George Foster

LF/CF/RF · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1969–1986 BORN: TUSCALOOSA, USA

MVP 1977 All-Star ×5 Silver Slugger 1981

Career

1925 H · 348 HR · 1239 RBI · 51 SB

.274 AVG · .818 OPS · 1977 G

1986 Season

.227 AVG · 13 HR · 38 RBI · 1 SB

.289 OBP · .429 SLG · .718 OPS

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George Foster was a left fielder in MLB. Across 1977 career games, with a .274 batting average and 348 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1969	SF	9	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800
1970	SF	9	19	2	6	1	1	1	4	0	2	5	.316	.381	.632	1.013
1971	CIN	104	368	39	86	18	4	10	50	7	23	93	.234	.289	.386	.675
1971	SF	36	105	11	28	5	0	3	8	0	6	27	.267	.304	.400	.704
1972	CIN	59	145	15	29	4	1	2	12	2	5	44	.200	.230	.283	.513
1973	CIN	17	39	6	11	3	0	4	9	0	4	7	.282	.349	.667	1.016
1974	CIN	106	276	31	73	18	0	7	41	3	30	52	.264	.343	.406	.749
1975	CIN	134	463	71	139	24	4	23	78	2	40	73	.300	.356	.518	.875
1976	CIN	144	562	86	172	21	9	29	121	17	52	89	.306	.364	.530	.894
1977	CIN	158	615	124	197	31	2	52	149	6	61	107	.320	.382	.631	1.013
1978	CIN	158	604	97	170	26	7	40	120	4	70	138	.281	.360	.546	.906
1979	CIN	121	440	68	133	18	3	30	98	0	59	105	.302	.386	.561	.948
1980	CIN	144	528	79	144	21	5	25	93	1	75	99	.273	.362	.473	.835
1981	CIN	108	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	4	51	75	.295	.373	.519	.892
1982	NYM	151	550	64	136	23	2	13	70	1	50	123	.247	.309	.367	.676
1983	NYM	157	601	74	145	19	2	28	90	1	38	111	.241	.289	.419	.708
1984	NYM	146	553	67	149	22	1	24	86	2	30	122	.269	.311	.443	.754
1985	NYM	129	452	57	119	24	1	21	77	0	46	87	.263	.331	.460	.792
1986	CWS	15	51	2	11	0	2	1	4	0	3	8	.216	.259	.353	.612
1986	NYM	72	233	28	53	6	1	13	38	1	21	53	.227	.289	.429	.718
Career Totals	—	1977	7023	986	1925	307	47	348	1239	51	666	1419	.274	.338	.480	.818

Awards & Achievements

All-Star Game MVP (1): 1976
Most Valuable Player (1): 1977
Player of the Month (6): 1976, 1976, 1977, 1977, 1979, 1979
Player of the Week (5): 1977, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986
Silver Slugger (1): 1981
TSN All-Star (4): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981
TSN Player of the Year (2): 1976, 1977

All-Star Selections

1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$1,942,857
1986	$60,000
1986	$2,800,000

Career Total: $4,802,857 (3 seasons)

Average: $1,600,952

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.