Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Toronto Blue Jays
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Francis opened the season with Triple-A Buffalo where in his first four starts, he recorded a 3.45 ERA with an impressive 23 punchouts and only four free passes in 15.2 innings. The effort prompted a recall in early June, and he spent the rest of the season shuttling between the Blue Jays bullpen and Buffalo. When he was in the bigs, Francis was effective, registering a 1.73 ERA and .83 WHIP over 36.1 frames. Francis will be given the chance to break camp in the Blue Jays bullpen, but despite last season's shiny ratios, he's more likely to be utilized in low leverage scenarios which come with minimal fantasy relevance. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jays in March of 2024.
Blanks BoSox in no-decision
PToronto Blue Jays
September 25, 2024
Francis came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox, allowing three hits and a walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out four.
ANALYSIS
In his final start of the season, Francis saw his quality-start streak snapped at seven when he got the hook after just 71 pitches (48 strikes), but he still ended a breakout campaign on a high note. The right-hander developed a splitter in the minors and moved back into the big-league rotation after the All-Star break, and the new pitch helped him deliver a dazzling 1.80 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 58:8 K:BB through 65 innings. Francis has put himself firmly in Toronto's 2025 pitching plans.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
58
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Bowden Francis generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Bowden Francis generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-26%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .198 261 44 15 48 5 0 11
Since 2022vs Right .186 286 84 15 49 14 0 11
2024vs Left .199 187 31 13 34 4 0 8
2024vs Right .194 221 61 9 40 11 0 9
2023vs Left .197 73 13 2 14 1 0 3
2023vs Right .145 63 22 6 8 2 0 2
2022vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .500 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-6%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-32%
ERA at Home
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 2.74 0.88 72.1 4 1 0 7.7 1.9 1.2
Since 2022Away 3.03 0.92 68.1 5 4 1 8.7 2.0 1.6
2024Home 3.40 0.92 47.2 3 1 0 7.6 1.9 1.3
2024Away 3.21 0.93 56.0 5 4 0 8.4 1.9 1.6
2023Home 1.50 0.79 24.0 1 0 0 7.9 1.9 1.1
2023Away 2.19 0.89 12.1 0 0 1 10.2 2.2 1.5
2022Home 0.00 1.50 .666666 0 0 0 13.5 0.0 0.0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Bowden Francis compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.18
 
K/9
8.0
 
BB/9
1.9
 
HR/9
1.5
 
Fastball
92.8 mph
 
ERA
3.30
 
WHIP
0.93
 
BABIP
.221
 
GB/FB
0.80
 
Left On Base
76.2%
 
Exit Velocity
82.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.7%
 
Spin Rate
2144 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%
 
Swinging Strike
10.5%
 
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Logs seventh straight quality start
PToronto Blue Jays
September 19, 2024
Francis (8-5) took the loss against the Rangers on Wednesday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out six.
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Loses no-hitter in the ninth
PToronto Blue Jays
September 11, 2024
Francis allowed one run on one hit and one walk over eight innings Wednesday in a no-decision against the Mets. He struck out one.
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Another quality start in loss
PToronto Blue Jays
September 4, 2024
Francis (8-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Phillies, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out six.
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Dominant in eighth win
PToronto Blue Jays
August 30, 2024
Francis (8-3) picked up the win over the Red Sox on Thursday, allowing one hit and zero walks over seven shutout innings while striking out five.
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Flirts with no-hitter in win
PToronto Blue Jays
August 24, 2024
Francis (7-3) earned the win against the Angels on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit and three walks with 12 strikeouts over eight innings.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Best AL pitcher for August
PToronto Blue Jays
September 4, 2024
Francis was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for August on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was re-inserted into Toronto's rotation in late July and was dominant in August with a 1.05 ERA, 0.41 WHIP and 39:4 K:BB across 34.1 innings. Francis went 4-1 during that stretch, with the loss coming in a relief appearance Aug. 4 as he entered in extra innings and surrendered an unearned run. He should solidify his rotation spot for 2025 with a strong finish to the campaign.
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