1B Nick 'Nicky' Franklin #16
Tokyo Samurai BCL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/2023
 OA: 30 POT: 30
BNN Index | BCL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B NICK 'NICKY' FRANKLIN #16 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 424 106 15 1 6 60 55 104 .250 .341 .333 1 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 47 47
Errors: - 36 46
Arm: 1 50 53
Turn DP: - 52 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 17
1st Base: 67 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 28 Right Field: 8
3rd Base: 7
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 64
Stealing Aggressiveness: 58
Stealing Ability: 64
Baserunning Inst.: 68
Sacrifice Bunt: 54
Bunt for Hit: 29
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/14/2023 @ SEN Loss, 7-13 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/13/2023 @ SEN Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/11/2023 SEN Win, 7-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/10/2023 SEN Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/09/2023 SEN Win, 4-3 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 0
10/07/2023 @ SEN Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/06/2023 @ SEN Loss, 5-8 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
10/01/2023 KAW Win, 5-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/2023 KAW Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2023 KAW Win, 6-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He is considered a born leader and never lacks for effort. Franklin is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/02/1991
Born in:Longwood, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,400,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 92 Days
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 92 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
BASEBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 424 106 15 1 6 60 46 55 104 .250 .341 .333 .674 .313 .083 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 495 8 6 0 4 0 8 141 22 1 4 20.0 52.2 4.22 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 30 4 1 2 19 14 15 20 3 0 2 .366 .461 .512 .973
Versus Right   342 76 11 0 4 41 32 40 84 5 0 6 .222 .310 .289 .600
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   18 8 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .444 .474 .556 1.029
April   105 29 8 0 1 21 13 12 27 3 0 3 .276 .358 .381 .739
May   100 19 3 0 2 11 7 9 31 2 0 1 .190 .259 .280 .539
June   99 24 1 1 2 14 11 11 24 2 0 3 .242 .330 .333 .664
July   64 16 1 0 1 8 10 13 12 1 0 1 .250 .380 .312 .692
August   20 5 0 0 0 2 4 7 4 0 0 0 .250 .444 .250 .694
September   18 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .278 .350 .278 .628
Postseason   48 17 4 0 1 10 6 8 8 0 0 0 .354 .446 .500 .946
Career   424 106 15 1 6 60 46 55 104 8 0 8 .250 .341 .333 .674
Home   210 56 10 0 2 35 29 30 48 6 0 4 .267 .360 .343 .703
Road   214 50 5 1 4 25 17 25 56 2 0 4 .234 .322 .322 .645
Grass   369 95 15 1 3 53 40 47 82 7 0 8 .257 .348 .328 .676
Turf   55 11 0 0 3 7 6 8 22 1 0 0 .200 .297 .364 .661
Day   33 9 3 0 1 6 5 4 8 0 0 2 .273 .385 .455 .839
Night   391 97 12 1 5 54 41 51 96 8 0 6 .248 .338 .322 .660
As Starter   416 105 15 1 6 58 46 55 103 8 0 8 .252 .345 .337 .682
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   84 17 0 0 1 11 9 13 26 3 0 4 .202 .327 .238 .565
Inning 1-3   153 39 9 0 0 26 12 18 38 3 0 0 .255 .328 .314 .641
Inning 4-6   137 36 6 1 4 20 18 21 29 2 0 2 .263 .364 .409 .773
Inning 7-9   127 25 0 0 1 13 14 15 36 3 0 6 .197 .305 .220 .525
Extra Innings   7 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .857 .875 1.286 2.161
0 Outs   154 43 5 1 2 17 21 16 36 2 0 1 .279 .347 .364 .710
1 Outs   124 28 3 0 0 14 14 22 35 6 0 1 .226 .333 .250 .583
