Willets Point wrote: Julio Franco was released by the Braves yesterday. In his long career, how many pitchers do you think he's faced? Bonus questions: How many of those pitchers are already retired? How many of the pitchers Franco faced are now in the Hall of Fame? No looking up the answers! Closest without going over wins. Once some folks have taken some guesses, I'll share the great resource that was the source of this trivia question. I'll guess he faced about 2600 different pitchers, that 2400 of them are now officially retired, and that 6 of them are now in the Hall of Fame Hall of Famers that I would guess he faced: Steve Carlton, Dennis Eckersley, Ferguie Jenkins, Nolan Ryan, Bruce Sutter, Phil Niekro. that last number should skyrocket soon as I'm sure he has faced Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Roger Clemens, whatever modern era relievers get in (Rivera? Hoffman?) and the 3-5 starters currently pitching that aren't locks yet but will get there