Ben Francisco
Louis Benjamin Francisco
Born: October 23, 1981
Santa Ana, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 32 (1999 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 5 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Servite HS (Fullerton, CA)
California
Career: 2002-2015
Major League Statistics
Ben Francisco compiled a career batting average of .282 with 73 home runs and 357 RBI in his 1194-game career with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Lake County Captains, Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons, Dunedin Blue Jays, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Tucson Padres, Lancaster Barnstormers and Aguascalientes Rieleros. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2015 campaign.
 Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
 Lake County Captains |
 Akron Aeros |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Dunedin Blue Jays |
 New Hampshire Fisher Cats |
 Tucson Padres |
 Lancaster Barnstormers |
 Aguascalientes Rieleros |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | 58 | 269 | 235 | 55 | 82 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 28 | .349 | .416 | .502 | .918 | 118 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Lake County Captains | 80 | 330 | 289 | 57 | 83 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 50 | .287 | .359 | .481 | .840 | 139 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 133 | 563 | 497 | 72 | 126 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 21 | 5 | 50 | 86 | .254 | .326 | .414 | .740 | 206 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 83 | 352 | 323 | 45 | 99 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 59 | .307 | .357 | .474 | .831 | 153 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .562 | 1.062 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 134 | 579 | 515 | 80 | 143 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 45 | 72 | .278 | .345 | .454 | .799 | 234 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 95 | 425 | 377 | 60 | 120 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 22 | 8 | 36 | 66 | .318 | .382 | .496 | .878 | 187 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 24 | 104 | 92 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .228 | .308 | .315 | .623 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 9 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .282 | .306 | .588 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 60 | 209 | 187 | 20 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 38 | .241 | .309 | .310 | .619 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 57 | 244 | 223 | 20 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 30 | .242 | .303 | .390 | .693 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | 14 | 53 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .244 | .346 | .267 | .613 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 753 | 3192 | 2841 | 428 | 800 | 180 | 22 | 73 | 357 | 134 | 38 | 268 | 469 | .282 | .348 | .438 | .786 | 1243 | 57 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | OF | 57 | 131 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 2.351 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | CF | 51 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Lake County Captains | OF | 65 | 131 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.077 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Lake County Captains | CF | 52 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Lake County Captains | LF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 131 | 292 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 2.298 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 70 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 1.514 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | RF | 39 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.564 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | LF | 31 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.452 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 41 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 2.098 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 35 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .970 | 1.857 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 32 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.594 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 103 | 193 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 1.961 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 85 | 175 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .984 | 2.106 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 47 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 2.064 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 29 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 2.207 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 23 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.783 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 17 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.588 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | OF | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | LF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | RF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | LF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | OF | 45 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 1.156 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | LF | 38 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.079 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | RF | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | CF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | OF | 52 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 1.788 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | RF | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 2015 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | OF | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.071 |
| 2015 | AAA | MEX | Aguascalientes Rieleros | RF | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.071 |
| Totals | 1194 | 1843 | 56 | 30 | 6 | .984 | 1.590 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | CLE | ||
| 2003 | A | South Atlantic League | Lake County Captains | CLE | ||
| 2004 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | April 7, 2005 | September 1, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | September 2, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | April 7, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | April 9, 2007 | August 31, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | April 3, 2008 | May 4, 2008 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | June 12, 2012 | June 13, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | June 15, 2012 | June 24, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | June 19, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | June 11, 2014 | August 26, 2014 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Mexican League | Aguascalientes Rieleros | May 8, 2015 | May 23, 2015 |
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