What years did Ryan Franklin play?

Ryan Franklin played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011.

Was Ryan Franklin a pitcher?

Yes. Ryan Franklin pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 668 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ryan Franklin hit?

Ryan Franklin hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Ryan Franklin's career batting average?

Ryan Franklin batted .091 over his career, with 2 hits in 22 at bats.

How many RBI did Ryan Franklin have?

Ryan Franklin drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Ryan Franklin's career ERA?

Ryan Franklin finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 62-76 with 668 strikeouts.

Ryan Franklin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2011)

Ryan Franklin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 13 seasons. Across 532 career appearances, he went 62-76 with a 4.14 ERA, 668 strikeouts, and 84 saves. Ryan Franklin was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 62–76

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.32

SO 668

Pitcher PIV -14109.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 3/5/1973 in Fort Smith, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-05-15
Last Game: 2011-06-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Ryan Ray Franklin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ryan Franklin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
62	76	532	106	6	3	84	1201.0	1,230	552	173	353	668	4.14	-14109.0

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ryan Franklin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	SEA	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	11.1	10	6	8	6	4.76	4.71 (-1%)	-578.9
2001	SEA	AL	5	1	38	0	0	0	0	78.1	76	31	24	60	3.56	4.42 (+19%)	-645.2
2002	SEA	AL	7	5	41	12	0	0	0	118.2	117	53	22	65	4.02	4.28 (+6%)	593.3
2003	SEA	AL	11	13	32	32	2	1	0	212.0	199	84	61	99	3.57	4.40 (+19%)	-4098.6
2004	SEA	AL	4	16	32	32	2	1	0	200.1	224	109	61	104	4.90	4.46 (-10%)	-3761.2
2005	SEA	AL	8	15	32	30	2	1	0	190.2	212	108	62	93	5.10	4.29 (-19%)	-3566.9
2006	PHI	NL	1	5	46	0	0	0	0	53.0	59	27	17	25	4.58	4.53 (-1%)	-1746.4
2006	CIN	NL	5	2	20	0	0	0	0	24.1	27	12	16	18	4.44	4.53 (+2%)	-435.4
2007	SLN	NL	4	4	69	0	0	0	1	80.0	70	27	11	44	3.04	4.47 (+32%)	1033.7
2008	SLN	NL	6	6	74	0	0	0	17	78.2	86	31	30	51	3.55	4.32 (+18%)	-831.2
2009	SLN	NL	4	3	62	0	0	0	38	61.0	49	13	24	44	1.92	4.32 (+56%)	1562.0
2010	SLN	NL	6	2	59	0	0	0	27	65.0	57	25	10	42	3.46	4.08 (+15%)	406.6
2011	SLN	NL	1	4	21	0	0	0	1	27.2	44	26	7	17	8.46	3.94 (-115%)	-2040.7
Career · 13 seasons			62	76	532	106	6	3	84	1,201.0	1,230	552	353	668	4.14	—	-14,109

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 Batting Statistics

Ryan Franklin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
532	22	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	.091	.167	.091	.258	0

Career AVG .091 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 49.9% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 78.3% below league average.

Career OPS .258 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 65.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ryan Franklin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SEA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	32	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SEA	AL	32	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	32	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PHI	NL	46	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	20	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	69	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SLN	NL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SLN	NL	59	3	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SLN	NL	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			532	22	1	2	1	2	12	.091	—	—	—	—	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

Ryan Franklin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ryan Franklin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	NLDS1	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ryan Franklin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	1.1	3	0	2	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ryan Franklin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	NLDS1	SLN	0	1	2	0	0	1.1	3	0	2	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ryan Franklin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	264	8	0	1	0	1	.125
Away	268	14	1	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Ryan Franklin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	264	585.1	547	242	180	333	3.72
Away	268	615.2	683	310	173	335	4.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ryan Franklin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2011-06-28	STL	BAL	W	0
2011-06-25	STL	TOR	L	0
2011-06-15	STL	WAS	L	0
2011-06-10	STL	MIL	L	0
2011-06-08	STL	HOU	L	0
2011-06-01	STL	SFG	L	0
2011-05-31	STL	SFG	W	0
2011-05-28	STL	COL	L	1
2011-05-20	STL	KCR	L	0
2011-05-14	STL	CIN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ryan Franklin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-06-28	STL	BAL	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1
2011-06-25	STL	TOR	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2011-06-15	STL	WAS	—	1.2	7	4	4	0	0	2
2011-06-10	STL	MIL	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	4	1
2011-06-08	STL	HOU	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-01	STL	SFG	L	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
2011-05-31	STL	SFG	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2011-05-28	STL	COL	—	2.2	2	0	0	0	3	0
2011-05-20	STL	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-05-14	STL	CIN	—	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ryan Franklin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	532	106	99	116	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryan Franklin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	SEA	P	6	0	1	1	0	1
2001	SEA	P	38	0	8	6	0	0
2002	SEA	P	41	12	9	13	1	0
2003	SEA	P	32	32	10	18	0	2
2004	SEA	P	32	32	16	19	3	2
2005	SEA	P	32	30	14	13	0	0
2006	PHI	P	46	0	4	7	1	0
2006	CIN	P	20	0	0	3	0	0
2007	SLN	P	69	0	4	8	0	1
2008	SLN	P	74	0	11	12	0	2
2009	SLN	P	62	0	8	5	0	1
2010	SLN	P	59	0	9	5	0	1
2011	SLN	P	21	0	5	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ryan Franklin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	532

Awards & Honors

Ryan Franklin — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2009	Reliever of the Month	August
2009	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Ryan Franklin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	SLN	NL	$3,250,000
2010	SLN	NL	$3,050,000
2009	SLN	NL	$2,500,000
2008	SLN	NL	$2,250,000
2007	SLN	NL	$1,000,000
2006	PHI	NL	$2,600,000
2005	SEA	AL	$2,600,000
2004	SEA	AL	$1,800,000
2003	SEA	AL	$425,000
2002	SEA	AL	$250,000
2001	SEA	AL	$202,500
Total Career Earnings			$19,927,500

College History

Ryan Franklin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Seminole State College	Seminole	OK	1992, 1993

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Ryan Franklin: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ryan Franklin debuted on May 15, 1999 and played a final game on June 28, 2011. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (1999 through 2005), the Philadelphia Phillies (2006), the Cincinnati Reds (2006), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2007 through 2011). Franklin played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 5, 1973, in Fort Smith, AR, USA, Franklin was listed at 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds. Franklin's full given name, per the bio, is Ryan Ray Franklin.

Across 532 games (106 starts), Franklin recorded 62 wins against 76 losses with a 4.14 ERA. Also on Franklin's record: 668 strikeouts and 84 saves. Franklin's 4.14 ERA was close to the 4.35 league figure for those seasons. 2003 brought Franklin a season-high 11 wins. The strikeout high was 104 in 2004. The most saves in one season was 38, in 2009. 2003 was Franklin's sharpest full season, a 3.57 ERA against the league's 4.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Franklin

What years did Ryan Franklin play?: Ryan Franklin played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011.
Was Ryan Franklin a pitcher?: Yes. Ryan Franklin pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 668 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ryan Franklin hit?: Ryan Franklin hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Ryan Franklin's career batting average?: Ryan Franklin batted .091 over his career, with 2 hits in 22 at bats.
How many RBI did Ryan Franklin have?: Ryan Franklin drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Ryan Franklin's career ERA?: Ryan Franklin finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 62-76 with 668 strikeouts.