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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1923 19 CAG NNL 0.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 74 .314 74 1 0 0 /1
1924 20 2TM NNL -0.2 13 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 .136 .136 .273 -25 .130 -28 3 0 1
1924 20 MRS NNL -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -102 0 0 /1
1924 20 CAG NNL -0.1 12 19 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316 -13 .151 -16 3 0 1
1925 21 2TM NNL 0.2 12 27 25 3 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 .240 .296 .400 .696 85 .312 82 10 1
1925 21 BBB NNL 0.1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 465 .783 364 3 /1
1925 21 CAG NNL 0.1 11 24 23 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 .217 .250 .304 .554 48 .253 46 7 1
1926 22 CAG NNL 0.2 27 64 60 6 15 2 0 1 5 0 4 .250 .297 .333 .630 62 .294 60 20 0 1
1927 23 CAG NNL 0.1 39 90 86 11 20 1 1 0 7 0 4 .233 .267 .267 .534 45 .252 42 23 0 1/79
1928 24 CAG NNL 0.2 29 80 77 9 17 3 0 0 8 0 3 .221 .250 .260 .510 39 .240 37 20 0 1
1929 25 CAG NNL 0.1 27 57 51 9 11 1 0 0 2 1 6 .216 .298 .235 .534 41 .262 44 12 0 1/83
1930 26 CAG NNL 0.2 33 75 71 6 17 3 0 0 6 0 4 .239 .280 .282 .562 52 .267 55 20 0 1/39
1932 28 CAG NSL 0.2 17 47 42 3 7 0 1 1 4 0 1 .167 .186 .286 .472 47 .220 44 12 0 4 1
1933 29 CAG NN2 0.4 14 35 32 6 9 0 2 1 5 0 2 .281 .324 .500 .824 121 .361 116 16 0 1 1/7 AS
1934 30 CAG NN2 0.0 13 33 32 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 .219 .219 .219 .438 23 .209 18 7 0 1 1/9 AS
1935 31 CAG NN2 -0.1 12 34 31 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 .194 .265 .194 .458 18 .233 24 6 0 0 1
1936 32 PC NN2 -0.1 8 21 20 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .100 .250 .350 -13 .145 -38 5 0 1 /1
1937 33 CAG NAL 0.3 17 35 25 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 6 .200 .355 .240 .595 67 .308 82 6 0 4 0 1
14 Yrs 1.4 264 623 577 68 126 11 6 4 49 1 35 .218 .263 .279 .542 47 .256 46 161 0 11 0 1/9387
162 Game Avg 0.8 162 382 354 42 77 7 4 2 30 1 21 .218 .263 .279 .542 47 .256 46 99
CAG (13 Yrs) 1.5 254 596 552 65 123 11 5 3 48 1 34 .223 .268 .277 .545 48 .258 48 153 0 10 0 1/9387
PC (1 Yr) -0.1 8 21 20 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .100 .250 .350 -13 .145 -38 5 0 1 /1
BBB (1 Yr) 0.1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 465 .783 364 3 /1
MRS (1 Yr) -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -102 0 0 /1
NNL (8 Yrs) 0.8 183 418 395 46 90 10 3 1 32 1 23 .228 .270 .276 .546 47 .258 46 109 0 0 1/3897
NN2 (4 Yrs) 0.1 47 123 115 14 24 0 2 2 10 0 5 .209 .242 .296 .537 42 .248 37 34 0 3 1/97
NAL (1 Yr) 0.3 17 35 25 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 6 .200 .355 .240 .595 67 .308 82 6 0 4 0 1
NSL (1 Yr) 0.2 17 47 42 3 7 0 1 1 4 0 1 .167 .186 .286 .472 47 .220 44 12 0 4 1
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1926 22 CAG NNL,WS 7 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 0 0 3 0 0
1927 23 CAG NNL,WS 7 16 14 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .267 .429 .695 6 1 0 1 0 0
1928 24 CAG NNL 4 14 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 3 0 0 1
1932 28 CAG NSL 2 8 7 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .571 .625 .857 1.482 6 0 0 0
1934 30 CAG NN2 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1
1937 33 CAG NAL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 24 67 57 6 10 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 .175 .230 .263 .493 15 1 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 452 385 41 67 20 7 0 13 0 27 .175 .230 .263 .493 101 7 0 41
NNL (3 Yrs) 9 28 24 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .200 .208 .408 5 0 0 3 0 0
WS (2 Yrs) 9 22 19 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105 .150 .211 .361 4 1 0 2 0 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1
NSL (1 Yr) 2 8 7 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .571 .625 .857 1.482 6 0 0 0
NAL (1 Yr) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1923 19 CAG NNL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1924 20 2TM NNL 22 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1
1924 20 MRS NNL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .445 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1924 20 CAG NNL 19 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1925 21 2TM NNL 27 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .515 .500 0.2 0.0 2 1
1925 21 BBB NNL 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .615 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1925 21 CAG NNL 24 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
1926 22 CAG NNL 64 -4 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.2 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 3 1
