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Gary
Frances		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 150
 
Born: January 20, 1974 in USA
 
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Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2007    2010    2011    2012   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 27 DUR GL $ 8,400,000 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 11 11 11 4 4 4 5 5 5
2002 28 DUR GL $ 8,400,000 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 11 11 11 6 6 6 6 6 6
2003 29 DUR GL $ 8,400,000 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 11 11 11 6 6 6 7 6 6
2004 30 DUR GL $ 9,400,000 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 10 11 11 6 6 6 7 6 6
2005 31 DUR GL $ 9,400,000 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 7 6 7 6 6
2006 32 DUR GL $ 9,400,000 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 7 6 6 6 6
2007 33 DUR GL $ 9,400,000 4 5 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 7 6 7 6 6
2008 34 DUR GL $ 9,400,000 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 14 15 14 6 7 7 7 6 6
2009 35 DUR GL $ 8,940,000 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 7 7 6 6 6
2010 36 DUR GL $ 8,940,000 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 6 6 6 6 6
2011 37 DUR GL $ 8,940,000 4 5 4 6 6 6 1 1 1 13 14 14 5 6 5 6 6 6
2012 38 DUR GL $ 6,240,001 2 3 2 4 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4
Min Ratings $ 6,240,001 2 3 2 4 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 9,400,000 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 14 15 14 6 7 7 7 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 27 DUR GL 155 569 123 141 45 5 47 145 32 7 59 108 .248 .322 .592 .914 110.0 15.6
2002 28 DUR GL 146 514 94 137 33 8 42 121 27 12 64 68 .267 .350 .607 .957 105.3 15.8
2003 29 DUR GL 163 608 116 154 39 9 54 154 46 18 108 100 .253 .364 .613 .978 136.8 26.7
2004 30 DUR GL 133 498 119 139 38 4 48 128 21 10 81 73 .279 .381 .661 1.042 120.1 18.7
2005 31 DUR GL 130 520 120 126 39 6 47 138 24 10 72 60 .242 .339 .612 .950 106.3 17.9
2006 32 DUR GL 142 537 107 125 28 2 49 134 15 4 63 69 .233 .313 .566 .879 99.4 19.3
2007 33 DUR GL 160 594 128 157 52 11 36 121 43 14 84 65 .264 .355 .571 .925 119.3 25.1
2008 34 DUR GL 135 520 99 122 41 7 45 120 38 9 68 68 .235 .323 .600 .923 102.2 20.6
2009 35 DUR GL 162 633 106 156 47 5 50 132 44 14 69 72 .246 .319 .573 .892 118.7 21.8
2010 36 DUR GL 158 597 116 162 50 8 53 126 42 10 73 73 .271 .350 .648 .998 134.6 21.6
2011 37 DUR GL 147 577 110 134 42 4 46 116 32 11 49 75 .232 .300 .558 .859 100.4 18.6
2012 38 DUR GL 151 510 109 133 30 4 42 124 12 6 52 84 .261 .331 .582 .913 96.0 22.3
12 Years Sim 1782 6677 1347 1686 484 73 559 1559 376 125 842 915 .253 .337 .598 .935 1349.0 243.9
162 Game Average 607 122 153 44 6 50 141 34 11 76 83 .253 .337 .598 .935 122.6  
Career Highs 163 633 128 162 52 11 54 154 46 18 108 108 .279 .381 .661 1.042 136.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4985 1065 1339 388 53 445 1234 276 99 642 729 .269 .353 .636 .989 1088.0
vs LH   1692 282 347 96 20 114 325 63 26 200 186 .205 .290 .488 .777 254.5
Home 887 3227 634 814 230 36 268 761 174 69 414 444 .252 .339 .595 .934 647.3
Away 895 3450 713 872 254 37 291 798 165 56 428 471 .253 .336 .601 .937 695.2
RISP   1816 0 470 133 25 153 944 0 0 352 256 .259 .370 .612 .983 412.0
Pinch Hitting   64 22 19 5 1 7 18 4 1 9 10 .297 .392 .734 1.126 16.9
Close/Late   625 136 160 47 12 54 140 0 0 155 88 .256 .402 .629 1.031 155.6
Mar/Apr 291 1091 238 297 87 14 95 272 65 18 149 140 .272 .359 .639 .997 244.9
May 301 1159 242 293 92 7 105 255 64 15 165 164 .253 .345 .616 .961 248.9
June 285 1067 194 244 71 14 73 235 48 21 137 137 .229 .314 .527 .841 183.3
July 215 821 160 214 53 9 79 212 29 20 86 107 .261 .333 .636 .969 167.6
August 261 946 179 226 68 10 70 199 47 16 108 132 .239 .325 .554 .879 170.1
Sep/Oct 429 1593 334 412 113 19 137 386 86 35 197 235 .259 .342 .611 .954 327.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2001 27 DUR GL CF 133 130 1169.7 351 12 2 6 .995 2.79 0 0 .000 0 6.1
    LF 17 4 71.7 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.38 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
2002 28 DUR GL CF 114 112 996.7 303 6 0 2 1.000 2.79 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    LF 7 0 20.0 8 0 1 0 .889 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 7 0 14.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.64 0 0 .000 0  
2003 29 DUR GL CF 163 163 1462.0 442 9 2 1 .996 2.78 0 0 .000 0 9.0
