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Julio Franco

Braves Career team 2001–2007
Number #14
Position First Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 68
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Born Aug 23, 1958

Key Insights

2007
One opponent brings the best out of him

Franco has hit .500/.600/1.000 against Mike Birkbeck in 15 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 12 with 1 home run and 1 strikeout, against a .762 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Franco is 9 for 14 against Bobby Thigpen, a .643 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Franco has hit .000/.000/.000 against Dan Quisenberry in 17 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 17 with 0 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .762 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Franco swings through more against Joe Hesketh than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

14 plate appearances between them. 98th percentile of the 200 matchups on his own record.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Roberto Hernandez has struck Franco out 5 times in 11 plate appearances, 45.5% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Franco more often than Jack Morris: 114 plate appearances, in which Franco has hit .245/.307/.284.

25 hits, 0 home runs and 18 strikeouts across 114 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 23, 1958
Birth Place San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right