Born on May 11, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic), Francisco Cordero (Francisco Javier Cordero) played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 8 year career. Cordero broke into the bigs on August 2, 1999 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 5.35 ERA in 77.1 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Francisco Cordero's best season was 2004, when he posted a 2.13 ERA, notched 49 saves and struck out 79 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
DET
A
20
0
2
2
3.32
19
7
7
0
0
0
19
19
2
18
2
1
0
2000
TEX
A
56
0
1
2
5.35
49
51
46
0
0
0
77.1
87
11
48
3
7
4
2001
TEX
A
3
0
0
1
3.86
1
1
1
0
0
0
2.1
3
0
2
1
1
0
2002
TEX
A
39
0
2
0
1.79
41
12
9
0
0
10
45.1
33
2
13
1
1
2
2003
TEX
A
73
0
5
8
2.94
90
33
27
0
0
15
82.2
70
4
38
6
1
2
2004
TEX
A
67
0
3
4
2.13
79
19
17
0
0
49
71.2
60
1
32
2
3
1
2005
TEX
A
69
0
3
1
3.39
79
28
26
0
0
37
69
61
5
30
2
0
4
2006
TEX
A
49
0
7
4
4.81
54
27
26
0
0
6
48.2
49
5
16
1
3
3
2006
MIL
N
28
0
3
1
1.69
30
5
5
0
0
16
26.2
20
2
16
1
1
0
2006
Total
77
0
10
5
3.70
84
32
31
0
0
22
75.1
69
7
32
2
4
3
Total
NL
28
0
3
1
1.69
30
5
5
0
0
16
26.2
20
2
16
1
1
0
Total
AL
376
0
23
22
3.44
412
178
159
0
0
117
416
382
30
197
18
17
16
Total
404
0
26
23
3.33
442
183
164
0
0
133
442.2
402
32
213
19
18
16
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
DET
A
P
20
0
19
2
5
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
1.000
2000
TEX
A
P
56
0
77.1
4
5
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
.900
2001
TEX
A
P
3
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2002
TEX
A
P
39
0
45.1
5
5
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
1.000
2003
TEX
A
P
73
0
82.2
8
11
1
0
0
0
5
5
2
.950
2004
TEX
A
P
67
0
71.2
6
8
0
2
0
0
5
2
2
1.000
2005
TEX
A
P
69
0
69
2
10
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1.000
2006
TEX
A
P
49
0
48.2
5
4
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
1.000
2006
MIL
N
P
28
0
26.2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
2006
Total
P
77
0
75.1
5
6
0
1
0
0
4
2
0
1.000
Total
P
404
0
442.2
32
50
2
4
0
2
24
15
5
.976
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
DET
A
20
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
TEX
A
56
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
TEX
A
3
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
TEX
A
39
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2003
TEX
A
73
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
TEX
A
67
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
TEX
A
69
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
TEX
A
49
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
MIL
N
28
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
Total
77
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
28
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
376
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
404
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (June 18, 1994).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Frank Catalanotto, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler, Justin Thompson and Alan Webb to Texas Rangers in exchange for Juan Gonzalez, Danny Patterson and Greg Zaun (November 2, 1999).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench and Julian Cordero to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz (July 28, 2006).