#17 Willie Foster, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Friday, 2/15/1930 |
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| Willie Foster
6/12/1904
25
Calvert, TX
6"1
195
Starting Pitcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 9,000,000
1931
6 Year(s), 170 Days (1202 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 170 Days (1202 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 7 | 10 | 9 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Talent | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
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P : 5 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1923 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3.78 | 261.2 | 287 | 139 | 110 | 17 | 65 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 1.35 | .288 | CHA |
| 1924 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3.44 | 274.2 | 263 | 123 | 105 | 4 | 61 | 102 | 14 | 3 | 1.18 | .276 | CHA |
| 1925 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.88 | 315.2 | 327 | 157 | 136 | 24 | 68 | 111 | 27 | 1 | 1.25 | .275 | CHA PHI |
| 1926 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2.64 | 334.2 | 303 | 112 | 98 | 11 | 59 | 134 | 33 | 1 | 1.08 | .261 | PHI |
| 1927 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3.16 | 330.0 | 334 | 139 | 116 | 10 | 52 | 111 | 33 | 2 | 1.17 | .280 | PHI |
| 1928 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3.08 | 354.0 | 330 | 137 | 121 | 21 | 46 | 132 | 32 | 2 | 1.06 | .261 | PHI |
| 1929 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4.07 | 256.2 | 273 | 134 | 116 | 12 | 38 | 87 | 24 | 4 | 1.21 | .290 | PHI |
| Total | 259 | 256 | 130 | 93 | 1 | 3.39 | 2127.1 | 2117 | 941 | 802 | 99 | 389 | 766 | 173 | 14 | 1.18 | .275 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1923 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 15.0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.00 | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1926 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 | 45.0 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.26 | 69.0 | 72 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1923 | 35 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .276 | .318 | .594 | CHA |
| 1924 | 35 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .245 | .221 | .466 | CHA |
| 1925 | 37 | 110 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .204 | .282 | .485 | CHA PHI |
| 1926 | 38 | 115 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .266 | .261 | .527 | PHI |
| 1927 | 39 | 103 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .097 | .136 | .107 | .243 | PHI |
| 1928 | 41 | 116 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .298 | .284 | .583 | PHI |
| 1929 | 34 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .182 | .145 | .326 | PHI |
| Total | 259 | 710 | 131 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 63 | 42 | 135 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .232 | .234 | .466 | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1923...
Earned first career win on 4/21/1923...
Had first career hit on 4/25/1923, off Waite Hoyt (SLA)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/26/1923, off Eddie Rommel (PHA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1924, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 2/14/1925 (Going to PHI: 1B Vic Saier, 3B Pie Traynor, P Dutch Ruether, P Willie Foster, 1B Harry McCurdy. Going to CHA: P Jesse Haines, 1B George Si
sler)...
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,350,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1926, going 5-1, 1.89...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1926...
Won Cy Young Award in 1926, going 23-13, 2.64 ERA...
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,621,429 through salary arbitration...
6/1/1927: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $9,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 9/22/1927 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1928, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1928, going 6-1, 2.54...
Won Cy Young Award in 1928, going 26-11, 3.08 ERA...
Injured on 3/16/1929 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
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ERA
1924 - 3.44 - 4th
1925 - 3.88 - 6th
1926 - 2.64 - 1st
1927 - 3.16 - 4th
1928 - 3.08 - 4th
| WHIP
1924 - 1.18 - 1st
1925 - 1.25 - 3rd
1926 - 1.08 - 1st
1927 - 1.17 - 1st
1928 - 1.06 - 1st
1929 - 1.21 - 1st
| Wins
1925 - 21 - 6th
1926 - 23 - 2nd
1928 - 26 - 1st
| IP
1925 - 315.2 - 8th
1926 - 334.2 - 3rd
1927 - 330.0 - 5th
1928 - 354.0 - 1st
| K's
1923 - 89 - 9th
1924 - 102 - 6th
1925 - 111 - 5th
1926 - 134 - 3rd
1927 - 111 - 7th
1928 - 132 - 2nd
1929 - 87 - 5th
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CG
1925 - 27 - 7th
1926 - 33 - 1st
1927 - 33 - 1st
1928 - 32 - 4th
| SHO
1924 - 3 - 5th
1927 - 2 - 6th
1928 - 2 - 9th
1929 - 4 - 3rd
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