Tom Foley

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1995)

Tom Foley was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,108 career games, he hit .244 with 661 hits, 32 home runs, and 263 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .244
HR 32
RBI 263
H 661
OPS .647
PIV -4,108
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
9/9/1959 in Fort Benning, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1983-04-09
Last Game
1995-07-13

Full name: Thomas Michael Foley

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Career Batting Statistics

Tom Foley — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,108 2,708 248 661 134 20 32 263 32 232 387 .244 .303 .344 .647 -4,108

Career AVG .244 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS .647 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Foley (b. 1959) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1983 CIN NL 68 98 7 20 4 1 0 9 1 13 17 .204 .260 (-22%) .324 (-9%) .389 (-32%) .714 (-21%) -302.9
1984 CIN NL 106 277 26 70 8 3 5 27 3 24 36 .253 .259 (-3%) .322 (-4%) .384 (-7%) .707 (-6%) -248.3
1985 CIN NL 43 92 7 18 5 1 0 6 1 6 16 .196 .257 (-24%) .323 (-24%) .390 (-30%) .714 (-28%) -411.2
1985 PHI NL 46 158 17 42 8 0 3 17 1 13 18 .266 .257 (+3%) .323 (avg) .390 (-4%) .714 (-3%) -411.2
1986 PHI NL 39 61 8 18 2 1 0 5 2 10 11 .295 .257 (+15%) .325 (+19%) .395 (-9%) .720 (+4%) 74.1
1986 MON NL 64 202 18 52 13 2 1 18 8 20 26 .257 .257 (avg) .325 (-2%) .395 (-10%) .720 (-6%) 74.1
1987 MON NL 106 280 35 82 18 3 5 28 6 11 40 .293 .262 (+11%) .331 (-3%) .415 (+4%) .746 (+1%) -8.7
1988 MON NL 127 377 33 100 21 3 5 43 2 30 49 .265 .254 (+4%) .317 (avg) .377 (avg) .695 (avg) -28.7
1989 MON NL 122 375 34 86 19 2 7 39 2 45 53 .229 .254 (-10%) .319 (-2%) .375 (-8%) .694 (-5%) -250.8
1990 MON NL 73 164 11 35 2 1 0 12 0 12 22 .213 .257 (-17%) .324 (-18%) .385 (-38%) .710 (-29%) -735.4
1991 MON NL 86 168 12 35 11 1 0 15 2 14 30 .208 .255 (-19%) .323 (-17%) .384 (-26%) .708 (-22%) -601.1
1992 MON NL 72 115 7 20 3 1 0 5 3 8 21 .174 .255 (-32%) .322 (-29%) .377 (-42%) .699 (-36%) -658.9
1993 PIT NL 86 194 18 49 11 1 3 22 0 11 26 .253 .265 (-5%) .332 (-14%) .403 (-9%) .735 (-11%) -416.4
1994 PIT NL 59 123 13 29 7 0 3 15 0 13 18 .236 .269 (-13%) .338 (-9%) .424 (-14%) .763 (-12%) -247.4
1995 MON NL 11 24 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 .208 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,108 2,708 248 661 134 20 32 263 32 232 387 .244 — — — — -4,173

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Foley — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 27.00 0.0

Career ERA 27.00 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 627.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Foley — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1989 MON NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 27.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Foley — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home543129312931518123.244
Away565141511934614140.245

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Foley — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.1110027.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Foley — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1995-07-13 WSNPHIL 100000000
1995-07-07 WSNCOLL 100000000
1995-07-06 WSNCOLL 511000101
1995-07-05 WSNSTLL 100000001
1995-06-14 WSNATLL 100000000
1995-06-11 WSNSFGW 000000010
1995-06-07 WSNLADL 301000010
1995-06-06 WSNLADL 401000001
1995-06-05 WSNLADL 100000000
1995-06-04 WSNSDPL 512200100

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Tom Foley — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1989-05-01 WSNCIN — 0.1111001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Foley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 63 22 229 19 3 17
2B 385 302 645 953 28 193
3B 90 29 31 97 5 6
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 463 323 597 977 46 201

