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John Foster

John Norman Foster

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 17, 1978 in Stockton, CA
School: Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 2002
Teams (by GP): Braves/Brewers 2002-2005

Final Game: October 2, 2005
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Standard Batting

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
2002 24 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2003 25 MIL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 27 ATL NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2002 24 ATL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2003 25 MIL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $300,000 1
2005 27 ATL NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
3 Seasons 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $300,000
ATL (2 yrs) 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
MIL (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $300,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2005 27 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2002 24 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 25 MIL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 27 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Yrs 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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