Robert
Francis
PAge : 30Throws : R
#44
Bowden Francis
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-27
Born in : Tallahassee, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6.05 | 64.0 | 54 | 1.53 |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays | 27 | 8 | 5 | 3.30 | 103.2 | 92 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.73 | 36.1 | 35 | 0.83 |
| 2022 | Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Career totals | 62 | 11 | 13 | 3.87 | 204.2 | 182 | 1.10 | |
ContractToronto Blue Jays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.05
FIP
6.85
xFIP
5.21
ERA-
148
WHIP
1.53
K%
18.8 %
BB%
9.4 %
Strikeouts
54
Innings
64.0
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-1.1
Strikeouts
69
2025 WAR
-0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-21)
- 20230.2 WAR
- 20241.0 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 2025-0.9 WAR · -2.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-21 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
62
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 68
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 76
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 59
- STA
- Stamina
- 64
- DUR
- Durability
- 48
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.85 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.5 mi/h
24th percentile
K%
18.8 %
26th percentile
BB%
9.4 %
18th percentile
xERA
6.08
1th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.373
1th percentile
Barrels allowed
12.4 %
1th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TOR | -0.9 | 1 | 62 | 92.5 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 6.08 | .373 |
| 2024 | TOR | 1.0 | 58 | 78 | 92.9 | 22.5 | 5.4 | 3.39 | .290 |
| 2023 | TOR | 0.2 | 70 | 79 | 94.4 | 25.7 | 5.9 | 3.61 | .294 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14 | @ PHI | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.05 |
| Jun 8 | @ MIN | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6.12 |
| Jun 3 | vs PHI | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5.84 |
| May 27 | @ TEX | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.04 |
| May 22 | vs SD | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5.54 |
| May 16 | vs DET | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5.63 |
| May 10 | @ SEA | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.40 |
| May 4 | vs CLE | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.66 |
| Apr 29 | vs BOS | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 |
| Apr 23 | @ HOU | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.58 |