Franklin Stubbs

Born: 10/21/1960 in Laurinburg, NC, USA

MLB Debut: 1984-04-28 | Final Game: 1995-09-29

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 215 lbs

Full name: Franklin Lee Stubbs

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Biography

Franklin Stubbs was a professional baseball player born in 1960, who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 until his retirement in 1995. Known for his versatility as a position player, Stubbs appeared in 945 games over the course of his career. He showcased a blend of power and speed, finishing with 602 hits, 104 home runs, and 348 RBIs. His career batting average stood at .232, and he also contributed significantly on the basepaths, recording 74 stolen bases. Stubbs played during a transformative era in baseball that witnessed the rise of power hitters and an increasing emphasis on offensive production. While his batting average may not reflect the dominant offensive trends of the time, his ability to hit for power and steal bases made him a valuable asset to the teams he played for. His tenure in the league included stints with multiple teams, where he left a mark as a solid contributor and an example of the evolving role of position players in the game.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
945	2591	323	602	109	12	104	348	74	260	626	0.232	0.303	0.404	0.707	-822.8

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .404 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS 0.707 vs. league average 0.715 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	LAD	NL	87	217	22	42	2	3	8	17	2	24	63	0.194	.259 (-26%)	.322 (-16%)	.384 (-11%)	.707 (-13%)	-536.0
1985	LAD	NL	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	LAD	NL	132	420	55	95	11	1	23	58	7	37	107	0.226	.257 (-12%)	.325 (-11%)	.395 (+7%)	.720 (-1%)	-180.4
1987	LAD	NL	129	386	48	90	16	3	16	52	8	31	85	0.233	.262 (-11%)	.331 (-12%)	.415 (avg)	.746 (-6%)	-530.8
1988	LAD	NL	115	242	30	54	13	0	8	34	11	23	61	0.223	.254 (-12%)	.317 (-9%)	.377 (avg)	.695 (-5%)	-268.2
1989	LAD	NL	69	103	11	30	6	0	4	15	3	16	27	0.291	.254 (+15%)	.319 (+21%)	.375 (+24%)	.694 (+23%)	452.8
1990	HOU	NL	146	448	59	117	23	2	23	71	19	48	114	0.261	.257 (+1%)	.324 (+3%)	.385 (+23%)	.710 (+14%)	1198.2
1991	ATL	AL	103	362	48	77	16	2	11	38	13	35	71	0.213	.255 (-17%)	.323 (-13%)	.384 (-7%)	.708 (-9%)	-712.4
1992	ATL	AL	92	288	37	66	11	1	9	42	11	27	68	0.229	.255 (-10%)	.322 (-8%)	.377 (-2%)	.699 (-5%)	-274.4
1995	DET	AL	62	116	13	29	11	0	2	19	0	19	27	0.250	.266 (-6%)	.337 (+6%)	.417 (-5%)	.755 (avg)	28.5

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	25	3	7	2	0	0	2	1	7	0.280

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1988	NLCS	LAN	4	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.250
1988	WS	LAN	5	17	3	5	2	0	0	2	1	3	0.294

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	522	398	3765	370	46	318
OF	299	242	454	15	14	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	LAN	1B	51	38	395	37	3	31
1984	LAN	OF	20	15	22	0	1	0
1985	LAN	1B	4	0	11	0	0	1
1986	LAN	1B	13	1	38	4	0	1
1986	LAN	OF	124	110	206	10	7	2
1987	LAN	1B	111	86	802	78	5	65
1987	LAN	OF	18	16	28	1	0	0
1988	LAN	1B	84	54	521	57	13	41
1988	LAN	OF	13	2	9	0	0	0
1989	LAN	1B	7	0	18	2	0	2
1989	LAN	OF	28	22	52	3	3	3
1990	HOU	1B	72	61	497	42	5	42
1990	HOU	OF	71	60	112	1	1	0
1991	ML4	1B	92	88	824	82	8	78
1991	ML4	OF	4	4	4	0	1	0
1992	ML4	1B	68	59	525	63	8	44
1992	ML4	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995	DET	1B	20	11	134	5	4	13
1995	DET	OF	20	13	21	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
First Base	523
Left Field	247
Center Field	32
Right Field	49
Designated Hitter	23

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-09-29
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-07-18

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	DET	AL	$310,000
1992	ML4	AL	$2,166,667
1991	ML4	AL	$1,866,667
1990	LAN	NL	$450,000
1989	LAN	NL	$345,000
1988	LAN	NL	$235,000
1987	LAN	NL	$144,000
1986	LAN	NL	$65,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,582,334