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Foley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 CIN 2B 5 2 6 7 0 1
1983 CIN SS 37 22 48 69 2 15
1984 CIN 2B 10 7 15 31 0 5
1984 CIN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CIN SS 83 69 104 197 11 31
1985 CIN 2B 18 13 23 36 1 10
1985 CIN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 CIN SS 15 10 29 38 2 11
1985 PHI SS 45 43 75 128 4 26
1986 PHI 2B 1 0 0 2 0 1
1986 PHI 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 PHI SS 24 14 36 41 2 10
1986 MON 2B 25 19 44 71 1 9
1986 MON 3B 15 9 7 23 0 1
1986 MON SS 29 22 30 53 3 8
1987 MON 2B 39 36 69 93 3 22
1987 MON 3B 9 1 1 4 0 0
1987 MON SS 49 30 64 93 6 21
1988 MON 2B 89 72 164 255 12 46
1988 MON 3B 9 0 1 1 0 0
1988 MON SS 32 25 39 68 3 15
1989 MON 2B 108 91 188 295 6 53
1989 MON 3B 16 6 5 16 2 1
1989 MON P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MON SS 14 2 10 6 0 4
1990 MON 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 MON 2B 20 16 18 29 3 4
1990 MON 3B 7 0 0 5 0 0
1990 MON SS 45 26 62 89 2 22
1991 MON 1B 31 13 148 9 1 8
1991 MON 2B 2 1 6 8 0 3
1991 MON 3B 6 1 1 5 1 0
1991 MON SS 43 26 45 71 4 12
1992 MON 1B 12 2 24 2 1 4
1992 MON 2B 13 2 13 13 0 2
1992 MON 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0
1992 MON OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 MON SS 33 24 37 82 4 14
1993 PIT 1B 12 4 31 4 1 3
1993 PIT 2B 35 29 70 64 1 19
1993 PIT 3B 7 4 4 19 1 1
1993 PIT SS 6 4 11 18 2 6
1994 PIT 1B 3 0 5 2 0 1
1994 PIT 2B 17 13 27 44 1 16
1994 PIT 3B 14 8 12 24 1 3
1994 PIT SS 8 6 7 24 1 6
1995 MON 1B 4 3 21 2 0 1
1995 MON 2B 3 1 2 5 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Foley (b. 1959) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 63
Second Base 385
Third Base 90
Shortstop 464
Left Field 1

Salary History

Tom Foley — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1995 MON NL $160,000
1994 PIT NL $400,000
1993 PIT NL $360,000
1992 MON NL $365,000
1990 MON NL $335,000
1989 MON NL $320,000
1988 MON NL $250,000
1987 MON NL $250,000
1986 PHI NL $210,000
1985 CIN NL $117,500
Total Career Earnings $2,767,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tom Foley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rob Wilfong
    .248 avg, 39 HR
  2. 87
    Denny Hocking
    .251 avg, 25 HR
  3. 83
    Adam Everett
    .242 avg, 40 HR
  4. 82
    Sibby Sisti
    .244 avg, 27 HR
  5. 81
    Kurt Stillwell
    .249 avg, 34 HR
  6. 80
    Darwin Barney
    .246 avg, 31 HR

Tom Foley: the record in brief

According to the bio, Tom Foley debuted on April 9, 1983 and played a final game on July 13, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1983 to 1985), the Philadelphia Phillies (1985 to 1986), the Montreal Expos (1986 to 1995), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993 through 1994). The bio lists Foley as a shortstop who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Foley is listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 175 pounds. The birth record reads September 9, 1959, in Fort Benning, GA, USA. The given name on file is Thomas Michael Foley.

The batting record for Foley: 1,108 games, 661 hits in 2,708 at bats, and a .244 average, adding 32 home runs, 263 RBI, and 32 stolen bases. Foley's career OPS of .647 combines a .303 on-base mark with .344 slugging. Measured against the leagues Foley played in, the .244 career average compares with a .260 league average over the same seasons, 6.0% below the league. In OPS terms, Foley's .647 stands 10.1% below the league's .720.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Foley

What years did Tom Foley play?
Tom Foley played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.
Was Tom Foley a pitcher?
No. Tom Foley was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Tom Foley hit?
Tom Foley hit 32 career home runs with 661 hits.
What was Tom Foley's career batting average?
Tom Foley batted .244 over his career, with 661 hits in 2,708 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Foley have?
Tom Foley drove in 263 runs in his career.
What was Tom Foley's career ERA?
Tom Foley finished with a 27.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.