1981
Born January 8, 1981
Vancouver, BC, CAN
Jeff Francis Notable
b. January 8, 1981 · Colorado Rockies 2004–2008, 2010, 2012–2013, Kansas City Royals 2011, Cincinnati Reds 2014, Oakland Athletics 2014, New York Yankees 2014, Toronto Blue Jays 2015
Jeff Francis played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 2004 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.
He went 72 and 82 with a 4.97 earned run average, pitching 1,291 innings in 254 games. He struck out 869 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 256 games he batted .116, with 35 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Vancouver, BC, CAN on January 8, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | COL | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | COL | 33 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | .103 |
| 2006 | COL | 32 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .115 |
| 2007 | COL | 35 | 64 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .188 |
| 2008 | COL | 25 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .128 |
| 2010 | COL | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 2011 | KCR | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | COL | 24 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .065 |
| 2013 | COL | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .071 |
| 2014 | CIN/NYY/OAK | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | TOR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 256 | 303 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 102 | 0 | .116 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | COL | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36.2 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 5.15 |
| 2005 | COL | 14 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 183.2 | 228 | 116 | 70 | 128 | 5.68 |
| 2006 | COL | 13 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 199.0 | 187 | 92 | 69 | 117 | 4.16 |
| 2007 | COL | 17 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.1 | 234 | 101 | 63 | 165 | 4.22 |
| 2008 | COL | 4 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 143.2 | 164 | 80 | 49 | 94 | 5.01 |
| 2010 | COL | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 104.1 | 119 | 58 | 23 | 67 | 5.00 |
| 2011 | KCR | 6 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 183.0 | 224 | 98 | 39 | 91 | 4.82 |
| 2012 | COL | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 113.0 | 145 | 70 | 22 | 76 | 5.58 |
| 2013 | COL | 3 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 70.1 | 89 | 49 | 24 | 63 | 6.27 |
| 2014 | CIN/NYY/OAK | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 5.85 |
| 2015 | TOR | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 6.14 |
| Career | — | 72 | 82 | 254 | 217 | 1 | 1291.0 | 1477 | 713 | 384 | 869 | 4.97 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Jeff Francis
Jeff Francis made a major-league debut on August 25, 2004.
2015
Final major-league game: Jeff Francis
Jeff Francis played a final major-league game on October 4, 2015.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0