Retired
George Foster
Birthdate:
Dec. 1, 1948 (105 y, 2 m, 24 d)Born In:
Tuscaloosa, AL, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/185
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1977 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1981 | None (MLB) |
| 1979 | None (MLB) | |
| 1978 | None (MLB) | |
| 1977 | None (MLB) | |
| 1976 | None (MLB) | |
| Silver Slugger | 1981 - CF | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 26 | 32.6 | 27.3 |
| Grey Ink | 121 | 165.4 | 147.1 |
| HoF Standard | 26 | 41.6 | 46.4 |
| WAR | 44.3 | 61.8 | 63.7 |
| WAR7 | 35.2 | 39.3 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 39.7 | 50.5 | 52.1 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Willie Horton R | 943 |
| Tino Martinez R | 931 |
| Gil Hodges R | 926 |
| Lee May R | 918 |
| Raul Ibanez R | 917 |
| Frank Howard R | 914 |
| Jack Clark R | 912 |
| Joe Adcock R | 912 |
| Shigem Kubo R | 911 |
| Jermaine Dye R | 910 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 689 | 6 |
| 1978 | 687 | 8 |
| 1981 | 472 | 3 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 414 | 7 |
| 1981 | 414 | 7 |
| 1983 | 601 | 10 |
| 1983 | 601 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 172 | 10 |
| 1977 | 197 | 4 |
| 1981 | 122 | 6 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 120 | 7 |
| 1977 | 107 | 9 |
| 1978 | 138 | 2 |
| 1979 | 105 | 5 |
| 1980 | 99 | 7 |
| 1981 | 75 | 3 |
| 1982 | 123 | 4 |
| 1983 | 111 | 6 |
| 1984 | 122 | 5 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 298 | 3 |
| 1977 | 388 | 1 |
| 1978 | 330 | 2 |
| 1981 | 215 | 3 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23 | 7 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23 | 7 |
| 1976 | 29 | 4 |
| 1977 | 52 | 1 |
| 1978 | 40 | 1 |
| 1979 | 30 | 6 |
| 1980 | 25 | 8 |
| 1981 | 22 | 3 |
| 1983 | 28 | 6 |
| 1984 | 24 | 6 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 121 | 1 |
| 1977 | 149 | 1 |
| 1978 | 120 | 1 |
| 1979 | 98 | 6 |
| 1980 | 93 | 8 |
| 1981 | 90 | 2 |
| 1983 | 90 | 8 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 86 | 9 |
| 1977 | 124 | 1 |
| 1978 | 97 | 4 |
| 1981 | 64 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 75 | 10 |
| 1981 | 51 | 9 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16 | 5 |
| 1980 | 14 | 4 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7 | 3 |
| 1978 | 7 | 6 |
| 1984 | 6 | 4 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 3 |
| 1977 | 8 | 5 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59 | 3 |
| 1977 | 85 | 1 |
| 1978 | 73 | 3 |
| 1981 | 47 | 4 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.320 | 3 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.386 | 8 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.518 | 5 |
| 1976 | 0.530 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0.631 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0.546 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0.561 | 3 |
| 1980 | 0.474 | 10 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.218 | 7 |
| 1976 | 0.224 | 5 |
| 1977 | 0.311 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0.265 | 1 |
| 1979 | 0.259 | 3 |
| 1980 | 0.201 | 7 |
| 1985 | 0.197 | 10 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.875 | 9 |
| 1976 | 0.894 | 4 |
| 1977 | 1.013 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0.906 | 5 |
| 1979 | 0.948 | 4 |
| 1980 | 0.835 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 158 | 6 |
| 1981 | 108 | 4 |
| 1983 | 157 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1977 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1978 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 1981 | 4.4 | 3 |