Franklin Morales

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

W–L 23–30
ERA 4.56
WHIP 1.44
SO 385
Pitcher PIV -8309.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 210 lb
Born
1/24/1986 in San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2007-08-18
Last Game
2016-07-31

Full name: Franklin Miguel Morales

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
23 30 305 47 0 0 11 490.0 483 248 61 223 385 4.56 -8309.1

Career ERA 4.56 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 11.3% worse 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
2007 COL NL 3 2 8 8 0 0 0 39.3 34 15 14 26 3.43 4.47 (+23%) 668.3
2008 COL NL 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 25.3 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 28.7 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 32.3 30 13 11 31 3.62 3.94 (+8%) 16.4
2012 BOS AL 3 4 37 9 0 0 1 76.3 64 32 30 76 3.77 4.01 (+6%) -719.5
2013 BOS AL 2 2 20 1 0 0 0 25.3 24 13 15 21 4.62 3.87 (-19%) -432.2
2014 COL NL 6 9 38 22 0 0 0 142.3 166 85 65 100 5.37 3.74 (-44%) -5960.2
2015 KCA AL 4 2 67 0 0 0 0 62.3 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

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
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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

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 16.3 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 0.3 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 0.3 1 1 1 0 27.00
2009 NLDS2 COL 0 0 4 0 0 2.7 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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home154282300.107
Away151342802.235

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home154236.12421171071774.46
Away151253.22411311162084.65

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-07-31 TORBAL L 0.1133210
2016-07-27 TORSDP — 1.0111011
2016-07-23 TORSEA — 2.0100000
2016-04-06 TORTBR — 0.1000000
2016-04-05 TORTBR — 0.1000000
2015-10-04 KCRMIN — 1.0100000
2015-09-30 KCRCHW W 1.0100000
2015-09-26 KCRCLE — 0.0221000
2015-09-25 KCRCLE — 0.1322111
2015-09-19 KCRDET — 1.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 305 47 21 70 7 4

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 305

Salary History

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 Career Earnings $9,523,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Franklin Morales (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Brian Tallet
    16-25, 4.79 ERA
  2. 97
    Giovanni Carrara
    29-18, 4.69 ERA
  3. 96
    Vladimir Nunez
    21-34, 4.83 ERA
  4. 95
    Jim Brower
    33-32, 4.67 ERA
  5. 92
    Bryce Florie
    20-24, 4.47 ERA
  6. 90
    Shawn Hillegas
    24-38, 4.61 ERA

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.