John Foster
John Norman Foster
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 17, 1978 in Stockton, CA
School: Lewis-Clark State College
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 2002
Final Game: October 2, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 ATL NL 24 P 5 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.48
2003 MIL NL 25 P 23 0 21.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.86 0.09 .950 1.84 0.48
2005 ATL NL 27 P 62 0 34.2 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.13 .962 1.74 0.46
3 Seasons P 90 0 60.2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.11 .960 1.78 0.47
3 Seasons TOT 90 0 60.2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.11 .960 1.78 0.47

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2002 ATL NL 24 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 MIL NL 25 23 0 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ATL NL 27 62 0 59 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 90 0 87 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
2002 ATL NL 24 28 54% 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 MIL NL 25 102 75% 37% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2005 ATL NL 27 153 65% 25% 7 100% 0 1 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
3 Seasons 283 68% 29% 8 100% 0 2 0 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 90% 82%

* 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.

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