2004 30 DUR GL CF 130 130 1157.3 401 4 4 2 .990 3.15 0 0 .000 0 7.5
    LF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
2005 31 DUR GL CF 130 130 1176.3 393 5 3 3 .993 3.05 0 0 .000 0 7.2
2006 32 DUR GL CF 139 139 1226.0 415 5 7 2 .984 3.08 0 0 .000 0 5.8
    LF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
2007 33 DUR GL CF 156 153 1359.0 402 13 9 4 .979 2.75 0 0 .000 0 2.7
    LF 3 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
2008 34 DUR GL CF 135 135 1188.0 365 4 3 2 .992 2.80 0 0 .000 0 2.8
2009 35 DUR GL CF 162 162 1435.7 459 12 11 5 .977 2.95 0 0 .000 0 6.1
2010 36 DUR GL CF 156 156 1358.0 413 6 5 3 .988 2.78 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
2011 37 DUR GL CF 147 147 1287.0 444 6 13 5 .972 3.15 0 0 .000 0 4.1
2012 38 DUR GL C 1 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 1 0 .000 1 0.0
    CF 138 126 1114.0 366 11 6 3 .984 3.05 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    LF 6 0 19.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.29 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 0 12.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.75 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 1703 1683 14929.7 4754 93 65 38 .987 2.92 0 0 .000 0 60.7
  LF 38 4 125.4 34 0 1 0 .971 2.44 0 0 .000 0  
  RF 14 0 30.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.10 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 1 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   1756 1688 15094.0 4800 93 66 38 .987 2.92 1 0 .000 1 60.7
Career Highs   163 163 1462.0 459 13 13 6 .997 3.15 1 0 .000 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2003 29 DUR GL 5 20 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 .300 .333 .550 .883
2005 31 DUR GL 16 61 12 13 6 0 5 10 3 1 5 5 .213 .284 .557 .841
2006 32 DUR GL 17 64 16 19 6 2 6 19 6 0 10 9 .297 .400 .734 1.134
Career Post-Season Batting 38 145 32 38 14 2 12 30 10 1 16 18 .262 .344 .634 .978
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2001-10-.592
2002-9-.607
2003-5-.613
2004-2-.661
2005-2-.612
2006-3-.566
2007-10-.571
2008-4-.600
2009-10-.573
2010-2-.648
2011-8-.558
2012-2-.582
CAR-2-.598
 OPS
2004-4-1.042
2005-5-.950
2006-10-.879
2008-7-.923
2010-5-.998
2012-5-.913
CAR-14-.935
 XR
2003-10-136.8
2010-7-134.6
CAR-49-1349.0
 Games
2003-1-163
 Runs
2005-10-120
2007-7-128
2012-9-109
 Total Bases
2003-6-373
2009-8-363
2010-4-387
CAR-50-3993
Doubles
2001-9-45
2007-5-52
2009-7-47
2010-8-50
CAR-39-484
 Triples
2003-6-9
2007-7-11
2010-4-8
CAR-33-73
 Homeruns
2001-4-47
2003-1-54
2004-3-48
2005-6-47
2006-3-49
2008-6-45
2009-5-50
2010-2-53
2011-4-46
2012-2-42
CAR-6-559
 RBIs
2001-3-145
2003-1-154
2005-4-138
2006-2-134
2009-9-132
2010-10-126
2012-3-124
CAR-26-1559
 Stolen Bases
2003-10-46
2009-9-44
2010-6-42
CAR-42-376
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 131    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 56    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Paul Maine (769)
  5. Carlos Gatton (748)
  6. William Remy (735)
  7. Charles Dorazio (719)
  8. Jeff Calkins (719)
  9. Frankie Maestas (713)
  10. Laurence Gonsalves (710)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Durham in 2001
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Named MVP of 2002 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
Won 2003 HR Derby
Hit 3 HR's in a game on 5/7/2003
Was selected to the 2003 All-FOBL 1st Team
Injured on 6/15/2004 with a Spasms Back, out for 3-4 weeks
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Hit 3 HR's in a game on 8/18/2004
Drove in 6 runs against Santa Cruz on 6/2/2005
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Won 2005 HR Derby
Injured on 7/25/2005 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Virginia on 9/22/2005
Injured on 8/24/2006 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Norfolk on 9/19/2006
Drove in 6 runs against Green Bay on 11/6/2006
Won Solecismic Series with Durham in 2006
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Ayr, driving in 6 runs on 7/2/2008
Injured on 7/8/2008 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Hit 4 homeruns against Ayr, driving in 8 runs on 7/17/2009
Injured on 7/3/2010 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar Game
Won 2010 HR Derby
Injured on 6/12/2011 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/23/2011 with a Stiff Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
Had 500th career homerun on 8/10/2011, off Antony Roseberry (HOL)
Drove in 7 runs against Seminole on 6/19/2012
 
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