Francis's career ERA?
Jeff Francis finished with a 4.97 career ERA, going 72-82 with 869 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Francis have?
Jeff Francis recorded 869 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Francis in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jeff Francis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.