J. P. France

Bats R Throws R6'0" 216 lbBorn 1995 New Orleans, USADebut 2023Team HOUDraft 2018 R14 #432 Houston Astros, Mississippi State

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	267	19.1	9.3	3.26	20.7	6.73	97.6
2027							99.6
2028							99.2

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 109 PITCH+ the next season; 3 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Colin Rea	2021	97.7	did not play
2	Luke Hudson	2007	94.0	did not play
3	Chris Narveson	2012	98.5	138.9	8
4	Mike O'Connor	2011	97.7	did not play
5	Geremi Gonzalez	2005	93.2	84.2	260
6	Andrew Albers	2016	94.7	103.4	178
7	Nick Tropeano	2021	91.9	did not play
8	Yohan Flande	2016	95.2	did not play
9	Ryan Drese	2006	91.0	did not play
10	Jorge Campillo	2009	100.2	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									267				99.6
2026*									31				88.0	95.8	83.8
2025	HOU	1	0	2.25	2	0	0	4.0	16	0	2	5	129.0	99.7	128.7
2024	HOU	0	3	7.46	5	5	0	25.3	121	5	12	22	79.1	97.6	76.7
2023	HOU	11	6	3.83	24	23	0	136.3	581	19	47	101	99.7	98.8	98.4
Career		12	9	4.35	31	28	0	165.7	718	24	61	128	96.9		95.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	2	4	0	0	0	0		-0.0
2024	HOU	P	5	25	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.4
2023	HOU	P	24	136	8	11	1	1	0.950	-0.9

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	169	36.1 IP, 23% K	3.74
2026	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	29	4.2 IP, 7% K	12.86
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	198	41.0 IP, 21% K	4.61
2025	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	109	24.0 IP, 21% K	6.38
2023	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	77	19.1 IP, 34% K	2.36
2022	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	480	110.2 IP, 28% K	3.92
2021	AAA	Sugar Land Skeeters	Pit	346	80.1 IP, 31% K	3.60
2021	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	142	33.2 IP, 35% K	4.34
2019	A+	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Pit	431	100.1 IP, 23% K	4.32
2018	A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	39	10.0 IP, 36% K	0.90

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.411	0.222	0.338	0.363
2025	0.000	0.254		0.222
2024	0.410	0.358	0.386	0.390
2023	0.308	0.355	0.348	0.316

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	0	0	12.00	2	0	0	3.0	6	0	2	2	2.67
Career	0	0	12.00	2	0	0	3.0	6	0	2	2	2.67