Kevin Foster

Kevin Christopher Foster

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 13, 1969 in Evanston, IL
High School: Evanston Township (Evanston Township, IL)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 29th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed May 24, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1993
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Rangers/Phillies 1993-2001
Final Game: August 21, 2001
Died: October 11, 2008 in Oklahoma City, OK
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
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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
1993 PHI NL 24 P 2 1 6.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.50 1.000 1.89 0.55
1994 CHC NL 25 P 13 13 81.0 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.69 .956 1.86 0.54
1995 CHC NL 26 P 30 28 167.2 21 7 14 0 0 1.000 1.13 0.70 .952 1.84 0.51
1996 CHC NL 27 P 17 16 87.0 23 6 16 1 0 .957 2.28 1.29 .952 1.84 0.52
1997 CHC NL 28 P 26 25 146.1 20 6 14 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.77 .950 1.85 0.52
1998 CHC NL 29 P 3 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.89 0.53
2001 TEX AL 32 P 9 0 17.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.73 0.49
7 Seasons P 100 83 509.2 74 24 49 1 0 .986 1.29 0.73 .953 1.84 0.52
7 Seasons TOT 100 83 509.2 74 24 49 1 0 .986 1.29 0.73 .939 1.84 0.52

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
1993 PHI NL 24 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CHC NL 25 13 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CHC NL 26 33 28 33 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1996 CHC NL 27 19 16 19 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1997 CHC NL 28 30 25 29 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1998 CHC NL 29 3 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 TEX AL 32 9 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 109 83 99 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1920 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%
1993 PHI NL 24 40 78% 23% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CHC NL 25 337 72% 19% 5 100% 0 4 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1995 CHC NL 26 703 73% 22% 19 84% 0 7 3 3 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50%
1996 CHC NL 27 386 80% 25% 14 100% 0 6 0 5 14 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1997 CHC NL 28 637 75% 23% 16 88% 0 6 0 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1998 CHC NL 29 20 75% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 TEX AL 32 82 66% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 2205 74% 22% 54 91% 0 24 3 19 47 43 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 87%
MLB Averages 77% 32% 89% 84%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1920 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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