What years did John Frascatore play?

John Frascatore played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001.

Was John Frascatore a pitcher?

Yes. John Frascatore pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 206 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Frascatore hit?

John Frascatore hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was John Frascatore's career batting average?

John Frascatore batted .059 over his career, with 1 hits in 17 at bats.

What was John Frascatore's career ERA?

John Frascatore finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 20-17 with 206 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Frascatore have?

John Frascatore recorded 206 career strikeouts.

John Frascatore

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2001)

John Frascatore was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 8 seasons. Across 274 career appearances, he went 20-17 with a 4.00 ERA and 206 strikeouts.

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 20–17

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.44

SO 206

Pitcher PIV -4557.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 2/4/1970 in Ozone Park, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-07-21
Last Game: 2001-05-09

Full name: John Vincent Frascatore

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Frascatore — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	17	274	5	0	0	1	371.0	391	165	50	145	206	4.00	-4557.5

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 4.53 across their career seasons — 11.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Frascatore Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	SLN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	3.1	7	6	2	2	16.20	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	1	1	14	4	0	32.2	39	16	16	21	4.41	4.45 (+1%)	-174.3
1997	SLN	NL	5	2	59	0	0	80.0	74	22	33	58	2.48	4.39 (+44%)	925.5
1998	SLN	NL	3	4	69	0	0	95.2	95	44	36	49	4.14	4.43 (+7%)	-958.8
1999	ARI	NL	1	4	26	0	0	33.0	31	15	12	15	4.09	4.71 (+13%)	-876.0
1999	TOR	AL	7	1	33	0	1	37.0	42	14	9	22	3.41	4.71 (+28%)	182.8
2000	TOR	AL	2	4	60	0	0	73.0	87	44	33	30	5.42	4.77 (-14%)	-3065.4
2001	TOR	AL	1	0	12	0	0	16.1	16	4	4	9	2.20	4.42 (+50%)	-591.2
Career · 8 seasons			20	17	274	5	1	371.0	391	165	145	206	4.00	—	-4,558

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

John Frascatore — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
274	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.059	.111	.059	.170	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 78.0% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 86.2% below league average.

Career OPS .170 vs. league average .765 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Frascatore — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	SLN	NL	1	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	14	7	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SLN	NL	59	3	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	69	6	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ARI	NL	26	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TOR	AL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TOR	AL	60	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TOR	AL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			274	17	1	1	12	.059	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Frascatore — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	138	8	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	136	9	0	1	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

John Frascatore — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	138	179.2	189	89	62	89	4.46
Away	136	191.1	202	76	83	117	3.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Frascatore — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-05-09	TOR	OAK	—	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2001-05-08	TOR	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-05-05	TOR	SEA	—	1.2	4	0	0	0	0	0
2001-05-02	TOR	OAK	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0
2001-04-30	TOR	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0
2001-04-27	TOR	LAA	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-04-24	TOR	TEX	W	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2001-04-21	TOR	KCR	—	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	2
2001-04-19	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001-04-18	TOR	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Frascatore — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	274	5	30	37	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Frascatore — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	SLN	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1995	SLN	P	14	4	3	2	0	0
1997	SLN	P	59	0	5	5	0	0
1998	SLN	P	69	0	11	11	2	1
1999	ARI	P	26	0	1	2	0	0
1999	TOR	P	33	0	2	6	0	0
2000	TOR	P	60	0	7	5	1	2
2001	TOR	P	12	0	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Frascatore — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	274

Salary History

John Frascatore — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	TOR	AL	$700,000
1999	ARI	NL	$345,000
1998	SLN	NL	$240,000
1997	SLN	NL	$155,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,440,000

College History

John Frascatore — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Long Island University - C W Post Campus	Brookville	NY	1989, 1990, 1991

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John Frascatore: the record in brief

The profile opens with John Frascatore's first major league game on July 21, 1994; the last one listed came on May 9, 2001. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1994 to 1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1999 to 2001). Frascatore played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 4, 1970, in Ozone Park, NY, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 200 pounds. The given name on file is John Vincent Frascatore.

Frascatore went 20-17 with a 4.00 ERA in 274 games, 5 of them starts. The same table counts 206 strikeouts. That 4.00 ERA compares with a 4.53 league average across the same seasons, 11.6% better. The best win total was 7, in 1999. 1997 produced Frascatore's most strikeouts, 58. In 1997, one of the busiest seasons, Frascatore posted a 2.48 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.39.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Frascatore

What years did John Frascatore play?: John Frascatore played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001.
Was John Frascatore a pitcher?: Yes. John Frascatore pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 206 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Frascatore hit?: John Frascatore hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was John Frascatore's career batting average?: John Frascatore batted .059 over his career, with 1 hits in 17 at bats.
What was John Frascatore's career ERA?: John Frascatore finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 20-17 with 206 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Frascatore have?: John Frascatore recorded 206 career strikeouts.