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Julio Franco played 23 major-league seasons (1982-2007) as a SS (715), 2B (663), 1B (508), 3B (7), OF (4). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 23 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | PHI | 16 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .276 | .633 | 84 |
| 1983 | 25 | CLE | 149 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 8 | 80 | 32 | 27 | 50 | .273 | .693 | 90 |
| 1984 | 26 | CLE | 160 | 658 | 82 | 188 | 3 | 79 | 19 | 43 | 68 | .286 | .679 | 89 |
| 1985 | 27 | CLE | 160 | 636 | 97 | 183 | 6 | 90 | 13 | 54 | 74 | .288 | .723 | 99 |
| 1986 | 28 | CLE | 149 | 599 | 80 | 183 | 10 | 74 | 10 | 32 | 66 | .306 | .760 | 106 |
| 1987 | 29 | CLE | 128 | 495 | 86 | 158 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 57 | 56 | .319 | .818 | 117 |
| 1988 | 30 | CLE | 152 | 613 | 88 | 186 | 10 | 54 | 25 | 56 | 72 | .303 | .771 | 116 |
| 1989 | 31 | TEX | 150 | 548 | 80 | 173 | 13 | 92 | 21 | 66 | 69 | .316 | .848 | 139 |
| 1990 | 32 | TEX | 157 | 582 | 96 | 172 | 11 | 69 | 31 | 82 | 83 | .296 | .785 | 121 |
| 1991 | 33 | TEX | 146 | 589 | 108 | 201 | 15 | 78 | 36 | 65 | 78 | .341 | .882 | 144 |
| 1992 | 34 | TEX | 35 | 107 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 17 | .234 | .683 | 92 |
| 1993 | 35 | TEX | 144 | 532 | 85 | 154 | 14 | 84 | 9 | 62 | 95 | .289 | .798 | 114 |
| 1994 | 36 | CHA | 112 | 433 | 72 | 138 | 20 | 98 | 8 | 62 | 75 | .319 | .916 | 135 |
| 1996 | 38 | CLE | 112 | 432 | 72 | 139 | 14 | 76 | 8 | 61 | 82 | .322 | .877 | 122 |
| 1997 | 39 | CLE|ML4 | 120 | 430 | 68 | 116 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 69 | 116 | .270 | .730 | 93 |
| 1999 | 41 | TBA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2001 | 43 | ATL | 25 | 90 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .300 | .821 | 118 |
| 2002 | 44 | ATL | 125 | 338 | 51 | 96 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 75 | .284 | .739 | 101 |
| 2003 | 45 | ATL | 103 | 197 | 28 | 58 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 43 | .294 | .824 | 120 |
| 2004 | 46 | ATL | 125 | 320 | 37 | 99 | 6 | 57 | 4 | 36 | 68 | .309 | .818 | 118 |
| 2005 | 47 | ATL | 108 | 233 | 30 | 64 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 57 | .275 | .799 | 114 |
| 2006 | 48 | NYN | 95 | 165 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 49 | .273 | .699 | 85 |
| 2007 | 49 | NYN|ATL | 55 | 90 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 23 | .222 | .610 | 64 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | SS | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SS | 149 | 148 | 247 | 438 | 28 | 92 |
| 1984 | SS | 159 | 158 | 280 | 481 | 36 | 116 |
| 1985 | SS | 151 | 149 | 238 | 419 | 35 | 95 |
| 1985 | 2B | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 1986 | SS | 134 | 133 | 231 | 374 | 18 | 81 |
| 1986 | 2B | 13 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 9 |
| 1987 | SS | 111 | 110 | 157 | 285 | 17 | 53 |
| 1987 | 2B | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2B | 151 | 151 | 310 | 434 | 14 | 87 |
| 1989 | 2B | 140 | 139 | 256 | 386 | 13 | 70 |
| 1990 | 2B | 152 | 152 | 310 | 444 | 19 | 101 |
| 1991 | 2B | 146 | 144 | 294 | 372 | 14 | 80 |
| 1992 | 2B | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992 | OF | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1B | 14 | 13 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 1996 | 1B | 97 | 96 | 852 | 77 | 9 | 89 |
| 1997 | 2B | 35 | 34 | 69 | 107 | 3 | 23 |
| 1997 | 1B | 14 | 13 | 109 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 1999 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1B | 23 | 22 | 181 | 16 | 1 | 20 |
| 2002 | 1B | 95 | 70 | 717 | 59 | 8 | 79 |
| 2003 | 1B | 75 | 38 | 432 | 32 | 1 | 47 |
| 2004 | 1B | 84 | 71 | 627 | 48 | 2 | 68 |
| 2005 | 1B | 62 | 45 | 450 | 37 | 5 | 47 |
| 2006 | 1B | 27 | 20 | 197 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 2006 | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1B | 16 | 14 | 123 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 2007 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Julio Franco won: Silver Slugger 1988 (AL), Silver Slugger 1989 (AL), TSN All-Star 1989 (AL), Silver Slugger 1990 (AL), TSN All-Star 1990 (AL), Silver Slugger 1991 (AL), TSN All-Star 1991 (AL), Silver Slugger 1994 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (4 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1994, 1991, 1988, 1983.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 2 | 78 / 140 | 8 |
| 1988 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
| 1991 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 15 | 17 / 392 | 0 |
| 1994 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 49 / 392 | 0 |
Julio Franco ranks on 2 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #113 | second basemen | 1991 | 144 OPS+ |
| #141 | second basemen | 1989 | 139 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.