What years did Julio Franco play?

Julio Franco played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2007.

Was Julio Franco a pitcher?

No. Julio Franco was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Julio Franco hit?

Julio Franco hit 173 career home runs with 2,586 hits.

What teams did Julio Franco play for?

Julio Franco played for 8 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1982), the Cleveland Indians (1983–1988, 1996–1997), the Texas Rangers (1989–1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), the Atlanta Braves (2001–2005, 2007), and the New York Mets (2006–2007).

Did Julio Franco win an MVP award?

No. Julio Franco did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Julio Franco win?

Julio Franco won 5 Silver Slugger awards (1988–1991, 1994). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Julio Franco's career stats?

In 2,527 games, Julio Franco had 2,586 hits, 173 home runs, 1,194 RBI, 1,285 runs, and 281 stolen bases, with a .298 batting average.

What was Julio Franco's salary?

Julio Franco's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,442,404, in 1997, and his lowest was $455,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 2007.

What position did Julio Franco play?

Julio Franco played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Julio Franco and how much did he weigh?

Julio Franco was listed at 6 feet and 160 pounds.

How many home runs did Julio Franco hit each season?

Julio Franco's home runs by season: 0 in 1982, 8 in 1983, 3 in 1984, 6 in 1985, 10 in 1986, 8 in 1987, 10 in 1988, 13 in 1989, 11 in 1990, 15 in 1991, 2 in 1992, 14 in 1993, 20 in 1994, 14 in 1996, 7 in 1997, 0 in 1999, 3 in 2001, 6 in 2002, 5 in 2003, 6 in 2004, 9 in 2005, 2 in 2006, and 1 in 2007. His most in one season was 20, in 1994.

What was Julio Franco's career batting average?

Julio Franco batted .298 over his career, with 2,586 hits in 8,677 at bats.

How many RBI did Julio Franco have?

Julio Franco drove in 1,194 runs in his career.

Julio Franco

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-2007)

Julio Franco was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2007 for 8 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 26 seasons. In 2,527 career games, he hit .298 with 2,586 hits, 173 home runs, and 1,194 RBI. Julio Franco was a 3-time All-Star, an All-Star Game MVP, and a 5-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 14,957.

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 October 23, 2026

AVG .298

HR 173

RBI 1,194

H 2,586

OPS .782

PIV 14,957

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 160 lb
Born: 8/23/1958 in Hato Mayor, Hato Mayor, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1982-04-23
Last Game: 2007-09-17
Awards: 3× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP · 5× Silver Slugger

Full name: Julio Cesar Franco

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Career Batting Statistics

Julio Franco — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,527	8,677	1,285	2,586	407	54	173	1,194	281	917	1,341	.298	.365	.417	.782	14,957

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +13.5% above league average.

