Matt Franco

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2003)

AVG .267
HR 22
RBI 117
H 261
OPS .740
PIV 20
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
8/19/1969 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1995-09-06
Last Game
2003-09-27

Full name: Matthew Neil Franco

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
661 977 110 261 43 6 22 117 2 124 158 .267 .349 .391 .740 20

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career OPS .740 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — near 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
1995 CHN NL 16 17 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .294 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYN NL 14 31 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 .194 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYN NL 112 163 21 45 5 0 5 21 1 13 23 .276 .266 (+3%) .336 (-2%) .419 (-5%) .756 (-4%) -85.4
1998 NYN NL 103 161 20 44 7 2 1 13 0 23 26 .273 .266 (+3%) .335 (+9%) .420 (-14%) .755 (-4%) -45.2
1999 NYN NL 122 132 18 31 5 0 4 21 0 28 21 .235 .271 (-13%) .344 (+6%) .433 (-16%) .778 (-6%) -70.1
2000 NYN NL 101 134 9 32 4 0 2 14 0 21 22 .239 .270 (-12%) .344 (-1%) .437 (-28%) .782 (-16%) -331.1
2002 ATL NL 81 205 25 65 15 4 6 30 1 27 31 .317 .261 (+21%) .331 (+19%) .416 (+24%) .747 (+22%) 868.2
2003 ATL NL 112 134 11 33 5 0 3 15 0 11 26 .246 .264 (-7%) .332 (-10%) .422 (-17%) .754 (-14%) -316.4
Career · 8 seasons 661 977 110 261 43 6 22 117 2 124 158 .267 — — — — 20

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 2 1 3 2 13.50 0.0

Career ERA 13.50 vs. league average 4.71 across their career seasons — 186.7% 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
1999 NYN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 2 3 2 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 3 2 13.50 — 0

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
15 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 NLDS2 ATL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2002 NLDS1 ATL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLCS NYN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2000 WS NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1999 NLCS NYN 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
1999 NLDS2 NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home330469521361164.290
Away331508581251153.246

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home21.1323213.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2003-09-27 ATLPHIL 100000000
2003-09-26 ATLPHIW 100000000
2003-09-24 ATLWSNW 100000000
2003-09-22 ATLMIAL 100000000
2003-09-21 ATLMIAW 100000001
2003-09-20 ATLMIAL 400000001
2003-09-17 ATLWSNW 100000000
2003-09-16 ATLWSNL 100000001
2003-09-14 ATLMIAW 100000001
2003-09-13 ATLMIAL 100000001

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-08-08 NYNLAD — 1.0111310
1999-07-02 NYNATL — 0.1211011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 140 79 737 58 8 71
2B 4 1 0 2 0 0
3B 95 49 29 113 11 9
OF 43 16 30 1 1 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 CHN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1995 CHN 2B 3 1 0 2 0 0
1995 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYN 1B 2 1 12 1 0 1
1996 NYN 3B 8 6 3 11 3 0
1997 NYN 1B 13 3 50 4 0 5
1997 NYN 3B 39 20 11 48 4 6
1997 NYN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NYN 1B 11 6 68 4 0 3
1998 NYN 3B 13 11 5 18 0 2
1998 NYN OF 13 8 11 1 1 0
1999 NYN 1B 19 2 41 5 0 8
1999 NYN 3B 12 5 1 18 1 1
1999 NYN OF 19 6 13 0 0 0
1999 NYN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYN 1B 28 8 89 8 1 10
2000 NYN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYN 3B 22 7 9 18 3 0
2000 NYN OF 3 1 2 0 0 0
2002 ATL 1B 51 49 353 30 4 31
2002 ATL OF 4 1 3 0 0 0
2003 ATL 1B 15 10 122 6 3 13
2003 ATL OF 3 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 140
Second Base 4
Third Base 95
Left Field 34
Right Field 8
Designated Hitter 12

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2003 ATL NL $800,000
2000 NYN NL $462,500
1999 NYN NL $250,000
1998 NYN NL $202,500
1997 NYN NL $160,000
1995 CHN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $1,984,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Franco

What years did Matt Franco play?
Matt Franco played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003.
Was Matt Franco a pitcher?
No. Matt Franco was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Matt Franco hit?
Matt Franco hit 22 career home runs with 261 hits.