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John Foster
John Norman Foster

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.
School Lewis-Clark State College

Debut April 24, 2002
  vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Born May 17, 1978 in Stockton, CA

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 24 ATL NL   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  0    5.0    6    6    6   3    6    6   1   0    28   0   0 10.80  4.16   38 2.400
 2003 25 MIL NL   2   0  23   0   0   0   3  0   21.0   30   11   11   5    8   16   1   1    99   2   0  4.71  4.29   91 1.810
 2005 27 ATL NL   4   2  62   0   0   0   9  1   34.7   27   17   16   3   19   32   2   1   150   0   0  4.15  4.23  102 1.327
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .778   7   2  90   0   0   0  12  1   60.7   63   34   33  11   33   54   4   2   277   2   0  4.90  4.24   87 1.582
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   1  68   0   0   0   9  0   45.7   47   25   24   8   24   40   3   1   209   1   0  4.90  4.24   87 1.582
 Career High      4   2  62   0   0   0   9  1   34.7   30   17   16   5   19   32   2   1   150   2   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 24 ATL NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.80 0 5.0 2003 25 MIL NL P 23 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.09 0.48 0.86 1.84 0 21.0 2005 27 ATL NL P 62 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.13 0.46 2.07 1.74 0 34.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 24 ATL NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.80 0 5.0 2003 25 MIL NL P 23 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.09 0.48 0.86 1.84 0 21.0 2005 27 ATL NL P 62 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.13 0.46 2.07 1.74 0 34.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 90 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.11 0.47 1.48 1.78 0 60.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 90 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 0.11 0.47 1.48 1.77 0 61
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   2   0  54.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   2   2   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

December 16, 2002: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Wes Helms to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ray King.

December 15, 2003: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

March, 2004: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers.

April, 2004: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 10, 2006: Released by the Atlanta Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Milwaukee Brewers$300,000
2006Atlanta Braves$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$650,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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