Franklin Morales
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)
Franklin Morales was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 10 seasons. Across 305 career appearances, he went 23-30 with a 4.56 ERA and 385 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2007-08-18
- Last Game
- 2016-07-31
Full name: Franklin Miguel Morales
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | NL | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 3.43 | 4.47 (+23%) | 668.3 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6.39 | 4.32 (-48%) | -795.2 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 3 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40.0 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 41 | 4.50 | 4.32 (-4%) | 176.1 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28.2 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 6.28 | 4.08 (-54%) | -1582.8 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3.86 | 3.94 (+2%) | -379.0 |
| 2011 | BOS | AL | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 3.62 | 3.94 (+8%) | 16.4 |
| 2012 | BOS | AL | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76.1 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 76 | 3.77 | 4.01 (+6%) | -719.5 |
| 2013 | BOS | AL | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 4.62 | 3.87 (-19%) | -432.2 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 6 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.1 | 166 | 85 | 65 | 100 | 5.37 | 3.74 (-44%) | -5960.2 |
| 2015 | KCA | AL | 4 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 41 | 3.18 | 3.96 (+20%) | 699.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 23 | 30 | 305 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 490.0 | 483 | 248 | 223 | 385 | 4.56 | — | -8,309 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .177 | .227 | .177 | .405 | 0 |
Career AVG .177 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.
Career OBP .227 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.
Career SLG .177 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.
Career OPS .405 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | NL | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .308 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | BOS | AL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | BOS | AL | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | BOS | AL | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 38 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .100 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | KCA | AL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 305 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .177 | — | — | — | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALCS | KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | WS | KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALCS | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NLCS | COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 2007 | WS | COL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9.37 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ALCS | KCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 2015 | WS | KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108.00 |
| 2013 | ALCS | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | NLCS | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 2007 | WS | COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21.00 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (610 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 154 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .107 |
| Away | 151 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 154 | 236.1 | 242 | 117 | 107 | 177 | 4.46 |
| Away | 151 | 253.2 | 241 | 131 | 116 | 208 | 4.65 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-31 | TOR | BAL | L | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-07-27 | TOR | SDP | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-07-23 | TOR | SEA | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-04-06 | TOR | TBR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-04-05 | TOR | TBR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-10-04 | KCR | MIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-09-30 | KCR | CHW | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-09-26 | KCR | CLE | — | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-09-25 | KCR | CLE | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-09-19 | KCR | DET | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | P | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | COL | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | COL | P | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | COL | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | COL | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | BOS | P | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BOS | P | 37 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | BOS | P | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | COL | P | 38 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | KCA | P | 67 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | TOR | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 305 |
Salary History
Franklin Morales's recorded salaries total $9,523,000 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Morales's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | AL | $2,000,000 |
| 2015 | KCA | AL | $1,850,000 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | $1,712,500 |
| 2013 | BOS | AL | $1,487,500 |
| 2012 | BOS | AL | $850,000 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | $424,000 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | $406,000 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | $402,000 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | $391,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $9,523,000 | ||
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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Franklin Morales (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Franklin Morales: the record in brief
August 18, 2007 and July 31, 2016 bracket Franklin Morales's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Colorado Rockies (2007 through 2014), the Boston Red Sox (2011 to 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2015), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2016). At 6'1" and 210 pounds, Morales is listed as a pitcher. Morales batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is January 24, 1986, in San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela. The given name on file is Franklin Miguel Morales.
Across 305 games (47 starts), Morales recorded 23 wins against 30 losses with a 4.56 ERA. Also on Morales's record: 385 strikeouts and 11 saves. The league ERA over Morales's seasons was 4.09, so the 4.56 figure ran 11.3% worse than average. Morales won 6 games in 2014, the most of any season listed. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Morales posted a 5.37 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74.
Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Morales
- What years did Franklin Morales play?
- Franklin Morales played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
- Was Franklin Morales a pitcher?
- Yes. Franklin Morales pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 385 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Franklin Morales hit?
- Franklin Morales hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
- What teams did Franklin Morales play for?
- Franklin Morales played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2007–2011, 2014), the Boston Red Sox (2011–2013), the Kansas City Royals (2015), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2016).
- What were Franklin Morales's career stats?
- In 305 games, Franklin Morales went 23-30 with a 4.56 ERA, 385 strikeouts, 490.0 innings pitched, and 11 saves.
- How much did Franklin Morales earn in his career?
- Franklin Morales's recorded salaries total $9,523,000 over 9 seasons, 2008 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Morales's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007.
- What was Franklin Morales's salary?
- Franklin Morales's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $391,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2016.
- What position did Franklin Morales play?
- Franklin Morales played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Franklin Morales and how much did he weigh?
- Franklin Morales was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
- What was Franklin Morales's career ERA?
- Franklin Morales finished with a 4.56 career ERA, going 23-30 with 385 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Franklin Morales have?
- Franklin Morales recorded 385 career strikeouts.
- Is Franklin Morales in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Franklin Morales has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.