George Foster
Bats R Throws R6'1" 180 lbBorn 1948 Tuscaloosa, USADebut 1969Team CWS5x All-Star
Awards: TSN All-Star x4, TSN Player of the Year x2, All-Star Game MVP, Most Valuable Player, Silver Slugger
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1986 | CWS | 87 | 310 | 30 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 61 | 0.225 | 0.284 | 0.415 | 0.699 | 91.5 |
| 1985 | NYM | 129 | 504 | 57 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 77 | 0 | 46 | 87 | 0.263 | 0.331 | 0.460 | 0.792 | 121.3 |
| 1984 | NYM | 146 | 595 | 67 | 149 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 86 | 2 | 30 | 122 | 0.269 | 0.311 | 0.443 | 0.754 | 108.5 |
| 1983 | NYM | 157 | 647 | 74 | 145 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 90 | 1 | 38 | 111 | 0.241 | 0.289 | 0.419 | 0.708 | 94.2 |
| 1982 | NYM | 151 | 608 | 64 | 136 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 1 | 50 | 123 | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.367 | 0.676 | 88.1 |
| 1981 | CIN | 108 | 472 | 64 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 51 | 75 | 0.295 | 0.373 | 0.519 | 0.892 | 153.6 |
| 1980 | CIN | 144 | 608 | 79 | 144 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 93 | 1 | 75 | 99 | 0.273 | 0.362 | 0.473 | 0.835 | 131.2 |
| 1979 | CIN | 121 | 505 | 68 | 133 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 98 | 0 | 59 | 105 | 0.302 | 0.386 | 0.561 | 0.948 | 157.2 |
| 1978 | CIN | 158 | 687 | 97 | 170 | 26 | 7 | 40 | 120 | 4 | 70 | 138 | 0.281 | 0.360 | 0.546 | 0.906 | 150.1 |
| 1977 | CIN | 158 | 689 | 124 | 197 | 31 | 2 | 52 | 149 | 6 | 61 | 107 | 0.320 | 0.382 | 0.631 | 1.013 | 164.9 |
| 1976 | CIN | 144 | 627 | 86 | 172 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 121 | 17 | 52 | 89 | 0.306 | 0.364 | 0.530 | 0.894 | 151.8 |
| 1975 | CIN | 134 | 511 | 71 | 139 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 78 | 2 | 40 | 73 | 0.300 | 0.356 | 0.518 | 0.875 | 137.6 |
| 1974 | CIN | 106 | 314 | 31 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 30 | 52 | 0.264 | 0.343 | 0.406 | 0.749 | 110.6 |
| 1973 | CIN | 17 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.282 | 0.349 | 0.667 | 1.016 | 186.3 |
| 1972 | CIN | 59 | 152 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 0.200 | 0.230 | 0.283 | 0.513 | 42.9 |
| 1971 | CIN | 140 | 514 | 50 | 114 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 7 | 29 | 120 | 0.241 | 0.292 | 0.389 | 0.681 | 94.9 |
| 1970 | SF | 9 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.316 | 0.381 | 0.632 | 1.013 | 158.7 |
| 1969 | SF | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.800 | 130.9 |
| Career | | 1977 | 7812 | 986 | 1925 | 307 | 47 | 348 | 1239 | 51 | 666 | 1419 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.480 | 0.818 | 126.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1986 | CWS | OF | 73 | 595 | 115 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.968 | |
| 1985 | NYM | OF | 123 | 1070 | 198 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.976 | |
| 1984 | NYM | OF | 141 | 1223 | 278 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1983 | NYM | OF | 153 | 1329 | 314 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0.988 | |
| 1982 | NYM | OF | 138 | 1186 | 289 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.974 | |
| 1981 | CIN | OF | 108 | 963 | 224 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.991 | |
| 1980 | CIN | OF | 141 | 1234 | 295 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.997 | |
| 1979 | CIN | OF | 116 | 999 | 214 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.982 | |
| 1978 | CIN | OF | 157 | 1404 | 319 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0.971 | |
| 1977 | CIN | OF | 158 | 1392 | 352 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 1976 | CIN | OF | 142 | 1229 | 322 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0.994 | |
| 1976 | CIN | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1975 | CIN | OF | 125 | 1054 | 299 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0.990 | |
| 1975 | CIN | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1974 | CIN | OF | 98 | 676 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.989 | |
| 1973 | CIN | OF | 13 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1972 | CIN | OF | 47 | 319 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.973 | |
| 1971 | CIN | OF | 132 | 1108 | 315 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0.985 | |
| 1970 | SF | OF | 7 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1969 | SF | OF | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1979 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.200 | 0.429 | 0.500 | 0.929 |
| 1976 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.308 | 0.345 | 0.577 | 0.922 |
| 1975 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.300 | 0.333 | 0.325 | 0.658 |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 23 | 76 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0.289 | 0.353 | 0.434 | 0.787 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1986 | CWS | $60,000 |
| 1986 | NYM | $2,800,000 |
| 1985 | NYM | $1,942,857 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.