George Foster was born on Wednesday, December 1, 1948, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Foster was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1969, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Foster baseball stats page.
"If (George) Foster would have been playing with the Dodgers in the '50's they wouldn't have had to tear down Ebbets Field. George would have demolished it with shots off his bat." - Sparky Anderson in Baseball Digest (Earl Lawson, August 1992, 'Memories of a Younger Sparky Anderson')
George FosterGeorge "Yahtzee" Foster Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#202) |
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George FosterGeorge Foster Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
George FosterGeorge Foster Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 21 | Giants | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
1970 | 22 | Giants | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .632 |
1971 | 23 | Giants | 36 | 105 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .304 | .400 |
1971 | 23 | Reds | 104 | 368 | 39 | 86 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .234 | .289 | .386 |
1972 | 24 | Reds | 59 | 145 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .230 | .283 |
1973 | 25 | Reds | 17 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .349 | .667 |
1974 | 26 | Reds | 106 | 276 | 31 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .264 | .343 | .406 |
1975 | 27 | Reds | 134 | 463 | 71 | 139 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 78 | 40 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .300 | .356 | .518 |
1976 | 28 | Reds | 144 | 562 | 86 | 172 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 121 | 52 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .306 | .364 | .530 |
1977 | 29 | Reds | 158 | 615 | 124 | 197 | 31 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 149 | 61 | 10 | 107 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | .320 | .382 | .631 |
1978 | 30 | Reds | 158 | 604 | 97 | 170 | 26 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 120 | 70 | 16 | 138 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | .281 | .360 | .546 |
1979 | 31 | Reds | 121 | 440 | 68 | 133 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 98 | 59 | 7 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .302 | .386 | .561 |
1980 | 32 | Reds | 144 | 528 | 79 | 144 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 93 | 75 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .273 | .362 | .473 |
1981 | 33 | Reds | 108 | 414 | 64 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 90 | 51 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .295 | .373 | .519 |
1982 | 34 | Mets | 151 | 550 | 64 | 136 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 50 | 9 | 123 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .247 | .309 | .367 |
1983 | 35 | Mets | 157 | 601 | 74 | 145 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 90 | 38 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | .241 | .289 | .419 |
1984 | 36 | Mets | 146 | 553 | 67 | 149 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 86 | 30 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | .269 | .311 | .443 |
1985 | 37 | Mets | 129 | 452 | 57 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 77 | 46 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .263 | .331 | .460 |
1986 | 38 | Mets | 72 | 233 | 28 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .227 | .289 | .429 |
1986 | 38 | White Sox | 15 | 51 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .259 | .353 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 1,977 | 7,023 | 986 | 1,925 | 307 | 47 | 348 | 13 | 1,239 | 666 | 106 | 1,419 | 3 | 68 | 52 | 196 | .274 | .338 | .480 |
George FosterGeorge Foster Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Giants | LF | 8 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1970 Giants | LF | 6 | 4 | 117 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
1970 Giants | RF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1971 Reds | CF | 100 | 98 | 2,559 | 272 | 2.7 | 268 | 261 | 7 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.83 |
1971 Giants | LF | 25 | 19 | 579 | 39 | 1.6 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.77 |
1971 Reds | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1971 Giants | RF | 6 | 5 | 138 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.15 |
1971 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1972 Reds | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1972 Reds | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1972 Reds | RF | 45 | 30 | 927 | 71 | 1.6 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.01 |
1973 Reds | CF | 11 | 8 | 216 | 18 | 1.6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1973 Reds | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1973 Reds | RF | 5 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1974 Reds | CF | 45 | 42 | 942 | 105 | 2.3 | 104 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.98 |
1974 Reds | LF | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1974 Reds | RF | 71 | 23 | 1,044 | 71 | 1.0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 1.81 |
1975 Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1975 Reds | CF | 32 | 30 | 714 | 103 | 3.2 | 101 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 3.82 |
1975 Reds | LF | 96 | 81 | 2,211 | 200 | 2.1 | 199 | 190 | 9 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 2.43 |
1975 Reds | RF | 17 | 6 | 234 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1976 Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1976 Reds | CF | 37 | 34 | 765 | 98 | 2.6 | 98 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.46 |