2 Outs   146 35 7 0 4 29 11 17 33 0 0 6 .240 .343 .370 .713
Scoring Position   141 37 8 0 1 52 18 18 32 8 0 2 .262 .337 .340 .678
Bases Empty   193 47 5 1 4 4 21 28 47 0 0 5 .244 .354 .342 .696
Runner on 1st   90 22 2 0 1 4 7 9 25 0 0 1 .244 .320 .300 .620
Runner on 2nd   32 5 1 0 0 3 4 7 8 0 0 1 .156 .325 .188 .512
Runner on 3rd   14 5 2 0 0 7 1 3 3 2 0 0 .357 .421 .500 .921
Runner on 1st & 2nd   53 12 1 0 1 9 4 1 14 0 0 0 .226 .241 .302 .543
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 6 1 0 0 8 2 2 6 2 0 1 .300 .360 .350 .710
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 2 0 0 .300 .357 .500 .857
Bases Loaded   12 6 1 0 0 17 5 3 0 2 0 0 .500 .529 .583 1.113
Two Strikes   256 44 7 1 2 26 15 18 104 6 0 6 .172 .238 .230 .468
First Pitch   44 16 2 0 0 9 5 5 0 0 0 1 .364 .440 .409 .849
Count 0-1   25 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .222 .240 .462
Count 0-2   43 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 1 0 0 .140 .136 .163 .299
Count 1-0   31 13 3 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 .419 .419 .710 1.129
Count 1-1   35 15 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .514 .943
Count 1-2   66 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 1 0 2 .045 .072 .045 .118
Count 2-0   11 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .818 1.364
Count 2-1   17 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 2-2   72 14 3 1 2 13 4 0 34 3 0 3 .194 .218 .347 .565
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 1 0 0 4 6 18 0 1 0 0 .400 .833 .600 1.433
Full Count   75 21 3 0 0 10 9 18 13 1 0 1 .280 .421 .320 .741
Behind in Count   134 14 2 0 0 5 5 0 57 3 0 3 .104 .121 .119 .241
Ahead in Count   64 26 5 0 3 17 17 32 0 1 0 0 .406 .598 .625 1.223
Batting Leadoff   17 9 2 0 1 2 5 5 5 1 0 1 .529 .625 .824 1.449
Batting 2nd   5 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 3rd   64 14 1 0 1 5 9 7 19 1 0 3 .219 .320 .281 .601
Batting 4th   330 79 10 1 4 46 31 43 78 6 0 4 .239 .329 .312 .641
Batting 8th   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Low Leverage   157 41 4 1 4 13 18 20 37 1 0 4 .261 .357 .376 .733
Medium Leverage   160 38 7 0 2 25 17 19 34 5 0 2 .237 .317 .319 .636
High Leverage   107 27 4 0 0 22 11 16 33 2 0 2 .252 .354 .290 .644
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Seattle - MLB 22 102 369 83 20 1 12 45 38 42 0 1 113 6 1 .225 .303 .382 .686 89 89 1.2
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 11 34 7 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 11 1 0 .206 .263 .353 .616 74 71 0.1
2014 Seattle - MLB 23 17 47 6 0 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 21 1 0 .128 .192 .170 .363 5 2 -0.4
2014 Total - MLB 23 28 81 13 2 1 1 6 7 6 1 2 32 2 0 .160 .222 .247 .469 34 31 -0.4
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 44 101 16 4 1 3 7 11 7 0 0 37 1 0 .158 .213 .307 .520 41 39 -0.4
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 60 174 47 10 1 6 26 18 12 3 0 42 6 1 .270 .328 .443 .771 107 105 0.6
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 26 13 24 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 3 0 0 .125 .300 .167 .467 32 43 -0.1
2017 Milwaukee - MLB 26 53 82 16 2 1 2 10 7 5 2 0 19 2 0 .195 .258 .317 .576 54 51 -0.2
2017 Total - MLB 26 66 106 19 3 1 2 12 9 10 3 0 22 2 0 .179 .269 .283 .552 49 49 -0.3
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.0
2023 Tokyo - BCL 32 115 424 106 15 1 6 60 46 55 8 8 104 1 4 .250 .341 .333 .674 88 89 0.8
Total MLB 301 833 178 39 5 24 96 83 77 7 3 246 17 2 .214 .285 .359 .644 76 75 0.6
Total BCL 115 424 106 15 1 6 60 46 55 8 8 104 1 4 .250 .341 .333 .674 88 89 0.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Centreville - R 18 10 43 13 2 0 1 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 .302 .318 .419 .737 100 102 0.0
