Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1992Rd 23, Pk 642
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1992Rd 23, Pk 642
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 532
- W
- 62
- L
- 76
- ERA
- 4.14
- IP
- 1201.0
- K
- 668
- BB
- 353
- WHIP
- 1.32
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 11.1 | 6 | 8 | 1.59 |
| 2001 | SEA | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3.56 | 78.1 | 60 | 24 | 1.28 |
| 2002 | SEA | 41 | 7 | 5 | 4.02 | 118.2 | 65 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 2003 | SEA | 32 | 11 | 13 | 3.57 | 212.0 | 99 | 61 | 1.23 |
| 2004 | SEA | 32 | 4 | 16 | 4.90 | 200.1 | 104 | 61 | 1.42 |
| 2005 | SEA | 32 | 8 | 15 | 5.10 | 190.2 | 93 | 62 | 1.44 |
| 2006 |  PHI/CIN | 66 | 6 | 7 | 4.54 | 77.1 | 43 | 33 | 1.54 |
| 2007 | STL | 69 | 4 | 4 | 3.04 | 80.0 | 44 | 11 | 1.01 |
| 2008 | STL | 74 | 6 | 6 | 3.55 | 78.2 | 51 | 30 | 1.47 |
| 2009 | STL | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1.92 | 61.0 | 44 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 2010 | STL | 59 | 6 | 2 | 3.46 | 65.0 | 42 | 10 | 1.03 |
| 2011 | STL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8.46 | 27.2 | 17 | 7 | 1.84 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 0.00
- IP
- 1.1
- K
- 1
- BB
- 2
- WHIP
- 3.75
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 54
- CG
- 6
- SHO
- 3
- K/9
- 5.0
- GB
- 1,127
- FB
- 1,518
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 20
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | SEA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | SEA | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | SEA | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 248 | 447 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4.4 | 281 | 389 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2006 | PHI/CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 127 | 135 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2007 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 128 | 131 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 116 | 146 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2009 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 87 | 94 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2010 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 94 | 114 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2011 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 46 | 62 | 0.7 | 1 |
What were Ryan Franklin's career stats?
Ryan Franklin played 12 seasons for the Mariners and the Cardinals. He had 62 wins and 668 strikeouts with a 4.14 ERA over 1,201.0 innings. His best season was 2003: 11 wins, a 3.57 ERA and 99 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1999 to 2011
Ryan Franklin finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 2011 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
All-time career rank
- 218th in saves (84)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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