J.P. France

J.P. France

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Houston Astros
2025 Fantasy Outlook
France dealt with a shoulder injury last spring training, and while he managed to avoid the injured list to start the season, it seemed like he was never healthy. The 30-year-old made five ineffective starts with the big club and another poor one after being optioned to Triple-A Round Rock before eventually having surgery in July to repair a torn capsule in his shoulder. France managed a 3.83 ERA in 2023 with Houston, but a 4.66 FIP told a better picture of his performance and now he's got a major surgery to come back from, which might not happen until 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2025.
Recalled from Triple-A
PHouston Astros
September 9, 2025
The Astros recalled France from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.
Analysis
France allowed one run over five innings in his last start at Sugar Land. He had pitched in relief in his three appearances prior to that, and the Astros plan to deploy him as a multi-inning reliever.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does J.P. France generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
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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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11-20
 
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51-60
 
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101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does J.P. France generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
No Stats
2024
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .259 347 72 32 80 14 0 10
Since 2023vs Right .274 359 51 28 89 14 1 14
2025vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .000 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
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
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-30%
ERA on Road
2025
No Stats
2024
 
 
-15%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-31%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 5.12 1.42 84.1 5 5 0 7.0 3.0 1.6
Since 2023Away 3.56 1.39 78.1 6 4 0 6.5 3.7 1.0
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0.00 1.00 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0.0
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
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Stat Review
How does J.P. France compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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
0.00
 
K/9
0.0
 
BB/9
9.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
92.6 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
1.00
 
BABIP
.000
 
GB/FB
0.00
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
16.7%
 
Spin Rate
2582 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%
 
Swinging Strike
11.1%
 
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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.
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Poised for recall
PHouston Astros
September 9, 2025
The Astros are expected to recall France from Triple-A Sugar Land during their series in Toronto that runs through Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Activated and optioned
PHouston Astros
August 21, 2025
The Astros activated France (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Covers four innings in rehab start
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
August 18, 2025
France (shoulder) struck out seven and allowed three earned runs on four hits and four walks across four innings in his rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Sugar Land.
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Reaches fourth inning in rehab start
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
August 10, 2025
France (shoulder) struck out three batters and surrendered two earned runs on two hits and three walks over 3.2 innings in his rehab start Friday for Triple-A Sugar Land.
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Stumbles in third rehab start
PHouston Astros
Shoulder
August 3, 2025
France (shoulder) allowed four earned runs on two hits and four walks over two innings in his rehab start Saturday with Triple-A Sugar Land. He also hit a batter.
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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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