What years did Jeff Francoeur play?

Jeff Francoeur played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.

Was Jeff Francoeur a pitcher?

No. Jeff Francoeur was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Jeff Francoeur hit?

Jeff Francoeur hit 160 career home runs with 1373 hits.

Jeff Francoeur

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2016)

AVG .261

HR 160

RBI 698

H 1,373

OPS .719

PIV -2,779

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 225 lb
Born: 1/8/1984 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-07-07
Last Game: 2016-10-02
Awards: Gold Glove

Full name: Jeffrey Braden Francoeur

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,481	5,260	626	1,373	281	27	160	698	54	284	1,080	.261	.303	.416	.719	-2,779

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Career SLG .416 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .719 vs. league average .735 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
2005	ATL	NL	70	257	41	77	20	1	14	45	3	11	58	.300	.264 (+13%)	.330 (+2%)	.418 (+31%)	.749 (+18%)	757.6
2006	ATL	NL	162	651	83	169	24	6	29	103	1	23	132	.260	.269 (-4%)	.336 (-13%)	.431 (+4%)	.768 (-4%)	-535.6
2007	ATL	NL	162	642	84	188	40	0	19	105	5	42	129	.293	.268 (+9%)	.335 (+1%)	.422 (+5%)	.758 (+3%)	334.5
2008	ATL	NL	155	599	70	143	33	3	11	71	0	39	111	.239	.263 (-9%)	.333 (-12%)	.416 (-14%)	.749 (-13%)	-1310.6
2009	ATL	NL	82	304	32	76	12	2	5	35	5	12	46	.250	.262 (-5%)	.332 (-15%)	.417 (-16%)	.750 (-16%)	-841.6
2009	NYN	NL	75	289	40	90	20	2	10	41	1	11	46	.311	.262 (+19%)	.332 (+1%)	.417 (+19%)	.750 (+11%)	-841.6
2010	NYN	NL	124	401	43	95	16	2	11	54	8	29	76	.237	.257 (-8%)	.325 (-10%)	.402 (-8%)	.728 (-9%)	-673.8
2010	TEX	AL	15	53	9	18	2	0	2	11	0	1	5	.340	.257 (+32%)	.325 (+10%)	.402 (+22%)	.728 (+16%)	-673.8
2011	KCA	AL	153	601	77	171	47	4	20	87	22	37	123	.285	.255 (+12%)	.320 (+3%)	.399 (+19%)	.719 (+12%)	1214.9
2012	KCA	AL	148	561	58	132	26	3	16	49	4	34	119	.235	.254 (-8%)	.318 (-10%)	.405 (-7%)	.724 (-8%)	-770.9
2013	KCA	AL	59	183	19	38	8	2	3	13	2	8	49	.208	.253 (-18%)	.317 (-22%)	.396 (-19%)	.714 (-20%)	-603.3
2013	SFN	NL	22	62	1	12	2	0	0	4	1	1	12	.194	.253 (-24%)	.317 (-35%)	.396 (-43%)	.714 (-39%)	-603.3
2014	SDN	NL	10	24	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	PHI	NL	119	326	34	84	16	1	13	45	0	13	77	.258	.254 (+1%)	.316 (-10%)	.404 (+7%)	.721 (avg)	-115.9
2016	ATL	NL	99	257	29	64	13	0	7	33	2	16	75	.249	.255 (-2%)	.321 (-10%)	.417 (-9%)	.738 (-9%)	-422.2
2016	MIA	NL	26	50	4	14	2	1	0	1	0	4	15	.280	.255 (+10%)	.321 (+4%)	.417 (-14%)	.738 (-6%)	-422.2
Career · 16 seasons			1,481	5,260	626	1,373	281	27	160	698	54	284	1,080	.261	—	—	—	—	-5,508

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	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	2	1	3	1	9.00	0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 127.2% 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
2015	PHI	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	2	3	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	2	3	1	9.00	—	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
13	41	3	7	2	1	0	2	3	7	.171

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	ALCS	TEX	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
2010	ALDS1	TEX	2	8	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	.125
2010	WS	TEX	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
2005	NLDS2	ATL	4	17	2	4	1	1	1	2	4	.235

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	739	2545	298	692	82	374	.272
Away	742	2715	328	681	78	324	.251

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	2.0	1	2	3	1	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
2016-10-02	MIA	WAS	L	1	0	1
2016-10-01	MIA	WAS	L	4	0	2
2016-09-30	MIA	WAS	W	1	0	0
2016-09-28	MIA	NYN	L	1	0	1
2016-09-24	MIA	ATL	W	0	1	0
2016-09-23	MIA	ATL	L	0	1	0
2016-09-21	MIA	WAS	L	1	0	0
2016-09-18	MIA	PHI	W	1	0	0
2016-09-16	MIA	PHI	L	1	0	0
2016-09-14	MIA	ATL	W	1	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-06-16	PHI	BAL	—	2.0	1	2	2	3	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1387	1311	2543	135	50	25
P	1	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	ATL	OF	67	65	131	13	5	3
2006	ATL	OF	162	162	317	13	9	4
2007	ATL	OF	162	162	327	19	5	2
2008	ATL	OF	152	151	282	14	4	2
2009	ATL	OF	80	78	157	6	0	0
2009	NYN	OF	74	74	137	5	1	0
2010	NYN	OF	118	109	221	11	3	5
2010	TEX	OF	14	10	20	0	1	0
2011	KCA	OF	153	152	327	16	5	4
2012	KCA	OF	147	146	242	19	4	3
2013	KCA	OF	54	49	96	3	1	0
2013	SFN	OF	18	15	23	2	1	0
2014	SDN	OF	7	6	13	0	1	0
2015	PHI	OF	101	69	150	5	7	1
2015	PHI	P	1	0	1	0	0	0
2016	ATL	OF	62	54	82	8	3	1
2016	MIA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016	MIA	OF	16	9	18	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Third Base	1
Left Field	101
Center Field	7
Right Field	1290
Designated Hitter	10

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2007	Gold Glove	OF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	ATL	NL	$1,000,000
2015	PHI	NL	$950,000
2013	KCA	AL	$6,750,000
2012	KCA	AL	$6,750,000
2011	KCA	AL	$2,500,000
2010	NYN	NL	$5,000,000
2009	ATL	NL	$3,375,000
2008	ATL	NL	$460,000
2007	ATL	NL	$427,500
2006	ATL	NL	$384,500
Total Career Earnings			$27,597,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	60.0	160	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Francoeur

What years did Jeff Francoeur play?: Jeff Francoeur played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.
Was Jeff Francoeur a pitcher?: No. Jeff Francoeur was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jeff Francoeur hit?: Jeff Francoeur hit 160 career home runs with 1373 hits.