Jeff Francis

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

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

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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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 36.7 42 21 13 32 5.15 4.46 (-15%) -752.5
2005 COL NL 14 12 33 33 0 0 0 183.7 228 116 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 0 215.3 234 101 63 165 4.22 4.47 (+6%) 1582.4
2008 COL NL 4 10 24 24 0 0 0 143.7 164 80 49 94 5.01 4.32 (-16%) -1744.5
2010 COL NL 4 6 20 19 0 0 0 104.3 119 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 70.3 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 13.3 11 9 3 10 6.07 3.74 (-62%) 78.0
2014 NYA AL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 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

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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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 3 3 0 16.7 21 9 6 15 4.86

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 6.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home122144819010.132
Away134159101606.101

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home120631.27333391724154.83
Away134659.17443742124545.11

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 254 217 49 205 1 13

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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Position Games
Pitcher 254

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 Career Earnings $17,403,000

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

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.