Tito Francona

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1970)

AVG .272
HR 125
RBI 656
H 1,395
OPS .746
PIV 7,190
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 190 lb
Born
11/4/1933 in Aliquippa, PA, USA
Died
2/13/2018 in New Brighton, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1956-04-17
Last Game
1970-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: John Patsy Francona

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,719 5,121 650 1,395 224 34 125 656 46 544 694 .272 .343 .403 .746 7,190

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +7.0% above 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
1956 BAL AL 139 445 62 115 16 4 9 57 11 51 60 .258 .258 (avg) .331 (+1%) .397 (-6%) .728 (-3%) -176.2
1957 BAL AL 97 279 35 65 8 3 7 38 7 29 48 .233 .257 (-10%) .323 (-5%) .391 (-8%) .715 (-7%) -320.9
1958 CHA AL 41 128 10 33 3 2 1 10 2 14 24 .258 .257 (avg) .324 (+2%) .394 (-15%) .719 (-7%) -121.2
1958 DET AL 45 69 11 17 5 0 0 10 0 15 16 .246 .257 (-4%) .324 (+17%) .394 (-19%) .719 (-3%) -121.2
1959 CLE AL 122 399 68 145 17 2 20 79 2 35 42 .363 .256 (+42%) .323 (+28%) .392 (+44%) .715 (+37%) 2880.8
1960 CLE AL 147 544 84 159 36 2 17 79 4 67 67 .292 .255 (+15%) .323 (+15%) .387 (+19%) .711 (+17%) 1957.8
1961 CLE AL 155 592 87 178 30 8 16 85 2 56 52 .301 .258 (+16%) .328 (+11%) .399 (+15%) .727 (+13%) 1593.1
1962 CLE AL 158 621 82 169 28 5 14 70 3 47 74 .272 .257 (+6%) .326 (avg) .393 (+2%) .719 (+1%) 74.7
1963 CLE AL 142 500 57 114 29 0 10 41 9 47 77 .228 .246 (-7%) .308 (-4%) .371 (-7%) .680 (-6%) -415.6
1964 CLE AL 111 270 35 67 13 2 8 24 1 44 46 .248 .250 (-1%) .312 (+15%) .377 (+6%) .690 (+10%) 668.5
1965 SLN NL 81 174 15 45 6 2 5 19 0 17 30 .259 .245 (+5%) .310 (+4%) .371 (+8%) .682 (+6%) 181.9
1966 SLN NL 83 156 14 33 4 1 4 17 0 7 27 .212 .248 (-15%) .309 (-19%) .376 (-13%) .685 (-16%) -393.9
1967 PHI NL 27 73 7 15 1 0 0 3 0 7 10 .205 .242 (-15%) .306 (-11%) .357 (-39%) .663 (-26%) -267.1
1967 ATL NL 82 254 28 63 5 1 6 25 1 20 34 .248 .242 (+2%) .306 (-1%) .357 (-3%) .663 (-2%) -267.1
1968 ATL NL 122 346 32 99 13 1 2 47 3 51 45 .286 .236 (+21%) .298 (+26%) .340 (+2%) .638 (+13%) 1051.6
1969 ATL NL 51 88 5 26 1 0 2 22 0 13 10 .295 .248 (+19%) .320 (+16%) .369 (+2%) .689 (+8%) 143.5
1969 OAK AL 32 85 12 29 6 1 3 20 0 12 11 .341 .248 (+37%) .320 (+31%) .369 (+47%) .689 (+39%) 143.5
1970 OAK AL 32 33 2 8 0 0 1 6 0 6 6 .242 — — — — 0.0
1970 ML4 AL 52 65 4 15 3 0 0 4 1 6 15 .231 .253 (-9%) .325 (-9%) .385 (-28%) .711 (-19%) 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,719 5,121 650 1,395 224 34 125 656 46 544 694 .272 — — — — 6,612

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home860244831167964312.277
Away859267333971661344.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1970-09-29 MILOAKL 100000001
1970-09-27 MILCHWW 211000100
1970-09-26 MILCHWW 100000000
1970-09-21 MILLAAL 100000000
1970-09-19 MILKCRL 100000000
1970-09-17 MILKCRW 100000000
1970-09-16 MILOAKL 100000000
1970-09-15 MILOAKL 100000100
1970-09-13 MILLAAL 101000000
1970-09-12 MILLAAW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 475 394 3715 271 44 339
OF 911 844 1581 34 26 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 BAL 1B 21 8 86 3 1 7
1956 BAL OF 122 103 240 10 6 1
1957 BAL 1B 4 1 11 1 0 2
1957 BAL OF 73 61 119 0 1 0
1958 CHA OF 35 33 50 3 0 1
1958 DET 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1958 DET OF 18 13 22 0 0 0
1959 CLE 1B 35 33 296 19 1 21
1959 CLE OF 64 62 136 2 4 0
1960 CLE 1B 13 7 68 8 1 6
1960 CLE OF 138 135 278 4 3 0
1961 CLE 1B 14 13 106 6 4 9
1961 CLE OF 138 134 289 5 4 1
1962 CLE 1B 158 156 1402 127 22 157
1963 CLE 1B 11 8 77 6 0 3
1963 CLE OF 122 118 215 2 3 0
1964 CLE 1B 17 7 92 5 1 10
1964 CLE OF 69 59 65 2 1 0
1965 SLN 1B 13 11 102 3 1 8
1965 SLN OF 34 31 35 0 1 0
1966 SLN 1B 30 21 210 18 3 20
1966 SLN OF 9 9 14 0 0 0
1967 PHI 1B 24 17 167 14 0 15
1967 PHI OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1967 ATL 1B 56 51 503 32 5 36
1967 ATL OF 6 5 4 2 0 0
1968 ATL 1B 33 30 293 10 2 17
1968 ATL OF 65 64 89 2 2 1
1969 ATL 1B 7 5 43 3 1 4
1969 ATL OF 15 15 21 1 1 0
1969 OAK 1B 19 17 158 6 2 11
1969 OAK OF 1 1 0 1 0 0
1970 OAK 1B 6 3 24 3 0 3
1970 OAK OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1970 ML4 1B 13 6 76 7 0 10

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
First Base 475
Left Field 543
Center Field 105
Right Field 301

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 102.0 336 0
1956 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 1.0 24 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Hector Lopez
    .269 avg, 136 HR
  2. 94
    David DeJesus
    .275 avg, 99 HR
  3. 94
    Jay Johnstone
    .267 avg, 102 HR
  4. 93
    Keith Moreland
    .279 avg, 121 HR
  5. 93
    Tony Gonzalez
    .286 avg, 103 HR
  6. 92
    Ken Henderson
    .257 avg, 122 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Tito Francona

What years did Tito Francona play?
Tito Francona played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1970.
Was Tito Francona a pitcher?
No. Tito Francona was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Tito Francona hit?
Tito Francona hit 125 career home runs with 1395 hits.