Terry Francona

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1990)

AVG .274
HR 16
RBI 143
H 474
OPS .652
PIV -2,362
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
4/22/1959 in Aberdeen, SD, USA
MLB Debut
1981-08-19
Last Game
1990-04-19

Full name: Terry Jon Francona

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
708 1,731 163 474 74 6 16 143 12 65 119 .274 .300 .351 .652 -2,362

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Career OPS .652 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 8.4% 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
1981 MON NL 34 95 11 26 0 1 1 8 1 5 6 .274 .255 (+7%) .320 (-1%) .368 (-11%) .688 (-7%) -85.3
1982 MON NL 46 131 14 42 3 0 0 9 2 8 11 .321 .261 (+23%) .324 (+11%) .388 (-12%) .712 (-1%) 7.3
1983 MON NL 120 230 21 59 11 1 3 22 0 6 20 .257 .260 (-2%) .324 (-16%) .389 (-10%) .714 (-12%) -510.3
1984 MON NL 58 214 18 74 19 2 1 18 0 5 12 .346 .259 (+33%) .322 (+12%) .384 (+21%) .707 (+17%) 541.8
1985 MON NL 107 281 19 75 15 1 2 31 5 12 12 .267 .257 (+4%) .323 (-7%) .390 (-11%) .714 (-9%) -428.6
1986 CHN NL 86 124 13 31 3 0 2 8 0 6 8 .250 .257 (-3%) .325 (-12%) .395 (-18%) .720 (-16%) -320.9
1987 CIN NL 102 207 16 47 5 0 3 12 2 10 12 .227 .262 (-14%) .331 (-20%) .415 (-29%) .746 (-25%) -833.4
1988 CLE AL 62 212 24 66 8 0 1 12 0 5 18 .311 .254 (+22%) .317 (+2%) .377 (-4%) .695 (-1%) -65.6
1989 ML4 AL 90 233 26 54 10 1 3 23 2 8 20 .232 .254 (-9%) .319 (-20%) .375 (-14%) .694 (-17%) -667.4
1990 ML4 AL 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 708 1,731 163 474 74 6 16 143 12 65 119 .274 — — — — -2,362

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 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 100.0% better 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
1989 ML4 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 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
7 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV MON 5 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333
1981 NLCS MON 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home35284682233771.275
Away35688581241972.272

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.000010.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1990-04-19 MILTEXW 000000000
1990-04-16 MILBOSW 210000000
1990-04-10 MILCHWL 200000000
1989-10-01 MILBOSL 300000000
1989-09-25 MILBALL 300000000
1989-09-23 MILTORW 101000200
1989-09-22 MILTORL 413100100
1989-09-21 MILNYYL 200000000
1989-09-21 MILNYYW 100000001
1989-09-15 MILTEXW 000000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1989-05-15 MILOAK — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 304 176 1756 171 16 169
3B 1 0 0 3 0 0
OF 203 134 276 14 6 1
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1981 MON 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1981 MON OF 26 21 40 5 0 0
1982 MON 1B 16 0 21 0 0 2
1982 MON OF 33 29 44 0 3 0
1983 MON 1B 47 3 88 7 1 9
1983 MON OF 51 38 84 3 2 1
1984 MON 1B 50 49 427 49 3 43
1984 MON OF 6 5 4 1 0 0
1985 MON 1B 57 37 382 35 5 32
1985 MON 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0
1985 MON OF 28 24 49 2 1 0
1986 CHN 1B 23 10 98 7 0 9
1986 CHN OF 30 6 25 0 0 0
1987 CIN 1B 57 41 373 45 2 38
1987 CIN OF 8 1 4 0 0 0
1988 CLE 1B 5 4 40 3 1 3
1988 CLE OF 5 5 7 2 0 0
1989 ML4 1B 46 32 320 25 4 32
1989 ML4 OF 16 5 19 1 0 0
1989 ML4 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 ML4 1B 2 0 6 0 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 303
Third Base 1
Left Field 105
Center Field 6
Right Field 99
Designated Hitter 62

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1990 ML4 AL $150,000
1989 ML4 AL $245,000
1987 CIN NL $225,000
1986 CHN NL $250,000
1985 MON NL $250,000
Total Career Earnings $1,120,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Arizona Tucson AZ 1978, 1979, 1980

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Terry Francona (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Carey
    .275 avg, 2 HR
  2. 92
    Jim Bucher
    .265 avg, 17 HR
  3. 90
    Craig Shipley
    .271 avg, 20 HR
  4. 88
    Broderick Perkins
    .271 avg, 8 HR
  5. 86
    Frank Ellerbe
    .268 avg, 4 HR
  6. 86
    Harold Castro
    .278 avg, 16 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Francona

What years did Terry Francona play?
Terry Francona played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990.
Was Terry Francona a pitcher?
No. Terry Francona was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Terry Francona hit?
Terry Francona hit 16 career home runs with 474 hits.