Career OBP .365 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career SLG .417 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .782 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Julio Franco 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
1982	PHI	NL	16	29	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	2	4	.276	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CLE	AL	149	560	68	153	24	8	8	80	32	27	50	.273	.260 (+5%)	.324 (-6%)	.389 (avg)	.714 (-3%)	-393.7
1984	CLE	AL	160	658	82	188	22	5	3	79	19	43	68	.286	.259 (+10%)	.322 (+2%)	.384 (-10%)	.707 (-4%)	-409.8
1985	CLE	AL	160	636	97	183	33	4	6	90	13	54	74	.288	.257 (+12%)	.323 (+6%)	.390 (-3%)	.714 (+1%)	185.9
1986	CLE	AL	149	599	80	183	30	5	10	74	10	32	66	.306	.257 (+19%)	.325 (+4%)	.395 (+7%)	.720 (+5%)	529.4
1987	CLE	AL	128	495	86	158	24	3	8	52	32	57	56	.319	.262 (+21%)	.331 (+18%)	.415 (+3%)	.746 (+10%)	1132.2
1988	CLE	AL	152	613	88	186	23	6	10	54	25	56	72	.303	.254 (+19%)	.317 (+14%)	.377 (+8%)	.695 (+11%)	1400.2
1989	TEX	AL	150	548	80	173	31	5	13	92	21	66	69	.316	.254 (+24%)	.319 (+21%)	.375 (+23%)	.694 (+22%)	2482.8
1990	TEX	AL	157	582	96	172	27	1	11	69	31	82	83	.296	.257 (+15%)	.324 (+18%)	.385 (+4%)	.710 (+11%)	1594.2
1991	TEX	AL	146	589	108	201	27	3	15	78	36	65	78	.341	.255 (+33%)	.323 (+26%)	.384 (+23%)	.708 (+25%)	3094.3
1992	TEX	AL	35	107	19	25	7	0	2	8	1	15	17	.234	.255 (-9%)	.322 (+2%)	.377 (-6%)	.699 (-2%)	-13.8
1993	TEX	AL	144	532	85	154	31	3	14	84	9	62	95	.289	.265 (+9%)	.332 (+8%)	.403 (+9%)	.735 (+9%)	964.8
1994	CHA	AL	112	433	72	138	19	2	20	98	8	62	75	.319	.269 (+18%)	.338 (+20%)	.424 (+20%)	.763 (+20%)	1937.3
1996	CLE	AL	112	432	72	139	20	1	14	76	8	61	82	.322	.269 (+19%)	.340 (+19%)	.426 (+10%)	.767 (+14%)	1469.6
1997	CLE	AL	78	289	46	82	13	1	3	25	8	38	75	.284	.266 (+6%)	.336 (+9%)	.419 (-13%)	.756 (-3%)	-28.3
1997	ML4	AL	42	141	22	34	3	0	4	19	7	31	41	.241	.266 (-10%)	.336 (+11%)	.419 (-17%)	.756 (-5%)	-28.3
1999	TBA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ATL	NL	25	90	13	27	4	0	3	11	0	10	20	.300	.263 (+14%)	.332 (+13%)	.426 (+4%)	.758 (+8%)	159.7
2002	ATL	NL	125	338	51	96	13	1	6	30	5	39	75	.284	.261 (+9%)	.331 (+8%)	.416 (-8%)	.747 (-1%)	19.2
2003	ATL	NL	103	197	28	58	12	2	5	31	0	25	43	.294	.264 (+11%)	.332 (+12%)	.422 (+7%)	.754 (+9%)	393.5
2004	ATL	NL	125	320	37	99	18	3	6	57	4	36	68	.309	.266 (+16%)	.335 (+13%)	.427 (+3%)	.762 (+7%)	540.4
2005	ATL	NL	108	233	30	64	12	1	9	42	4	27	57	.275	.264 (+4%)	.330 (+5%)	.418 (+8%)	.749 (+7%)	314.4
2006	NYN	NL	95	165	14	45	10	0	2	26	6	13	49	.273	.269 (+1%)	.336 (-2%)	.431 (-14%)	.768 (-9%)	-227.1
2007	NYN	NL	40	50	7	10	0	0	1	8	2	10	13	.200	.268 (-25%)	.335 (-2%)	.422 (-38%)	.758 (-22%)	-163.2
2007	ATL	NL	15	40	1	10	3	0	0	8	0	4	10	.250	—	—	—	—	-163.2
Career · 25 seasons			2,527	8,677	1,285	2,586	407	54	173	1,194	281	917	1,341	.298	—	—	—	—	14,790

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

Julio Franco — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
31	98	9	22	1	0	2	6	6	21	.224

Playoff Batting by Year

Julio Franco — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	NLCS	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2006	NLDS1	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000
2005	NLDS2	ATL	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	.222
2004	NLDS2	ATL	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2003	NLDS2	ATL	4	8	1	4	1	0	0	2	2	.500
2002	NLDS1	ATL	5	22	2	4	0	0	1	2	3	.182
2001	NLCS	ATL	5	23	2	6	0	1	2	0	2	.261
2001	NLDS1	ATL	3	13	3	4	0	1	1	0	1	.308
1996	ALDS1	CLE	4	15	1	2	0	0	1	1	6	.133

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Julio Franco — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1283	4265	674	1351	86	626	.317
Away	1244	4412	611	1235	87	568	.280

Last 10 Games — Batting

Julio Franco — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2007-09-17	ATL	MIA	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007-09-14	ATL	WAS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-02	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007-09-01	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-31	ATL	HOU	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007-07-29	ATL	AZ	W	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
2007-07-28	ATL	AZ	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2007-07-27	ATL	AZ	L	4	0	2	1	3	0	1
2007-07-25	ATL	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
2007-07-24	ATL	SFG	W	5	0	1	1	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Julio Franco — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	508	402	3778	305	31	415
2B	663	657	1300	1845	69	379
3B	7	5	1	12	0	0
OF	4	3	9	0	0	0
SS	715	706	1161	2020	134	439

Season-by-Season Fielding

Julio Franco — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	PHI	3B	2	1	0	2	0	0
1982	PHI	SS	11	8	8	23	0	2
1983	CLE	SS	149	148	247	438	28	92
1984	CLE	SS	159	158	280	481	36	116
1985	CLE	2B	8	8	14	18	1	4
1985	CLE	SS	151	149	238	419	35	95
1986	CLE	2B	13	11	17	39	1	9
1986	CLE	SS	134	133	231	374	18	81
1987	CLE	2B	9	8	18	28	1	3
1987	CLE	SS	111	110	157	285	17	53
1988	CLE	2B	151	151	310	434	14	87
1989	TEX	2B	140	139	256	386	13	70
1990	TEX	2B	152	152	310	444	19	101
1991	TEX	2B	146	144	294	372	14	80
1992	TEX	2B	9	10	12	17	3	2
1992	TEX	OF	4	3	9	0	0	0
1994	CHA	1B	14	13	88	7	3	9
1996	CLE	1B	97	96	852	77	9	89
1997	CLE	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1997	CLE	2B	35	34	69	107	3	23
1997	ML4	1B	13	13	108	11	1	20
1999	TBA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2001	ATL	1B	23	22	181	16	1	20
2002	ATL	1B	95	70	717	59	8	79
2003	ATL	1B	75	38	432	32	1	47
2004	ATL	1B	84	71	627	48	2	68
2005	ATL	1B	62	45	450	37	5	47
2006	NYN	1B	27	20	197	5	1	22
2006	NYN	3B	3	2	0	6	0	0
2007	NYN	1B	6	4	22	3	0	3
2007	NYN	3B	2	2	1	4	0	0
2007	ATL	1B	10	10	101	10	0	11

