George Foster career batting average
.274Career Regular Season
George Foster has a career batting average of .274 over 18 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .400 in 1969.
- Most recent: .225 in 1986.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1969 through 1986. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1969 |  SF | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 1970 | SF | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .632 | 1.013 |
| 1971 |  SF/CIN | 140 | 473 | 50 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 7 | .241 | .292 | .389 | .681 |
| 1972 | CIN | 59 | 145 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .200 | .230 | .283 | .513 |
| 1973 | CIN | 17 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .282 | .349 | .667 | 1.016 |
| 1974 | CIN | 106 | 276 | 31 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 3 | .264 | .343 | .406 | .749 |
| 1975 | CIN | 134 | 463 | 71 | 139 | 23 | 78 | 2 | .300 | .356 | .518 | .875 |
| 1976 | CIN | 144 | 562 | 86 | 172 | 29 | 121 | 17 | .306 | .364 | .530 | .894 |
| 1977 | CIN | 158 | 615 | 124 | 197 | 52 | 149 | 6 | .320 | .382 | .631 | 1.013 |
| 1978 | CIN | 158 | 604 | 97 | 170 | 40 | 120 | 4 | .281 | .360 | .546 | .906 |
| 1979 | CIN | 121 | 440 | 68 | 133 | 30 | 98 | 0 | .302 | .386 | .561 | .948 |
| 1980 | CIN | 144 | 528 | 79 | 144 | 25 | 93 | 1 | .273 | .362 | .473 | .835 |
| 1981 | CIN | 108 | 414 | 64 | 122 | 22 | 90 | 4 | .295 | .373 | .519 | .892 |
| 1982 |  NYM | 151 | 550 | 64 | 136 | 13 | 70 | 1 | .247 | .309 | .367 | .676 |
| 1983 | NYM | 157 | 601 | 74 | 145 | 28 | 90 | 1 | .241 | .289 | .419 | .708 |
| 1984 | NYM | 146 | 553 | 67 | 149 | 24 | 86 | 2 | .269 | .311 | .443 | .754 |
| 1985 | NYM | 129 | 452 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .263 | .331 | .460 | .792 |
| 1986 |  NYM/CHW | 87 | 284 | 30 | 64 | 14 | 42 | 1 | .225 | .284 | .415 | .699 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS