Foster Castleman
Foster Ephraim Castleman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 1, 1931 in Nashville, TN
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1954
Final Game: September 28, 1958
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 23 NYG NL 13 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .308 .250 .558 47 3 1 1 1 0 /5
1955 24 NYG NL 15 31 28 3 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 .214 .267 .464 .731 89 13 0 0 1 0 0 /45
1956 25 NYG NL 124 409 385 33 87 16 3 14 45 2 1 15 50 .226 .256 .392 .648 72 151 9 2 3 4 2 *5/64
1957 26 NYG NL 18 39 37 7 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 .162 .205 .297 .502 33 11 0 0 0 0 0 /546
1958 27 BAL AL 98 223 200 15 34 5 0 3 14 2 0 16 34 .170 .242 .240 .482 37 48 6 3 4 0 2 6/457
5 Seasons 268 716 662 58 136 24 3 20 65 4 1 35 99 .205 .250 .341 .592 60 226 16 6 9 4 4
162 Game Avg. 162 433 400 35 82 15 2 12 39 2 1 21 60 .205 .250 .341 .592 60 137 10 4 5 2
NYG (4 yrs) 170 493 462 43 102 19 3 17 51 2 1 19 65 .221 .254 .385 .639 69 178 10 3 5 4 2
BAL (1 yr) 98 223 200 15 34 5 0 3 14 2 0 16 34 .170 .242 .240 .482 37 48 6 3 4 0 2
NL (4 yrs) 170 493 462 43 102 19 3 17 51 2 1 19 65 .221 .254 .385 .639 69 178 10 3 5 4 2
AL (1 yr) 98 223 200 15 34 5 0 3 14 2 0 16 34 .170 .242 .240 .482 37 48 6 3 4 0 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1954 23 NYG NL 14 11 1 2.4 110 .333 .250 .275 .308 .347 .250 .426 .558 .772 47 .225 -1.0 -0.1 .400 .000 .000
1955 24 NYG NL 31 23 4 4.6 106 .182 .214 .267 .267 .338 .464 .422 .731 .760 89 .497 -0.7 -0.1 .682 .321 .250 .0
1956 25 NYG NL 409 315 37 3.1 102 .225 .226 .263 .256 .330 .392 .415 .648 .745 72 .344 -16.4 -1.6 .549 .208 .166 3.5
1957 26 NYG NL 39 31 2 1.8 103 .179 .162 .268 .205 .332 .297 .416 .502 .748 33 .144 -3.6 -0.4 .419 .189 .135 .0
1958 27 BAL AL 223 176 12 1.8 93 .190 .170 .254 .242 .322 .240 .387 .482 .709 37 .172 -17.0 -1.8 .401 .160 .070 2.4
5 Seasons 716 556 56 2.7 100 .212 .205 .261 .250 .328 .341 .407 .592 .735 60 .286 -38.6 -3.9 .497 .193 .136 6.7
162 Game Avg. 433 336 34 2.7 100 .212 .205 .261 .250 .328 .341 .407 .592 .735 60 .286 -38.6 -3.9 .497 .193 .136 4
NYG (4 yrs) 493 380 44 3.1 103 .221 .221 .264 .254 .331 .385 .416 .639 .747 69 .335 -21.6 -2.2 .542 .208 .165 3.6
BAL (1 yr) 223 176 12 1.8 93 .190 .170 .254 .242 .322 .240 .387 .482 .709 37 .173 -17.0 -1.8 .401 .160 .070 2.4
NL (4 yrs) 493 380 44 3.1 103 .221 .221 .264 .254 .331 .385 .416 .639 .747 69 .335 -21.6 -2.2 .542 .208 .165 3.6
AL (1 yr) 223 176 12 1.8 93 .190 .170 .254 .242 .322 .240 .387 .482 .709 37 .173 -17.0 -1.8 .401 .160 .070 2.4

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1954 23 NYG NL 14 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 12.0 1.67 64%
1955 24 NYG NL 31 6.5% 12.9% 6.5% 9.7% 50% 2.00 7.0 14.0 7.0 1.00 71%
1956 25 NYG NL 409 3.4% 12.2% 3.7% 8.1% 38% 3.33 7.7 27.5 8.6 0.63 79%
1957 26 NYG NL 39 2.6% 20.5% 5.1% 7.7% 50% 4.00 4.6 37.0 37.0 0.55 72%
1958 27 BAL AL 223 1.4% 15.3% 7.2% 3.6% 24% 2.13 5.9 66.7 14.3 0.93 73%
5 Seasons 716 2.8% 13.8% 4.9% 6.6% 35% 2.83 6.7 33.1 10.2 0.75 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 23 NYG NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 24 NYG NL 0 0 17% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 NYG NL 3 0 21% 92 2 1 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 46% 13 8 5 2 2 0 7 2 5
1957 26 NYG NL 2 0 86% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13% 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 4 1
1958 27 BAL AL 5 0 24% 72 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 33% 8 7 1 1 0 1 3 1 2
5 Seasons 10 0 24% 181 4 1 80% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 36% 24 18 6 3 2 1 15 7 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 23 NYG NL 14 93% 3 11 3 0 1 1.45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 10 1 10% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1955 24 NYG NL 23 26% 6 6 0 0 0 1.87 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 16 2 13% 2 1 50% 0 0 8
1956 25 NYG NL 314 33% 87 11 3 1 2 0.98 14 0 11 3 5 4 4 0 5 3 60% 49 9 18% 27 7 26% 183 20 11% 15 5 33% 17 1 6% 95
1957 26 NYG NL 36 28% 6 7 1 1 1 1.76 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0% 10 0 0% 4 0 0% 28 1 4% 2 0 0% 0 0 4
1958 27 BAL AL 223 26% 34 2 0 0 0 1.30 3 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 5 4 80% 42 6 14% 16 6 38% 132 13 10% 9 6 67% 11 3 27% 0
5 Seasons 610 31% 136 37 7 2 4 1.43 20 0 21 8 5 5 8 0 14 9 64% 110 16 15% 52 16 31% 369 37 10% 28 12 43% 29 4 14% 107
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 23 13 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .308 .250 .558 47 3 1 1 1 0
1955 24 28 45 40 3 9 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 7 .225 .279 .400 .679 76 16 1 1 2 0 0
1956 25 152 454 425 36 96 17 3 16 50 2 1 17 57 .226 .258 .393 .651 73 167 10 3 5 4 2
1957 26 170 493 462 43 102 19 3 17 51 2 1 19 65 .221 .254 .385 .639 69 178 10 3 5 4 2
1958 27 268 716 662 58 136 24 3 20 65 4 1 35 99 .205 .250 .341 .592 60 226 16 6 9 4 4

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1954 23 14 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .071 .000 .071 1 13
1955 24 16 32 30 3 7 1 0 2 5 0 2 4 .233 .281 .467 .748 4 15
1956 25 130 425 403 37 92 17 3 15 50 2 16 52 .228 .259 .397 .656 41 124
1957 26 19 40 38 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 8 .158 .200 .289 .489 2 18
1958 27 102 233 212 17 39 6 0 3 16 2 18 36 .184 .258 .255 .512 14 98
5 Seasons 281 744 696 63 144 26 3 21 73 4 38 103 .207 .253 .343 .596 62 268
162 Game Avg. 162 429 401 36 83 15 2 12 42 2 22 59 .207 .253 .343 .596 36 268

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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