1927 23 CAG NNL 90 -6 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/79
1928 24 CAG NNL 80 -6 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 0 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 2 1
1929 25 CAG NNL 57 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1/83
1930 26 CAG NNL 75 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/39
1932 28 CAG NSL 47 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .513 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1
1933 29 CAG NN2 35 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.3 0 4 0.4 .524 .502 0.4 0.0 4 1/7 AS
1934 30 CAG NN2 33 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/9 AS
1935 31 CAG NN2 34 -4 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1936 32 PC NN2 21 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -2 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /1
1937 33 CAG NAL 35 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.3 .514 .501 0.2 0.0 3 1
14 Yrs 623 -45 0 0 0 0 13 1.2 2 15 1.4 .504 .501 1.3 -0.1 15 1/9387
162 Game Avg 382 -27 0 0 0 0 8 0.7 1 9 0.8 .504 .501 0.8 0.0 9
CAG (13 Yrs) 596 -41 0 0 0 0 14 1.3 2 16 1.5 .505 .501 1.4 -0.1 16 1/9387
PC (1 Yr) 21 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -2 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /1
BBB (1 Yr) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .615 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
MRS (1 Yr) 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .445 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
NNL (8 Yrs) 418 -30 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 2 9 0.8 .504 .501 0.8 0.0 9 1/3897
NN2 (4 Yrs) 123 -11 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 1/97
NAL (1 Yr) 35 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.3 .514 .501 0.2 0.0 3 1
NSL (1 Yr) 47 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .513 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1923 19 CAG NNL 3 .314 74 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
1924 20 2TM NNL 22 .130 -28 .136 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 1
1924 20 MRS NNL 3 .000 -102 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1924 20 CAG NNL 19 .151 -16 .158 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 1
1925 21 2TM NNL 27 .312 82 .240 .160 0.0 7.4 37.5 1
1925 21 BBB NNL 3 .783 364 .500 1.000 0.0 33.3 50.0 /1
1925 21 CAG NNL 24 .253 46 .217 .087 0.0 4.2 33.3 1
1926 22 CAG NNL 64 .294 60 .237 .083 1.6 6.3 27.8 1
1927 23 CAG NNL 90 .252 42 .233 .035 0.0 4.4 45.8 1/79
1928 24 CAG NNL 80 .240 37 .221 .039 0.0 3.8 45.0 1
1929 25 CAG NNL 57 .262 44 .216 .020 0.0 10.5 52.9 1/83
1930 26 CAG NNL 75 .267 55 .239 .042 0.0 5.3 28.6 1/39
1932 28 CAG NSL 47 .220 44 .146 .119 2.1 2.1 28.6 1
1933 29 CAG NN2 35 .361 116 .258 .219 2.9 5.7 50.0 1/7 AS
1934 30 CAG NN2 33 .209 18 .219 .000 0.0 0.0 57.1 1/9 AS
1935 31 CAG NN2 34 .233 24 .194 .000 0.0 8.8 22.2 1
1936 32 PC NN2 21 .145 -38 .053 .150 4.8 0.0 100.0 /1
1937 33 CAG NAL 35 .308 82 .200 .040 0.0 17.1 45.5 1
14 Yrs 623 .256 46 .213 .061 0.6 5.6 40.8 1/9387
MLB Average .342 100 .292 .116 1.2 8.0 36.2
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1926 22 CAG NNL,WS 20 .000 .000 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.0
1927 23 CAG NNL,WS 16 .214 .214 0.0 0.0 6.3 50.0
1928 24 CAG NNL 14 .231 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1932 28 CAG NSL 8 .571 .286 0.0 12.5 80.0
1934 30 CAG NN2 7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1937 33 CAG NAL 2 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0
6 Yrs 67 .182 .088 0.0 3.0 6.0 42.9
MLB Average .265 .101 1.1 7.8 7.8 34.2
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Foster born?

Bill Foster was born on June 12, 1904.

Where was Bill Foster born?

Bill Foster was born in Calvert, TX.

How tall was Bill Foster?

Bill Foster was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Foster weigh when playing?

Bill Foster weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Foster play?

Bill Foster played 14 seasons.

Is Bill Foster in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Foster was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

What position did Bill Foster play?

Bill Foster was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bill Foster have?

Bill Foster had 922 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bill Foster played for?

Bill Foster played for 7 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Chicago American Giants, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Chicago American Giants.

How many World Series has Bill Foster won?

Bill Foster won 2 World Series.

When did Bill Foster retire?

Bill Foster last played in 1937.

What are Bill Foster's nicknames?

Willie is a nickname for Bill Foster.

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