Willie Foster
1926–1938 · bats B / throws L · ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, NAL, NAS
70G
.218AVG
.295OBP
.286SLG
26H
1HR
4RBI
0SB
28–20W–L
387IP
141K
1.53ERA
45GS
4SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 137 | 119 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .218 | .295 | .286 | .581 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387.0 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 300 | 189 | 66 | 11 | 96 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 1.023 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1935-08-24 to 1936-07-25
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1937-05-15 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1935-07-08 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1935-08-24 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | CGChicago American Giants | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1933 | CGChicago American Giants | 20 | 37 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .243 | 124 | 72 |
| 1934 | CGChicago American Giants | 9 | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | .238 | 40 | 10 |
| 1935 | CGChicago American Giants | 11 | 26 | 6 | – | – | – | .231 | 71 | 12 |
| 1936 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | .133 | 45 | 11 |
| 1937 | CGChicago American Giants | 20 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .211 | 105 | 36 |