George Foster
1969–1986 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
1,977G
.274AVG
.338OBP
.480SLG
1,925H
348HR
1,239RBI
51SB
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,977 | 7,812 | 7,023 | 986 | 1,925 | 307 | 47 | 348 | 1,239 | 666 | 1,419 | 51 | 31 | 52 | 68 | 3,370 | .274 | .338 | .480 | .818 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1976-06-12 to 1976-07-04
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1972-08-08 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1977-04-25 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1977-07-14 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1004 | 3878 | 928 | 184 | 637 | 352 | 665 | .269 | .330 | .486 |
| Away | 973 | 3934 | 997 | 164 | 602 | 314 | 754 | .279 | .333 | .474 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 242 | 948 | 243 | 39 | 149 | 93 | 180 | .288 | .354 | .482 |
| May | 335 | 1349 | 326 | 67 | 209 | 101 | 260 | .265 | .317 | .481 |
| June | 349 | 1409 | 354 | 65 | 219 | 129 | 240 | .284 | .343 | .505 |
| July | 314 | 1222 | 299 | 56 | 227 | 90 | 235 | .269 | .318 | .474 |
| August | 358 | 1459 | 358 | 60 | 222 | 126 | 268 | .272 | .332 | .462 |
| September | 353 | 1326 | 321 | 54 | 196 | 119 | 218 | .271 | .332 | .473 |
| October | 26 | 99 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 18 | .267 | .323 | .533 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 211 | 817 | 186 | 41 | 118 | 68 | 154 | .252 | .311 | .460 |
| san-diego-padres | 197 | 753 | 208 | 30 | 128 | 67 | 116 | .309 | .365 | .509 |
| houston-astros | 193 | 744 | 172 | 25 | 113 | 62 | 165 | .257 | .315 | .417 |
| atlanta-braves | 186 | 743 | 199 | 46 | 149 | 74 | 130 | .302 | .367 | .573 |
| san-francisco-giants | 177 | 711 | 173 | 36 | 119 | 58 | 115 | .270 | .325 | .490 |
| chicago-cubs | 174 | 714 | 189 | 39 | 118 | 72 | 115 | .301 | .366 | .546 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 171 | 666 | 152 | 26 | 82 | 52 | 144 | .250 | .306 | .443 |
| montreal-expos | 168 | 674 | 152 | 30 | 116 | 46 | 101 | .249 | .294 | .451 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .400 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .316 | – | – | |
| 1971 | Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants | 140 | 473 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 7 | .241 | – | – |
| 1972 | 59 | 145 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .200 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 9 | – | .282 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 106 | 276 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 3 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 134 | 463 | 139 | 23 | 78 | 2 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 144 | 562 | 172 | 29 | 121 | 17 | .306 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 158 | 615 | 197 | 52 | 149 | 6 | .320 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 158 | 604 | 170 | 40 | 120 | 4 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 121 | 440 | 133 | 30 | 98 | – | .302 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 144 | 528 | 144 | 25 | 93 | 1 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 108 | 414 | 122 | 22 | 90 | 4 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 151 | 550 | 136 | 13 | 70 | 1 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 157 | 601 | 145 | 28 | 90 | 1 | .241 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 146 | 553 | 149 | 24 | 86 | 2 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 129 | 452 | 119 | 21 | 77 | – | .263 | – | – | |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox, New York Mets | 87 | 284 | 64 | 14 | 42 | 1 | .225 | – | – |