Wander
Franco
SSAge : 25Bats : S
Wander Franco
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-06-22
Born in : Bani, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 112 | 442 | 124 | 17 | 58 | .281 | .819 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | 83 | 314 | 87 | 6 | 33 | .277 | .745 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 70 | 281 | 81 | 7 | 39 | .288 | .810 |
| Career totals | 265 | 1037 | 292 | 30 | 130 | .282 | .794 | |
Advanced stats, 2023HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
127
wOBA
.349
xwOBA
.365
OPS
.819
AVG
.281
OBP
.344
HR
17
RBI
58
SB
30
PA
491
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2024 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.3
Home runs
15
2023 WAR
4.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+12)
- 20212.4 WAR · 4.7 per full season
- 20222.3 WAR · 4.0 per full season
- 20234.8 WAR · 5.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+37 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2023All 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
87
High-end
- CON
- Contact
- 96
- POW
- Power
- 75
- EYE
- Eye
- 83
- SPD
- Speed
- 82
- FLD
- Fielding
- 82
- DUR
- Durability
- 60
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2023How 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
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
89.4 mi/h
56th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.0 mi/h
48th percentile
Barrels
7.7 %
45th percentile
Hard-hit
43.0 %
65th percentile
xBA
.297
97th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
27.5 pi/s
51th percentile
Outs above average
11
93th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TB | 4.8 | 95 | 87 | 89.4 | 111.0 | 7.7 | 43.0 | .297 |
| 2022 | TB | 2.3 | 72 | 78 | 87.3 | 112.4 | 4.6 | 35.8 | .288 |
| 2021 | TB | 2.4 | 66 | 77 | 88.2 | 109.6 | 4.9 | 37.6 | .274 |
Game log, 2023
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | vs CLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 |
| Aug 11 | vs CLE | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| Aug 10 | vs STL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Aug 9 | vs STL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Aug 8 | vs STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Aug 6 | @ DET | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Aug 5 | @ DET | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Aug 4 | @ DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 |
| Aug 2 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Aug 1 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |