Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona
 
 
Born: November 4, 1933 in Aliquippa, PA
79 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'11" Wt: 190
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an Amateur Free Agent in 1952
- Served in the military during The Korean War
- High School: New Brighton (New Brighton, PA)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BAL
AL
22.7
RF
500
-
 
1.1
0.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
12.3
10.2
2.1
0.0
3.1
2.9
0.2
0.0
BAL
AL
23.7
RF
316
-
 
0.1
0.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
5.5
4.5
1.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
CHA
AL
24.7
RF
142
-
 
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
2.4
1.7
0.7
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
0.3
0.0
DET
AL
24.7
LF
84
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
1.6
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
25.7
CF
443
-
 
4.8
5.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
27.1
24.6
2.5
0.0
18.7
18.0
0.7
0.0
CLE
AL
26.7
LF
624
-
 
3.4
3.3
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
23.2
20.6
2.6
0.0
11.6
11.1
0.5
0.0
CLE
AL
27.7
LF
667
-
 
3.2
3.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
21.0
18.3
2.7
0.0
9.0
8.3
0.7
0.0
CLE
AL
28.7
1B
690
-
 
1.5
1.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.9
18.0
16.0
2.0
0.0
5.9
5.6
0.3
0.0
CLE
AL
29.7
LF
553
-
 
-1.2
-0.4
-1.5
0.0
-0.8
9.6
7.9
1.7
0.0
-0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.0
CLE
AL
30.7
RF
320
-
 
-0.4
1.2
-2.1
0.0
-0.4
8.7
8.2
0.5
0.0
2.9
3.4
-0.5
0.0
SLN
NL
31.7
RF
193
-
 
0.0
0.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
4.2
3.6
0.6
0.0
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
SLN
NL
32.7
1B
164
-
 
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.0
-1.6
-1.7
0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
33.7
1B
82
-
 
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-1.1
-1.3
0.1
0.0
ATL
NL
33.7
1B
280
-
 
0.7
0.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
4.9
4.1
0.8
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
ATL
NL
34.7
LF
400
-
 
1.0
1.3
-1.1
0.0
-0.7
12.4
11.2
1.3
0.0
5.2
4.9
0.2
0.0
ATL
NL
35.7
LF
105
-
 
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
3.3
2.9
0.4
0.0
1.5
1.3
0.2
0.0
OAK
AL
35.7
1B
99
-
 
0.6
0.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
5.6
5.4
0.2
0.0
4.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
OAK
AL
36.7
1B
41
-
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
ML4
AL
36.7
1B
73
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.0
15
9
LF
5776
-
  
13.9
17.1
-10.7
0.0
-7.5
162.8
142.3
20.5
0.0
58.4
55.0
3.4
0.0
162 Game Average
544
-
  
1.3
1.6
-1.0
0.0
-0.7
  
15.3
13.4
1.9
0.0
  
5.5
5.2
0.3
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
2
RF
816
-
 
1.2
1.0
-0.9
0.0
-1.1
17.8
14.7
3.1
0.0
2.9
2.6
0.3
0.0
1
RF
142
-
 
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
2.4
1.7
0.7
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
0.3
0.0
1
LF
84
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
1.6
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
6
LF
3297
-
 
11.4
13.7
-6.2
0.0
-3.9
107.7
95.5
12.1
0.0
47.7
45.9
1.7
0.0
2
RF
357
-
 
-0.4
0.1
-1.0
0.0
-0.5
5.5
4.4
1.0
0.0
-0.9
-1.0
0.1
0.0
3
LF
785
-
 
2.1
2.1
-1.4
0.0
-1.3
20.7
18.1
2.5
0.0
6.6
6.0
0.6
0.0
1
1B
82
-
 
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-1.1
-1.3
0.1
0.0
2
1B
140
-
 
0.7
0.9
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
6.1
5.8
0.3
0.0
3.7
3.7
0.1
0.0
1
1B
73
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James