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Leo Foster

Leonard Norris Foster

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 2, 1951 in Covington, KY
High School: Holmes HS (Covington, KY)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1971
Teams (by GP): Braves/Mets 1971-1977

Final Game: October 2, 1977
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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
1971 20 ATL NL 9 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1973 22 ATL NL 3 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 31 2 0 0 1 0 0 /6
1974 23 ATL NL 72 124 112 16 22 2 0 1 5 1 2 9 22 .196 .254 .241 .495 37 27 3 0 2 1 0 64/59
1976 25 NYM NL 24 67 59 11 12 2 0 1 15 3 0 8 5 .203 .299 .288 .587 73 17 0 0 0 0 1 /564
1977 26 NYM NL 36 81 75 6 17 3 0 0 6 3 1 5 14 .227 .284 .267 .551 53 20 2 1 0 0 0 4/65
5 Yrs 144 289 262 35 52 8 0 2 26 7 3 22 44 .198 .262 .252 .514 44 66 6 1 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 325 295 39 59 9 0 2 29 8 3 25 50 .198 .262 .252 .514 44 74 7 1 3 1 1
ATL (3 yrs) 84 141 128 18 23 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 25 .180 .232 .227 .458 27 29 4 0 3 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 60 148 134 17 29 5 0 1 21 6 1 13 19 .216 .291 .276 .567 62 37 2 1 0 0 1

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
1971 20 ATL NL 9 10 -2 -0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.5 0 -4 -0.5 .443 .497 -0.3 -0.2 -2 $ /6
1973 22 ATL NL 3 7 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .471 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /6
1974 23 ATL NL 72 124 -9 -1 0 2 2 -5 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .492 .496 -0.4 0.5 -4 $ 64/59
1976 25 NYM NL 24 67 -2 -0 1 2 1 2 0.2 2 4 0.5 .510 .501 0.2 0.4 2 $ /564
1977 26 NYM NL 36 81 -4 1 0 -5 1 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.5 .479 .495 0.0 -0.4 0 $ 4/65
5 Seasons 144 289 -17 -1 1 -3 4 -16 -1.7 8 -7 -0.8 .488 .498 -0.5 0.2 -4 $
ATL (3 yrs) 84 141 -12 -1 1 -0 2 -11 -1.2 4 -6 -0.8 .486 .498 -0.7 0.3 -6 $
NYM (2 yrs) 60 148 -5 1 1 -3 2 -5 -0.5 4 -1 0.0 .491 .498 0.2 -0.1 2 $

Advanced Batting

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
1971 20 ATL NL 10 11 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .266 .000 .334 .000 .390 .000 .724 -100 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1973 22 ATL NL 7 6 0 0.0 103 .250 .167 .272 .167 .342 .333 .404 .500 .746 31 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .167
1974 23 ATL NL 124 98 7 1.9 98 .233 .196 .267 .254 .340 .241 .386 .495 .726 37 .190 -9.8 -1.0 .368 .116 .045 1.0
1976 25 NYM NL 67 47 6 3.4 86 .208 .203 .254 .299 .320 .288 .363 .587 .682 73 .422 -1.9 -0.2 .596 .271 .085 1.5
1977 26 NYM NL 81 61 6 2.7 98 .279 .227 .262 .284 .329 .267 .399 .551 .728 53 .266 -4.8 -0.5 .459 .133 .040 .0
5 Yrs 289 223 19 2.3 95 .230 .198 .263 .262 .332 .252 .385 .514 .717 44 .240 -19.8 -2.0 .425 .153 .053 3.1
162 Game Avg. 325 251 21 2.3 95 .230 .198 .263 .262 .332 .252 .385 .514 .717 44 .240 -19.8 -2.0 .425 .153 .053 3
ATL (3 yrs) 141 115 7 1.6 98 .214 .180 .267 .232 .339 .227 .387 .458 .726 27 .150 -13.1 -1.4 .333 .109 .047 1.0
NYM (2 yrs) 148 108 12 3.0 93 .246 .216 .259 .291 .325 .276 .383 .567 .708 62 .333 -6.7 -0.7 .519 .194 .060 1.7