1976 Reds | LF | 115 | 79 | 2,415 | 200 | 1.7 | 199 | 196 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 2.22 |
1976 Reds | RF | 23 | 23 | 507 | 38 | 1.7 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.97 |
1977 Reds | CF | 37 | 31 | 738 | 73 | 2.0 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
1977 Reds | LF | 143 | 127 | 3,438 | 289 | 2.0 | 286 | 276 | 10 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.25 |
1978 Reds | CF | 11 | 6 | 177 | 17 | 1.5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.44 |
1978 Reds | LF | 154 | 151 | 402 | 329 | 2.1 | 320 | 310 | 10 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 21.49 |
1979 Reds | LF | 116 | 116 | 2,997 | 230 | 2.0 | 226 | 217 | 9 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.04 |
1980 Reds | LF | 141 | 141 | 3,702 | 306 | 2.2 | 305 | 300 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 2.22 |
1981 Reds | LF | 108 | 108 | 315 | 233 | 2.2 | 231 | 223 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 19.80 |
1982 Mets | LF | 138 | 138 | 3,558 | 311 | 2.3 | 303 | 290 | 13 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.30 |
1983 Mets | LF | 153 | 151 | 3,984 | 332 | 2.2 | 328 | 317 | 11 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.22 |
1984 Mets | LF | 141 | 140 | 3,669 | 293 | 2.1 | 286 | 280 | 6 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.10 |
1985 Mets | LF | 123 | 119 | 3,207 | 205 | 1.7 | 200 | 193 | 7 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.68 |
1986 Mets | LF | 62 | 62 | 1,530 | 104 | 1.7 | 100 | 97 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.76 |
1986 White Sox | LF | 11 | 11 | 252 | 22 | 2.0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.36 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 1,549 | 1,448 | 32,496 | 3,110 | 2.0 | 3,060 | 2,963 | 97 | 50 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.54 | |
CF Totals | 274 | 250 | 6,135 | 689 | 2.5 | 681 | 663 | 18 | 8 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.00 | |
RF Totals | 169 | 89 | 2,934 | 209 | 1.2 | 205 | 201 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.89 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
18 Years | 1,994 | 1,787 | 41,574 | 4,008 | 2.0 | 3,946 | 3,827 | 119 | 62 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.56 |
George FosterGeorge Foster Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1970 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 19.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1971 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 35.0 | 3.9 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1971 Reds | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 36.8 | 4.0 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1972 Reds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 15 | 6 | n/a | 72.5 | 3.3 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1973 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 9.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1974 Reds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 20 | 7 | n/a | 39.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1975 Reds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Reds | 17 | 3 | .850 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 19.4 | 6.3 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1977 Reds | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 11.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1978 Reds | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 15.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1979 Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 14.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1980 Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 21.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1981 Reds | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1982 Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 42.3 | 4.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1983 Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 21.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1984 Mets | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 4.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1985 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 21.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1986 Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 17.9 | 4.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1986 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51.0 | 6.4 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 51 | 31 | .622 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
George FosterGeorge Foster Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 San Francisco Giants | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 San Francisco Giants | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 San Francisco Giants | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1973 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1975 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1976 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1977 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $130,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $185,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $185,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1982 New York Mets | 15 | $1,650,000.00 | - | - |
1983 New York Mets | 15 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
1984 New York Mets | 15 | $1,850,000.00 | - | - |
1985 New York Mets | 15 | $1,942,857.00 | - | - |
1986 New York Mets | 15 | $2,800,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Chicago White Sox | 15 | " " | - | - |
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