George Foster stats

Designated Hitter

Age 77 · 6' 1"

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George Foster played 18 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1986.

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Career regular season

GP
1,977
AB
7,023
R
986
H
1,925
HR
348
RBI
1,239
SB
51
AVG
.274

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1969SF9512010.400
1970SF91926140.316
1971SF/CIN1404735011413587.241
1972CIN5914515292122.200
1973CIN1739611490.282
1974CIN10627631737413.264
1975CIN1344637113923782.300
1976CIN144562861722912117.306
1977CIN158615124197521496.320
1978CIN15860497170401204.281
1979CIN1214406813330980.302
1980CIN1445287914425931.273
1981CIN1084146412222904.295
1982NYM1515506413613701.247
1983NYM1576017414528901.241
1984NYM1465536714924862.269
1985NYM1294525711921770.263
1986NYM/CHW87284306414421.225

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
23
AB
76
R
11
H
22
HR
3
RBI
12
SB
2
AVG
.289

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,812
TB
3,370
XBH
702
HBP
52
IBB
106
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969SF5200000
1970SF211230100
1971SF/CIN514184407300
1972CIN1524171100
1973CIN432670000
1974CIN314112254500
1975CIN5112405131100
1976CIN627298594400
1977CIN6893888551000
1978CIN6873307371600
1979CIN505247513700
1980CIN6082505111400
1981CIN472215473500
1982NYM608202382900
1983NYM647252494500
1984NYM595245476900
1985NYM504208462500
1986NYM/CHW310118230100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
41.3
RC
1,178.5
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.206
SECA
.303
BB/K
0.47
AB/HR
20.2
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969SF0.00.87.0000000
1970SF0.14.49.1.3160.40.4190
1971SF/CIN1.554.94.1480.20.236.40
1972CIN-0.68.72.0830.10.172.50
1973CIN0.68.57.9.3850.50.69.80
1974CIN1.041.15.3.1410.30.639.40
1975CIN4.686.67.1.2180.30.620.10
1976CIN5.8112.17.5.2240.30.619.40
1977CIN8.2143.99.3110.40.611.80
1978CIN4.7119.97.3.2650.40.515.10
1979CIN4.994.78.2.2590.40.614.70
1980CIN3.895.36.6.2010.30.821.10
1981CIN3.582.87.6.2250.40.718.80
1982NYM-0.966.44.3.1200.20.442.30
1983NYM0.575.64.4.1780.20.321.50
1984NYM2.078.35.1.1740.20.3230
1985NYM1.571.65.7.1970.30.521.50
1986NYM/CHW0.1354.2.1900.30.420.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsDec 1, 1948
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Tuscaloosa, United States
NL MVP
1977
NL Silver Slugger
1981

What were George Foster's career stats?

George Foster played 18 seasons for the Giants, the Reds and the Mets. He was a career .274 hitter with 1,925 hits, 348 home runs and 1,239 RBI. His best season was 1969: a .400 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1969 to 1986

George Foster led MLB in home runs (1977) and RBI (1976, 1977); finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 107th in home runs (348)
  • 124th in rbi (1,239)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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