J.P. France

J.P. France

29-Year-Old PitcherSP
Houston Astros
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
France was called up for his major-league debut in early May and gave the Astros quite a boost in collecting a 2.75 ERA across 18 appearances (17 starts) through mid-August. A lack of swing and miss pointed to regression coming, though, and it hit hard in France's final six outings with a 7.94 ERA and 21:16 K:BB over 28.1 frames. In the minors, France fanned batters at a 29 percent rate but also walked batters at an alarming 11.1 percent rate. With the Astros, he cut the walks to a respectable 8.1 percent but saw his strikeout rate plummet to 17.4 percent. It's possible France could get those strikeouts up if he threw his changeup (.217 xwoBA) and curveball (.242 xwOBA) more, but his fastball was easily his most-used pitch and it got hammered (.421 xwOBA). The 28-year-old wouldn't seem to be guaranteed a rotation spot for 2024 and standard mixed-league value is unlikely even if he gets one. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2024.
Recalled, placed on 60-day IL
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
August 20, 2024
The Astros recalled France (shoulder) from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday and placed him on the 60-day injured list,
ANALYSIS
France had been on Sugar Land's 60-day IL after having season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in early July. The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of outfielder Ben Gamel, who was claimed off waivers from the Mets.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does J.P. France generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does J.P. France generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .260 346 72 32 80 14 0 10
Since 2022vs Right .276 356 51 27 89 14 1 14
2024vs Left .305 68 15 8 18 6 0 3
2024vs Right .271 53 7 4 13 2 0 2
2023vs Left .249 278 57 24 62 8 0 7
2023vs Right .276 303 44 23 76 12 1 12
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-29%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-15%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-31%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.12 1.42 84.1 5 5 0 7.0 3.0 1.6
Since 2022Away 3.61 1.40 77.1 6 4 0 6.6 3.6 1.0
2024Home 7.98 1.64 14.2 0 1 0 7.4 3.7 1.8
2024Away 6.75 1.78 10.2 0 2 0 8.4 5.1 1.7
2023Home 4.52 1.38 69.2 5 4 0 7.0 2.8 1.6
2023Away 3.11 1.34 66.2 6 2 0 6.3 3.4 0.9
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does J.P. France 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
1.83
 
K/9
7.8
 
BB/9
4.3
 
HR/9
1.8
 
Fastball
92.2 mph
 
ERA
7.46
 
WHIP
1.70
 
BABIP
.345
 
GB/FB
0.67
 
Left On Base
61.1%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.6%
 
Spin Rate
2451 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%
 
Swinging Strike
9.4%
 
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Gets surgery for capsule tear
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
July 2, 2024
France underwent surgery Monday to repair a capsule tear in his right shoulder.
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Done for season
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
June 26, 2024
France will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Suffers setback in recovery
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
June 24, 2024
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Sunday that France (shoulder) experienced a slight setback while recently taking part in long-toss throwing, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. "At some point we'll get him stretched out and back out on the mound," Brown said. "It's been longer than expected."
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Remains shut down
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
June 3, 2024
Astros general manager Dana Brown said Monday that France (shoulder) has yet to resume a throwing program at Triple-A Sugar Land, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Out with shoulder injury
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
May 7, 2024
Triple-A Sugar Land placed France on its 7-day injured list Tuesday with a shoulder injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Set to make MLB debut Saturday
PHouston Astros
May 6, 2023
France will make his MLB debut Saturday against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The Astros are calling up the right-hander to bolster a rotation decimated by injuries. The latest blow is the season-ending injury of Luis Garcia, who is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery. A pitcher with experience both as a starter and reliever in the minors, France made 18 starts and 21 relief appearances at the Triple-A level since the start of the 2022 season. It's unclear if he'll stay in the active roster past Saturday.
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