George Foster
George Foster  DH
Full NameGeorge Arthur Foster
Birth DateDecember 1, 1948
Birth PlaceTuscaloosa, United States
Age60
Weight180 lbs.
Height6-1
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Experience18 years
StatsRelated
Batting Statistics
Career: Batting
SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1969 SF 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
1970 SF 9 19 2 6 1 1 1 4 2 5 0 0 .316 .381 .632 1.013
1971 Cin 104 368 39 86 18 4 10 50 23 93 7 6 .234 .289 .386 .675
1971 SF 36 105 11 28 5 0 3 8 6 27 0 1 .267 .304 .400 .704
1971 -- 140 473 50 114 23 4 13 58 29 120 7 7 .241 .292 .389 .681
1972 Cin 59 145 15 29 4 1 2 12 5 44 2 1 .200 .230 .283 .513
1973 Cin 17 39 6 11 3 0 4 9 4 7 0 1 .282 .349 .667 1.016
1974 Cin 106 276 31 73 18 0 7 41 30 52 3 2 .264 .343 .406 .749
1975 Cin 134 463 71 139 24 4 23 78 40 73 2 1 .300 .356 .518 .874
1976 Cin 144 562 86 172 21 9 29 121 52 89 17 3 .306 .364 .530 .894
1977 Cin 158 615 124 197 31 2 52 149 61 107 6 4 .320 .382 .631 1.013
1978 Cin 158 604 97 170 26 7 40 120 70 138 4 4 .281 .360 .546 .906
1979 Cin 121 440 68 133 18 3 30 98 59 105 0 2 .302 .386 .561 .947
1980 Cin 144 528 79 144 21 5 25 93 75 99 1 0 .273 .362 .473 .835
1981 Cin 108 414 64 122 23 2 22 90 51 75 4 0 .295 .373 .519 .892
1982 NYM 151 550 64 136 23 2 13 70 50 123 1 1 .247 .309 .367 .676
1983 NYM 157 601 74 145 19 2 28 90 38 111 1 1 .241 .289 .419 .708
1984 NYM 146 553 67 149 22 1 24 86 30 122 2 2 .269 .311 .443 .754
1985 NYM 129 452 57 119 24 1 21 77 46 87 0 1 .263 .331 .460 .791
1986 CWS 15 51 2 11 0 2 1 4 3 8 0 0 .216 .259 .353 .612
1986 NYM 72 233 28 53 6 1 13 38 21 53 1 1 .227 .289 .429 .718
1986 -- 87 284 30 64 6 3 14 42 24 61 1 1 .225 .284 .415 .699
Total -- 1977 7023 986 1925 307 47 348 1239 666 1419 51 31 .274 .338 .480 .818
Seasonal Averages (per 162 games played)
YEARS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
12.2 162 575 81 158 25 4 29 102 55 116 4 3 .274 .338 .480 .818
Postseason Batting Statistics
SEASON G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
1972 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 10 40 4 12 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 .300 .333 .325 .658
1976 7 26 5 8 1 0 2 8 2 7 0 0 .308 .357 .577 .934
1979 3 10 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 .200 .429 .500 .929
Total 23 76 11 22 2 0 3 12 8 13 2 0 .289 .357 .434 .791
All-Star Batting Statistics*
SEASON TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
*All-Star data prior to 1993 is unavailable.
Miscellaneous Batting
SEASON TEAM TPA #PIT #P/PA TB SF SH HBP IBB GIDP GB FB G/F
1969 SF 5 0 .00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
1970 SF 21 0 .00 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 --
1971 Cin 402 0 .00 142 3 1 7 2 0 0 0 --
1971 SF 112 0 .00 42 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 --
1972 Cin 152 0 .00 41 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 --
1973 Cin 43 0 .00 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
1974 Cin 314 0 .00 112 2 2 4 5 0 0 0 --
1975 Cin 511 0 .00 240 5 0 3 11 0 0 0 --
1976 Cin 627 0 .00 298 9 0 4 4 0 0 0 --
1977 Cin 689 0 .00 388 8 0 5 10 0 0 0 --
1978 Cin 687 0 .00 330 6 0 7 16 0 0 0 --
1979 Cin 505 0 .00 247 3 0 3 7 0 0 0 --
1980 Cin 608 0 .00 250 4 0 1 14 0 0 0 --
1981 Cin 472 0 .00 215 4 0 3 5 0 0 0 --
1982 NYM 608 0 .00 202 6 0 2 9 0 0 0 --
1983 NYM 647 0 .00 252 4 0 4 5 0 0 0 --
1984 NYM 595 0 .00 245 6 0 6 9 0 0 0 --
1985 NYM 504 0 .00 208 4 0 2 5 0 0 0 --
1986 CWS 54 0 .00 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
1986 NYM 256 0 .00 100 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 --
Total -- 7812 0 .00 3370 68 3 52 106 0 0 0 --
Miscellaneous Batting
SEASON TEAM SB CS SB% XBH AB/HR BB/PA BB/SO IsoP SecA PSN
1969 SF 0 0 0.00 -- 5.0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.00
1970 SF 0 0 0.00 3 19.0 .095 0.40 .316 .421 0.00
1971 Cin 7 6 0.54 32 36.8 .057 0.25 .152 .217 8.24
1971 SF 0 1 0.00 8 35.0 .054 0.22 .133 .181 0.00
1972 Cin 2 1 0.67 7 72.5 .033 0.11 .083 .124 2.00
1973 Cin 0 1 0.00 7 9.8 .093 0.57 .385 .462 0.00
1974 Cin 3 2 0.60 25 39.4 .096 0.58 .141 .254 4.20
1975 Cin 2 1 0.67 51 20.1 .078 0.55 .218 .307 3.68
1976 Cin 17 3 0.85 59 19.4 .083 0.58 .224 .342 21.44
1977 Cin 6 4 0.60 85 11.8 .089 0.57 .311 .413 10.76
1978 Cin 4 4 0.50 73 15.1 .102 0.51 .265 .381 7.27
1979 Cin 0 2 0.00 51 14.7 .117 0.56 .259 .389 0.00
1980 Cin 1 0 1.00 51 21.1 .123 0.76 .201 .345 1.92
1981 Cin 4 0 1.00 47 18.8 .108 0.68 .225 .357 6.77
1982 NYM 1 1 0.50 38 42.3 .082 0.41 .120 .211 1.86
1983 NYM 1 1 0.50 49 21.5 .059 0.34 .178 .241 1.93
1984 NYM 2 2 0.50 47 23.0 .050 0.25 .174 .228 3.69
1985 NYM 0 1 0.00 46 21.5 .091 0.53 .197 .296 0.00
1986 CWS 0 0 0.00 3 51.0 .056 0.38 .137 .196 0.00
1986 NYM 1 1 0.50 20 17.9 .082 0.40 .202 .292 1.86
Total -- 51 31 0.62 702 20.2 .085 0.47 .206 .303 88.96
Awards
• 1976: All-Star Game MVP• 1977: National League Most Valuable Player