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Kevin Foster
Kevin Christopher Foster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 13, 1969 in Evanston, 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
Final Game: August 21, 2001
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1993 24 PHI NL 0 1 .000 14.85 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 13 11 11 3 7 0 6 0 0 2 40 27 3.000 17.6 4.1 9.5 8.1 0.86
1994 25 CHC NL 3 4 .429 2.89 13 13 0 0 0 0 81.0 70 31 26 7 35 1 75 1 1 1 337 145 1.296 7.8 0.8 3.9 8.3 2.14
1995 26 CHC NL 12 11 .522 4.51 30 28 1 0 0 0 167.2 149 90 84 32 65 4 146 6 2 2 703 91 1.276 8.0 1.7 3.5 7.8 2.25
1996 27 CHC NL 7 6 .538 6.21 17 16 0 1 0 0 87.0 98 63 60 16 35 3 53 2 0 2 386 70 1.529 10.1 1.7 3.6 5.5 1.51
1997 28 CHC NL 10 7 .588 4.61 26 25 0 1 0 0 146.1 141 79 75 27 66 4 118 2 0 3 637 93 1.415 8.7 1.7 4.1 7.3 1.79
1998 29 CHC NL 0 0 16.20 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 8 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 20 27 3.000 21.6 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.50
2001 32 TEX AL 0 1 .000 6.62 9 0 3 0 0 0 17.2 21 14 13 2 10 0 16 3 0 1 82 71 1.755 10.7 1.0 5.1 8.2 1.60
7 Seasons 32 30 .516 4.86 100 83 5 2 0 0 509.2 500 294 275 88 220 12 417 14 3 11 2205 87 1.413 8.8 1.6 3.9 7.4 1.90
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .516 4.86 37 31 2 1 0 0 189 186 109 102 33 82 4 155 5 1 4 819 87 1.413 8.8 1.6 3.9 7.4 1.90
CHC (5 yrs) 32 28 .533 4.65 89 82 2 2 0 0 485.1 466 269 251 83 203 12 395 11 3 8 2083 91 1.378 8.6 1.5 3.8 7.3 1.95
PHI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 14.85 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 13 11 11 3 7 0 6 0 0 2 40 27 3.000 17.6 4.1 9.5 8.1 0.86
TEX (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.62 9 0 3 0 0 0 17.2 21 14 13 2 10 0 16 3 0 1 82 71 1.755 10.7 1.0 5.1 8.2 1.60
NL (6 yrs) 32 29 .525 4.79 91 83 2 2 0 0 492.0 479 280 262 86 210 12 401 11 3 10 2123 88 1.400 8.8 1.6 3.8 7.3 1.91
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.62 9 0 3 0 0 0 17.2 21 14 13 2 10 0 16 3 0 1 82 71 1.755 10.7 1.0 5.1 8.2 1.60
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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
1993 24 PHI NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1994 25 CHC NL 13 31 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .074 .107 .074 .181 -51 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1995 26 CHC NL 33 68 60 7 15 1 1 1 9 2 0 3 16 .250 .286 .350 .636 69 21 0 0 5 0 0 1
1996 27 CHC NL 19 35 27 3 8 4 1 0 6 0 0 4 11 .296 .406 .519 .925 140 14 0 1 3 0 0 1
1997 28 CHC NL 29 59 47 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 20 .128 .146 .149 .295 -23 7 0 0 11 0 0 1
1998 29 CHC NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 32 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 99 195 163 15 31 6 2 1 19 2 0 9 59 .190 .237 .270 .507 33 44 0 1 22 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 319 267 25 51 10 3 2 31 3 0 15 97 .190 .237 .270 .507 33 72 0 2 36 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 96 193 161 15 31 6 2 1 19 2 0 9 59 .193 .240 .273 .513 35 44 0 1 22 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 98 195 163 15 31 6 2 1 19 2 0 9 59 .190 .237 .270 .507 33 44 0 1 22 0 0
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 PHI NL 24 P 2 1 6.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 1.13 0.70 .952 1.84 0.51
1996 CHC NL 27 P 17 16 87.0 23 6 16 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 1.23 0.77 .950 1.85 0.52
1998 CHC NL 29 P 3 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 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 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.73 0.49
7 Seasons P 100 83 509.2 74 24 49 1 0 .986 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.73 .953 1.84 0.52
7 Seasons TOT 100 83 509.2 74 24 49 1 0 .986 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.73 .939 1.84 0.52

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 NL--7.998--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 NL--7.837--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1995 NL--32--1st
1997 NL--27--3rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1997 NL--11--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2749), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1472), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Jose Mercedes (970)
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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 29th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 24, 1988.

November 20, 1992: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Dave Wainhouse to the Seattle Mariners for Frank Bolick. The Seattle Mariners sent Miah Bradbury (minors) (December 8, 1992) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

June 12, 1993: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Ayrault.

April 12, 1994: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Shawn Boskie.

October 6, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

December 18, 1998: Free agent signing by the Cincinnati Reds voided.

February 7, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 21, 2000: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 5, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

August 27, 2001: Released by the Texas Rangers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1994Chicago Cubs$109,000
1995Chicago Cubs$140,000
1996Chicago Cubs$230,000
1997Chicago Cubs$275,000
1998Chicago Cubs$1,450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,313,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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