2009 Total - A- 18 6 20 8 2 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029 100 201 0.3
2010 Evansville - A 19 129 513 144 22 7 23 65 89 50 7 2 123 25 10 .281 .351 .485 .837 100 133 2.9
2010 Arkansas - AA 19 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 100 291 0.1
2011 Centreville - R 20 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 100 -53 -0.2
2011 Kumamoto - A+ 20 64 258 71 10 5 5 20 50 31 2 1 56 13 1 .275 .356 .411 .767 100 111 1.0
2011 Arkansas - AA 20 21 83 27 3 2 2 6 13 6 0 0 18 5 3 .325 .371 .482 .853 100 130 0.4
2012 Arkansas - AA 21 57 205 66 17 4 4 26 25 24 1 1 38 9 2 .322 .394 .502 .896 100 140 1.4
2012 Tacoma - AAA 21 64 267 65 15 5 7 29 39 24 2 1 59 3 2 .243 .310 .416 .725 100 74 -0.8
2013 Tacoma - AAA 22 39 142 46 9 0 4 20 28 30 1 2 20 7 0 .324 .440 .472 .912 100 121 0.9
2014 Tacoma - AAA 23 75 279 82 16 1 9 47 45 47 1 5 60 9 5 .294 .392 .455 .847 100 103 0.4
2014 Durham - AAA 23 27 100 21 2 0 2 9 8 10 1 0 23 2 0 .210 .288 .290 .578 50 59 -0.5
2014 Total - AAA 23 102 379 103 18 1 11 56 53 57 2 5 83 11 5 .272 .366 .412 .777 87 92 -0.1
2015 Durham - AAA 24 57 192 51 10 1 11 30 26 27 0 2 48 4 3 .266 .353 .500 .853 117 113 0.5
2016 Boston - A+ 25 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500 100 336 0.1
2016 Durham - AAA 25 64 240 61 16 1 5 28 26 26 0 4 56 10 1 .254 .322 .392 .714 83 83 -0.3
2017 Salt Lake - AAA 26 3 11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .273 .308 .273 .580 100 42 -0.1
2018 Little Rock - R 27 3 8 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375 100 274 0.2
2018 Nuremberg - A+ 27 3 11 7 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .636 .714 1.273 1.987 100 394 0.5
2018 Biloxi - AA 27 20 59 17 3 0 2 8 10 11 0 1 7 4 1 .288 .394 .441 .835 100 130 0.3
2019 Münster - A+ 28 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 100 -111 -0.4
2019 Salt Lake - AAA 28 41 146 41 13 2 3 24 25 23 1 1 28 3 1 .281 .380 .459 .839 100 105 0.7
2019 Indianapolis - AAA 28 44 114 22 5 0 3 12 15 15 2 4 31 2 2 .193 .289 .316 .605 56 63 -0.7
2019 Total - AAA 28 85 260 63 18 2 6 36 40 38 3 5 59 5 3 .242 .340 .396 .736 80 86 0.0
2021 Kansas City - IND 30 4 14 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 .357 .438 .357 .795 100 117 0.1
2021 Sioux City - IND 30 8 31 7 4 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 8 0 0 .226 .273 .452 .724 100 82 0.0
2021 Total - IND 30 12 45 12 4 0 1 2 9 4 0 0 10 0 0 .267 .327 .422 .749 100 93 0.1
2022 Kane County - IND 31 21 77 20 6 0 5 19 17 14 0 1 24 1 0 .260 .370 .532 .902 100 128 0.7
2022 Sioux City - IND 31 28 102 30 5 0 8 25 19 17 1 2 22 4 0 .294 .393 .578 .972 100 141 1.2
2022 Total - IND 31 49 179 50 11 0 13 44 36 31 1 3 46 5 0 .279 .383 .559 .942 100 135 1.9
Total IL 192 646 155 33 2 21 79 75 78 3 10 158 18 6 .240 .320 .395 .715 83 85
Total PCL 222 845 237 53 8 23 121 137 125 5 10 170 22 8 .280 .373 .444 .816 100 97
Total SL 20 59 17 3 0 2 8 10 11 0 1 7 4 1 .288 .394 .441 .835 100 130
Total TL 79 291 95 20 6 6 32 41 31 1 1 57 14 5 .326 .392 .498 .890 100 139
Total NWL 64 258 71 10 5 5 20 50 31 2 1 56 13 1 .275 .356 .411 .767 100 111
Total SAL 3 11 7 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .636 .714 1.273 1.987 100 394
Total MWL 5 20 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300 100 -22
Total CAR 129 513 144 22 7 23 65 89 50 7 2 123 25 10 .281 .351 .485 .837 100 133
Total NWL 6 20 8 2 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029 100 201
Total ACL 16 62 18 2 0 2 5 8 1 0 0 9 0 0 .290 .302 .419 .721 100 97
Total AA 61 224 62 15 0 14 46 45 35 1 3 56 5 0 .277 .373 .531 .904 100 127
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Tokyo - BCL 32 12 48 17 4 0 1 10 6 8 0 0 8 0 0 .354 .446 .500 .946 163 175 0.1
