Player

George Foster

Player Info
Full Name
George Arthur
Born
December 1, 1948
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Size
6'1" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 10, 1969
Final Game
September 6, 1986
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
1981, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
1986 - Player of the Week (NL)
1983 - Player of the Week (NL)
1981 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1981 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1980 - Player of the Week (NL)
1979 - Player of the Month (NL)
1979 - Player of the Month (NL)
1978 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1977 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1977 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
... and 10 more
Career Batting
1,977
G
.274
AVG
1,925
H
348
HR
1,239
RBI
.817
OPS
133
OPS vs Lg
88% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1986 New York Mets 72 233 53 6 1 13 28 .227
1986 Chicago White Sox 15 51 11 0 2 1 2 .216
1985 New York Mets 129 452 119 24 1 21 57 .263
1984 New York Mets 146 553 149 22 1 24 67 .269
1983 New York Mets 157 601 145 19 2 28 74 .241
1982 New York Mets 151 550 136 23 2 13 64 .247
1981 Cincinnati Reds 108 414 122 23 2 22 64 .295
1980 Cincinnati Reds 144 528 144 21 5 25 79 .273
1979 Cincinnati Reds 121 440 133 18 3 30 68 .302
1978 Cincinnati Reds 158 604 170 26 7 40 97 .281
1977 Cincinnati Reds 158 615 197 31 2 52 124 .320
1976 Cincinnati Reds 144 562 172 21 9 29 86 .306
1975 Cincinnati Reds 134 463 139 24 4 23 71 .300
1974 Cincinnati Reds 106 276 73 18 0 7 31 .264
1973 Cincinnati Reds 17 39 11 3 0 4 6 .282
1972 Cincinnati Reds 59 145 29 4 1 2 15 .200
1971 San Francisco Giants 36 105 28 5 0 3 11 .267
1971 Cincinnati Reds 104 368 86 18 4 10 39 .234
1970 San Francisco Giants 9 19 6 1 1 1 2 .316
1969 San Francisco Giants 9 5 2 0 0 0 1 .400
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1986 AL 310 .190 .237 7.7 19.7 88 14.0
1985 NL 504 .197 .282 9.1 17.3 127 21.0 ✓
1984 NL 595 .174 .303 5.0 20.5 117 24.0 ✓
1983 NL 647 .178 .251 5.9 17.2 101 28.0 ✓
1982 NL 608 .120 .293 8.2 20.2 95 13.0 ✓
1981 NL 472 .225 .312 10.8 15.9 159 33.0 ✓
1980 NL 608 .201 .292 12.3 16.3 139 24.8 ✓
1979 NL 505 .259 .334 11.7 20.8 164 30.2 ✓
1978 NL 687 .265 .301 10.2 20.1 159 40.2 ✓
1977 NL 689 .311 .313 8.9 15.5 175 52.0 ✓
1976 NL 627 .224 .316 8.3 14.2 160 29.0 ✓
1975 NL 511 .218 .312 7.8 14.3 149 23.0 ✓
1974 NL 314 .141 .301 9.6 16.6 116 7.0
1973 NL 43 .385 .250 9.3 16.3 184 4.0
1972 NL 152 .083 .270 3.3 28.9 50 2.1
1971 NL 514 .148 .294 5.6 23.3 99 13.0 ✓
1970 NL 21 .316 .385 9.5 23.8 177 1.0
1969 NL 5 .000 .500 0.0 20.0 134 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,880 3,809 119 62 28 .984
1B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1986 Chicago White Sox OF 11 19 2 0 0 1.000
1986 New York Mets OF 62 96 4 4 1 .962
1985 New York Mets OF 123 198 7 5 2 .976
1984 New York Mets OF 141 278 6 7 1 .976
1983 New York Mets OF 153 314 12 4 3 .988
1982 New York Mets OF 138 289 12 8 4 .974
1981 Cincinnati Reds OF 108 224 8 2 1 .991
1980 Cincinnati Reds OF 141 295 6 1 1 .997
1979 Cincinnati Reds OF 116 214 7 4 1 .982
1978 Cincinnati Reds OF 157 319 10 10 1 .971
1977 Cincinnati Reds OF 158 352 12 3 1 .992
1976 Cincinnati Reds 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 Cincinnati Reds OF 142 322 9 2 3 .994
1975 Cincinnati Reds 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 Cincinnati Reds OF 125 299 11 3 3 .990
1974 Cincinnati Reds OF 98 172 2 2 1 .989
1973 Cincinnati Reds OF 13 19 1 0 1 1.000
1972 Cincinnati Reds OF 47 71 1 2 1 .973
1971 Cincinnati Reds OF 102 267 8 4 3 .986
1971 San Francisco Giants OF 30 48 1 1 0 .980
1970 San Francisco Giants OF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000
1969 San Francisco Giants OF 8 3 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 23 76 22 3 12 .289
1979 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 10 2 1 2 .200
1976 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 12 2 2 4 .167
1976 World Series Cincinnati Reds 4 14 6 0 4 .429
1975 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 11 4 0 0 .364
1975 World Series Cincinnati Reds 7 29 8 0 2 .276
1972 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 World Series Cincinnati Reds 2 0 0 0 0 .000