P John Franco #40
Mudville Nine CBL
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/01/1924
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P JOHN FRANCO #40 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 0 0-0 0 2.45 14.2 12 1 4 8 1.09 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 46 51 45 46
Movement 79 84 77 79
Control 42 46 41 42
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 53 53
Curveball 65 65
Changeup 50 50
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 11
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 100
Defense 53
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 48
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/18/1924 NYK Loss, 6-12 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
08/23/1924 NYK Loss, 5-9 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/12/1924 KC Loss, 4-7 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
06/29/1924 STL Loss, 4-6 3.2 4 2 2 2 2
06/23/1924 BAL Loss, 4-7 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
06/15/1924 GG Loss, 3-9 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
05/04/1924 @ GG Loss, 2-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
04/07/1924 @ BOS Loss, 5-8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/04/1924 @ TAM Loss, 5-6 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
03/28/1924 GG Loss, 5-11 0.2 1 0 0 2 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/17/1886
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,280,000
Signed Through:1925 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1908, 3rd Pick in Round 2
CRYPTO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1924 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 0 0 0 2.45 14.2 12 4 4 1 4 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 9 7 10.43 7.36 4.91 2.45 4.16 1.09 102 0.0 .244        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 27 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 .148 .207 .259 .466      
vs. RHB 27 8 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 .296 .367 .407 .774      
CRYPTO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1924 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 1  
May 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
June 3 0 0 0 0 2.00 9.0 6 2 2 1 3 5  
August 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1  
September 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0  
Spring Training 17 0 1 1 0 4.80 15.0 17 9 8 1 10 13  
Last Year 70 0 11 8 31 3.58 75.1 79 35 30 4 35 69  
2 Years Ago 12 0 1 0 0 2.96 24.1 22 8 8 4 3 19  
Career 433 0 53 50 109 3.69 538.1 525 238 221 53 179 473  
Home 6 0 0 0 0 3.18 11.1 10 4 4 1 3 6  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 2  
Grass 9 0 0 0 0 2.45 14.2 12 4 4 1 4 8  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 8 0 0 0 0 2.63 13.2 12 4 4 1 4 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 0 0 0 2.45 14.2 12 4 4 1 4 8  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1908 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 21 3 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 4 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0.94 .250 4.78 -0.0 264
1909 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 22 23 0 5 3 0 4.45 30.1 35 15 15 2 12 21 0 0 1.55 .314 4.07 0.2 96
1910 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 23 3 0 0 1 0 5.06 5.1 5 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 1.31 .235 6.42 -0.1 83
1911 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 24 32 0 4 5 4 4.19 38.2 41 18 18 4 17 35 0 0 1.50 .330 4.25 0.1 100
1912 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 25 58 0 4 10 28 3.38 61.1 55 25 23 7 12 62 0 0 1.09 .286 3.58 0.9 120
1913 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 26 45 0 9 7 13 3.83 56.1 55 24 24 6 15 46 0 0 1.24 .306 3.81 0.6 109
1914 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 27 56 0 6 7 28 2.71 66.1 64 21 20 5 13 68 0 0 1.16 .317 2.89 1.9 154
1915 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 28 13 0 2 2 1 2.70 13.1 9 4 4 1 6 12 0 0 1.12 .242 3.93 0.1 154
1916 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 29 38 0 4 4 0 6.95 44.0 56 41 34 5 22 40 0 0 1.77 .383 4.87 -0.1 63
1917 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 30 22 0 2 1 2 1.47 30.2 20 6 5 0 6 24 0 0 0.85 .238 2.61 0.9 297
1918 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 31 9 0 0 0 0 8.40 15.0 20 14 14 7 10 11 0 0 2.00 .310 10.19 -1.0 50
1918 Tampico - CBL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.00 .182 3.39 0.1 999
1918 Total - CBL 31 13 0 0 0 0 6.63 19.0 22 14 14 7 12 14 0 0 1.79 .283 8.76 -0.9 64
1919 Tampico - CBL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 6 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.89 .231 2.68 0.2 999
1919 Stoolbend - CBL 32 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 2.14 .333 9.70 -0.2 34
1919 Total - CBL 32 6 0 0 0 0 2.38 11.1 9 4 3 1 4 8 0 0 1.15 .250 4.12 0.0 167
1920 St. Louis - CBL 33 6 0 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 10 5 5 2 3 7 0 0 1.86 .400 6.37 -0.2 60
1921 New York - CBL 34 24 0 5 1 2 2.57 35.0 27 10 10 2 12 31 0 0 1.11 .263 3.45 0.5 160
1922 Beacontown - CBL 35 12 0 1 0 0 2.96 24.1 22 8 8 4 3 19 0 0 1.03 .261 4.35 0.0 141
1923 New York - CBL 36 70 0 11 8 31 3.58 75.1 79 35 30 4 35 69 0 0 1.51 .330 3.60 1.2 118
1924 Mudville - CBL 37 9 0 0 0 0 2.45 14.2 12 4 4 1 4 8 0 0 1.09 .244 4.16 0.0 167
Total CBL 433 0 53 50 109 3.69 538.1 525 238 221 53 179 473 0 0 1.31 .304 3.97 5.2 114
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1908 Rocket City - AAA 21 23 0 3 2 1 2.65 51.0 40 19 15 5 17 63 0 0 1.12 .294 2.87 1.2 172
1910 Rocket City - AAA 23 31 0 2 2 2 1.88 52.2 38 15 11 5 14 75 0 0 0.99 .292 2.61 1.3 227
Total NFT 54 0 5 4 3 2.26 103.2 78 34 26 10 31 138 0 0 1.05 .293 2.74 196.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1909 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 22 1 0 0 1 0 10.12 2.2 2 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 2.62 .222 7.06 -0.1 42
1912 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 25 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 3 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 3.00 .500 6.28 -0.0 25
1913 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 26 1 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.57 .462 1.60 0.1 54