Total BCL 12 48 17 4 0 1 10 6 8 0 0 8 0 0 .354 .446 .500 .946 163 175
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 Seattle - MLB 2B 96 90 139 326 64 477 12 .975 828.1 5.05 0.0 .000
2013 Seattle - MLB SS 3 2 4 10 3 14 0 1.000 20.2 6.10 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 7 6 8 11 4 21 2 .905 55.0 3.11 0.0 .000
2014 Seattle - MLB 2B 5 5 11 18 4 29 0 1.000 41.0 6.37 0.0 .000
2014 Seattle - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 3 3 3 8 2 12 1 .917 25.0 3.96 0.0 .000
2014 Seattle - MLB SS 7 5 1 15 3 16 0 1.000 48.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 10 5 46 4 7 52 2 .962 55.0 8.18 0.0 .000
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 17 12 16 36 7 53 1 .981 120.0 3.90 0.0 .000
2015 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 11 5 7 13 2 22 2 .909 59.0 3.05 0.0 .000
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 9 7 58 4 7 62 0 1.000 63.0 8.86 0.0 .000
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 8 7 6 14 3 24 4 .833 57.0 3.16 0.0 .000
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 5 4 3 9 1 13 1 .923 35.2 3.03 0.0 .000
2016 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 18 16 35 0 0 36 1 .972 132.0 2.39 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 8 8 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2017 Milwaukee - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Los Angeles - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Milwaukee - MLB LF 16 11 13 3 1 17 1 .941 87.0 1.66 0.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2023 Tokyo - ASIA 1B 101 99 676 70 62 753 7 .991 890.2 7.54 +3.3 1.025
2023 Tokyo - ASIA 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 11.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2023 Tokyo - ASIA 3B 5 5 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 29.1 2.45 +0.2 1.108
2023 Tokyo - ASIA SS 4 4 4 12 0 19 3 .842 35.0 4.11 -0.8 .925
2023 Tokyo - ASIA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 120 111 780 78 76 867 9 .990 1008.2 7.66 +3.3 1.025
TOTAL 2B 145 130 184 408 83 612 20 .967 1124.1 4.74 -0.5 .000
TOTAL 3B 6 5 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 30.1 2.37 +0.2 1.108
TOTAL SS 34 23 22 67 11 96 7 .927 224.1 3.57 -0.8 .925
TOTAL LF 37 27 48 3 1 53 2 .962 222.0 2.07 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2009 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (27th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL).
07/31/2014 Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a 3-team trade: The Detroit Tigers received P David Price (TB). The Seattle Mariners received OF Austin Jackson (DET). The Tampa Bay Rays received P Drew Smyly (DET), IF Willy Adames (DET), and IF Nick Franklin (SEA).
04/05/2017 Was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
06/30/2017 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.
11/06/2017 Became a free agent.
02/15/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
10/15/2018 Became a free agent.
02/06/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
06/28/2019 Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
07/05/2019 Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Angels.
11/04/2019 Granted free agency.
04/28/2021 Signed with the Kansas City Monarchs (American Association).
03/28/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,400,000 with the Tokyo Samurai organization.
07/06/2023 Injured on 07/05/2023, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day.
08/09/2023 Injured on 08/07/2023, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 6 weeks.
09/07/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
10/01/2023 Wins the 2023 BCL EL Round 1 MVP Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2023 8 1
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