Ratio Batting*

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
1971 20 ATL NL 10 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0 2.25 90%
1973 22 ATL NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 3.0 3.00 57%
1974 23 ATL NL 124 0.8% 17.7% 7.3% 2.4% 14% 2.44 5.1 112.0 22.4 1.32 73%
1976 25 NYM NL 67 1.5% 7.5% 11.9% 4.5% 25% 0.63 11.8 59.0 3.9 1.56 79%
1977 26 NYM NL 81 0.0% 17.3% 6.2% 3.7% 18% 2.80 5.4 12.5 1.20 75%
5 Yrs 289 0.7% 15.2% 7.6% 3.5% 19% 2.00 6.0 131.0 10.1 1.42 75%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.6% 8.6% 6.1% 27% 1.57 6.6 47.0 8.9 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 20 ATL NL -2.7 -0.3 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .88 -0.3 0.0 -5.3 -0.6 1.24 -3.6 0.58 2
1973 22 ATL NL -0.6 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.40 -0.0 -0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.73 -0.5 1.22 1
1974 23 ATL NL -9.8 -1.0 128 -0.6 1.6 -2.2 .99 -0.6 0.0 -9.7 -1.0 1.00 -8.0 1.22 10
1976 25 NYM NL -2.0 -0.2 73 0.1 1.0 -0.9 .89 0.0 0.1 8.6 0.9 1.04 3.2 0.98 2
1977 26 NYM NL -4.9 -0.5 87 0.2 1.6 -1.4 .98 -0.3 0.5 -2.9 -0.3 0.91 -3.4 0.69 5
5 Yrs -19.9 -2.1 305 -0.6 4.3 -4.9 .97 -1.2 0.5 -9.8 -1.0 0.99 -12.3 1.00 20

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1971 20 ATL NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1973 22 ATL NL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 23 ATL NL 2 0 50% 77 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29% 12 10 2 1 1 0 4 1 3
1976 25 NYM NL 1 0 53% 40 3 0 100% 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 20% 6 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
1977 26 NYM NL 2 0 26% 42 3 1 75% 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
5 Yrs 5 0 45% 167 7 3 70% 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 8 28% 23 17 4 2 2 0 11 5 6

Situational Hitting*

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
1971 20 ATL NL 10 20% 0 2 0 0 0 0.58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 3 0 0% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1973 22 ATL NL 7 86% 1 1 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1974 23 ATL NL 124 37% 22 10 2 0 0 1.22 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 67% 21 3 14% 8 2 25% 81 5 6% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 0
1976 25 NYM NL 67 37% 12 2 0 0 0 0.98 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 12 0 0% 6 2 33% 48 14 29% 3 3 100% 3 1 33% 0
1977 26 NYM NL 81 47% 17 5 1 0 0 0.69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 13% 9 3 33% 40 7 18% 3 1 33% 6 3 50% 0
5 Yrs 289 40% 52 20 3 0 0 1.00 2 0 9 1 1 0 2 0 5 3 60% 55 6 11% 27 8 30% 181 26 14% 10 5 50% 13 7 54% 0
MLB Averages 55% 76% 11% 33% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1971 20 9 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1972 21 9 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1973 22 12 17 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .063 .125 .188 -50 2 1 0 1 0 0
1974 23 84 141 128 18 23 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 25 .180 .232 .227 .458 27 29 4 0 3 1 0
1975 24 84 141 128 18 23 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 25 .180 .232 .227 .458 27 29 4 0 3 1 0
1976 25 108 208 187 29 35 5 0 2 20 4 2 17 30 .187 .254 .246 .500 41 46 4 0 3 1 1
1977 26 144 289 262 35 52 8 0 2 26 7 3 22 44 .198 .262 .252 .514 44 66 6 1 3 1 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1971 20 9 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
1973 22 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1974 23 72 124 112 16 22 2 0 1 5 1 9 22 .196 .254 .241 .495 7 72
1976 25 24 69 60 13 13 2 0 1 18 3 9 5 .217 .319 .300 .619 6 24
1977 26 36 82 76 7 18 3 0 0 7 3 5 14 .237 .293 .276 .569 6 36
5 Yrs 144 292 264 37 53 7 0 2 30 7 23 44 .201 .266 .250 .516 19 144
162 Game Avg. 162 329 297 42 60 8 0 2 34 8 26 50 .201 .266 .250 .516 21 144

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1971 NL  born 1951-02-02 (6th)

                                         

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