George Foster stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1969
- NL MVP
- 1977
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1981
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1969
- NL MVP
- 1977
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1981
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SF | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1970 | SF | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .316 |
| 1971 |  SF/CIN | 140 | 473 | 50 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 7 | .241 |
| 1972 | CIN | 59 | 145 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .200 |
| 1973 | CIN | 17 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .282 |
| 1974 | CIN | 106 | 276 | 31 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 3 | .264 |
| 1975 | CIN | 134 | 463 | 71 | 139 | 23 | 78 | 2 | .300 |
| 1976 | CIN | 144 | 562 | 86 | 172 | 29 | 121 | 17 | .306 |
| 1977 | CIN | 158 | 615 | 124 | 197 | 52 | 149 | 6 | .320 |
| 1978 | CIN | 158 | 604 | 97 | 170 | 40 | 120 | 4 | .281 |
| 1979 | CIN | 121 | 440 | 68 | 133 | 30 | 98 | 0 | .302 |
| 1980 | CIN | 144 | 528 | 79 | 144 | 25 | 93 | 1 | .273 |
| 1981 | CIN | 108 | 414 | 64 | 122 | 22 | 90 | 4 | .295 |
| 1982 | NYM | 151 | 550 | 64 | 136 | 13 | 70 | 1 | .247 |
| 1983 | NYM | 157 | 601 | 74 | 145 | 28 | 90 | 1 | .241 |
| 1984 | NYM | 146 | 553 | 67 | 149 | 24 | 86 | 2 | .269 |
| 1985 | NYM | 129 | 452 | 57 | 119 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .263 |
| 1986 |  NYM/CHW | 87 | 284 | 30 | 64 | 14 | 42 | 1 | .225 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF/CIN | 514 | 184 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | 152 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | 43 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 314 | 112 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 511 | 240 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 627 | 298 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 689 | 388 | 85 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 687 | 330 | 73 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 505 | 247 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 608 | 250 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 472 | 215 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM | 608 | 202 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYM | 647 | 252 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYM | 595 | 245 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | 504 | 208 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM/CHW | 310 | 118 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 41.3
- RC
- 1178.5
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SF | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 0.1 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .316 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF/CIN | 1.5 | 54.9 | 4 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | -0.6 | 8.7 | 2 | .083 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 72.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | 0.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | .385 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | CIN | 1.0 | 41.1 | 5.3 | .141 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 39.4 | 0 |
| 1975 | CIN | 4.6 | 86.6 | 7.1 | .218 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 1976 | CIN | 5.8 | 112.1 | 7.5 | .224 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | CIN | 8.2 | 143.9 | 9 | .311 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 1978 | CIN | 4.7 | 119.9 | 7.3 | .265 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | CIN | 4.9 | 94.7 | 8.2 | .259 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 1980 | CIN | 3.8 | 95.3 | 6.6 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | CIN | 3.5 | 82.8 | 7.6 | .225 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYM | -0.9 | 66.4 | 4.3 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 42.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYM | 0.5 | 75.6 | 4.4 | .178 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYM | 2.0 | 78.3 | 5.1 | .174 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | 1.5 | 71.6 | 5.7 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM/CHW | 0.1 | 35 | 4.2 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1975 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
- 1976 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
All-time career rank
- 107th in home runs (348)
- 124th in rbi (1,239)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1977 (10th)
- Home Runs: 1976 (5th), 1977 (1st), 1978 (2nd)
- RBI: 1976 (1st), 1977 (1st), 1978 (3rd)
- Hits: 1977 (8th)
- OPS: 1976 (4th), 1977 (2nd), 1978 (7th), 1979 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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