1914 Grizzly Gulch - CBL 27 4 0 1 1 2 2.45 3.2 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2.18 .615 1.69 0.3 170
1923 New York - CBL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 999
Total CBL 8 0 1 2 2 7.59 10.2 19 11 9 0 7 9 0 0 2.44 .463 3.68 54.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1908 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.027
1909 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 23 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 +0.2 1.030
1910 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1911 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 32 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 38.2 1.16 +0.8 1.037
1912 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 58 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 61.1 0.59 -0.1 1.018
1913 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 44 0 3 6 1 10 1 .900 56.1 1.44 -0.5 .846
1914 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 54 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 66.1 1.22 +0.1 1.023
1915 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 +0.3 .000
1916 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 38 0 4 4 0 9 1 .889 44.0 1.64 +0.5 .763
1917 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 22 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 30.2 0.88 +0.4 1.979
1918 Grizzly Gulch - MLB P 9 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.5 .000
1918 Tampico - MLB P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1919 Tampico - MLB P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.3 1.011
1919 Stoolbend - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.011
1920 St. Louis - MLB P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.4 .999
1921 New York - MLB P 24 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 +1.2 1.236
1922 Beacontown - MLB P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 24.1 0.37 +0.1 1.024
1923 New York - MLB P 69 0 2 9 1 12 1 .917 75.1 1.31 -0.1 1.036
1924 Mudville - MLB P 9 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 14.2 3.68 +0.2 1.003
TOTAL P 428 0 24 54 3 81 3 .963 538.1 1.30 +4.4 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1908 Drafted in the 1908 first-year player draft by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs. (Round 2, Pick 3, 24th overall pick).
06/18/1908 Signed a minor league contract with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization with a signing bonus of $1,320,000.
06/30/1908 Named the #26 prospect in the CBL
10/29/1908 Named the #49 prospect in the CBL
11/21/1908 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1909 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 78 (78); Control: 43 (59).
04/01/1909 Named the #31 prospect in the CBL
11/22/1909 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (53); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 41 (58).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (53); Movement: 66 (71); Control: 48 (56).
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 51 (70); Control: 56 (57).
07/07/1912 Was selected to the 1912 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/20/1912 Injured on 07/19/1912, diagnosed with a stiff neck, is day-to-day.
09/05/1912 Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $13,800,000 with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 67 (80); Control: 63 (63).
07/07/1913 Was selected to the 1913 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (54); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 52 (55).
07/07/1914 Was selected to the 1914 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/09/1914 Finished 3rd in 1914 CBL ETH Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 51 (51).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 58 (58).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 72 (72); Control: 61 (61).
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 56 (56).
07/01/1918 Was traded by the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs to the Tampico Stogies, along with SP Nick Bierbrodt and 1B Tim Pyznarski, in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 41 (41).
05/09/1919 Released by the Tampico Stogies.
05/14/1919 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Stoolbend Turtleheads organization.
09/12/1919 Released by the Stoolbend Turtleheads.
09/17/1919 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Mudville Nine organization.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 46 (46).
01/27/1920 Was traded by the Mudville Nine to the St. Louis Wolves in exchange for RP Dick Joyce.
11/18/1920 Became a free agent.
12/06/1920 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the New York Knights organization.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (51); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 48 (48).
10/22/1921 Wins the 1921 World Series with the New York Knights.
11/15/1921 Became a free agent.
12/02/1921 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,640,000 with the Beacontown Beavers organization.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 83 (83); Control: 50 (50).
10/26/1922 Wins the 1922 World Series with the Beacontown Beavers.
11/19/1922 Became a free agent.
12/08/1922 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,200,000 with the New York Knights organization.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (52); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 51 (51).
07/07/1923 Was selected to the 1923 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/08/1923 Finished 3rd in 1923 CBL ETH Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/22/1923 Became a free agent.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 49 (49).
01/25/1924 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,560,000 with the Mudville Nine organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1912 58 5
1913 45 6
1914 56 4
1923 70 1
Year SV Rank
1912 28 3
1913 13 9
1914 28 2
1923 31 2
Year HLD Rank
1909 3 1
1911 4 1
1912 2 2
1915 1 6
1916 7 1
1917 6 1
1921 1 2
Year RA Rank
1911 32 10
1912 58 5
1913 45 6
1914 56 4
1923 70 1
Year GF Rank
1912 51 4
1913 38 6
1914 50 4
1923 64 1
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