Career Games by Position

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Julio Franco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	508
Second Base	663
Third Base	7
Shortstop	713
Left Field	4
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	375

Awards & Honors

Julio Franco — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1994	Silver Slugger	DH
1991	Silver Slugger	2B
1991	TSN All-Star	2B
1990	All-Star Game MVP
1990	Silver Slugger	2B
1990	TSN All-Star	2B
1989	Silver Slugger	2B
1989	TSN All-Star	2B
1988	Silver Slugger	2B

Salary History

Julio Franco's recorded salaries total $25,507,709 over 18 seasons, 1985 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Franco's career ran from 1982 to 2007. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.

Julio Franco — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	NYN	NL	$1,150,000
2006	NYN	NL	$1,050,000
2005	ATL	NL	$1,000,000
2004	ATL	NL	$750,000
2003	ATL	NL	$600,000
2002	ATL	NL	$600,000
1997	CLE	AL	$3,292,404
1997	ML4	AL	$150,000
1996	CLE	AL	$2,401,972
1994	CHA	AL	$1,000,000
1993	TEX	AL	$3,000,000
1992	TEX	AL	$2,450,000
1991	TEX	AL	$2,350,000
1990	TEX	AL	$1,633,333
1989	TEX	AL	$1,300,000
1988	CLE	AL	$975,000
1987	CLE	AL	$775,000
1986	CLE	AL	$575,000
1985	CLE	AL	$455,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$25,507,709

Award Voting History

Julio Franco — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Most Valuable Player	AL	8th	49.0	392	0
1991	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	17.0	392	0
1988	Most Valuable Player	AL	25th	2.0	392	0
1983	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	78.0	140	8

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Julio Franco: the record in brief

The profile opens with Julio Franco's first major league game on April 23, 1982; the last one listed came on September 17, 2007. Franco played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1982), the Cleveland Indians (1983 through 1997), the Texas Rangers (1989 to 1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), the Atlanta Braves (2001 through 2007), and the New York Mets (2006 through 2007). Franco played primarily as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 23, 1958, in Hato Mayor, Hato Mayor, D.R. and a listed size of 160 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Julio Franco was the playing name; the full given name is Julio Cesar.

In 2,527 games and 8,677 at bats, Franco batted .298 with 2,586 hits, plus 173 homers, 1,194 runs batted in, and 281 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .365 clip and slugging .417, Franco finished with a .782 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Julio Franco

What years did Julio Franco play?: Julio Franco played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2007.
Was Julio Franco a pitcher?: No. Julio Franco was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Julio Franco hit?: Julio Franco hit 173 career home runs with 2,586 hits.
What teams did Julio Franco play for?: Julio Franco played for 8 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1982), the Cleveland Indians (1983–1988, 1996–1997), the Texas Rangers (1989–1993), the Chicago White Sox (1994), the Milwaukee Brewers (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), the Atlanta Braves (2001–2005, 2007), and the New York Mets (2006–2007).
Did Julio Franco win an MVP award?: No. Julio Franco did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Julio Franco win?: Julio Franco won 5 Silver Slugger awards (1988–1991, 1994). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Julio Franco's career stats?: In 2,527 games, Julio Franco had 2,586 hits, 173 home runs, 1,194 RBI, 1,285 runs, and 281 stolen bases, with a .298 batting average.
How much did Julio Franco earn in his career?: Julio Franco's recorded salaries total $25,507,709 over 18 seasons, 1985 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Franco's career ran from 1982 to 2007. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.
What was Julio Franco's salary?: Julio Franco's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,442,404, in 1997, and his lowest was $455,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 2007.
What position did Julio Franco play?: Julio Franco played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Julio Franco and how much did he weigh?: Julio Franco was listed at 6 feet and 160 pounds.
How many home runs did Julio Franco hit each season?: Julio Franco's home runs by season: 0 in 1982, 8 in 1983, 3 in 1984, 6 in 1985, 10 in 1986, 8 in 1987, 10 in 1988, 13 in 1989, 11 in 1990, 15 in 1991, 2 in 1992, 14 in 1993, 20 in 1994, 14 in 1996, 7 in 1997, 0 in 1999, 3 in 2001, 6 in 2002, 5 in 2003, 6 in 2004, 9 in 2005, 2 in 2006, and 1 in 2007. His most in one season was 20, in 1994.
What was Julio Franco's career batting average?: Julio Franco batted .298 over his career, with 2,586 hits in 8,677 at bats.
How many RBI did Julio Franco have?: Julio Franco drove in 1,194 runs in his career.