Zack Foreman
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Zack Foreman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 20 career appearances, he went 8-5 with a 4.65 ERA and 24 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- — / R
- Died
- 9/18/1921 in Foreman, OK, USA
Full name: Zachariah L. Foreman
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5.21 | 3.45 (-51%) | 85.0 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 7 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 89.1 | 102 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 4.53 | 4.02 (-13%) | -191.9 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 8 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 108.1 | 129 | 56 | 30 | 24 | 4.65 | — | -107 | ||
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 Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .227 | .409 | 0 |
Career AVG .182 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.
Career OBP .182 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.
Career SLG .227 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.
Career OPS .409 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 17 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 22 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | — | — | — | — | 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
Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
Last 1 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-09 | KCM | CAG | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 1 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-09 | KCM | CAG | — | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 20 |
| Second Base | 1 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Zack Foreman: the record in brief
The season rows for Zack Foreman begin in 1920. All of the seasons listed were played for the Kansas City Monarchs. The bio lists Foreman's primary position as pitcher. Foreman was born on July 23, 1893, in Foreman, OK, USA. The bio records the death on September 18, 1921, in Foreman, OK, USA. Zack Foreman was the playing name; the full given name is Zachariah L.
Foreman went 8-5 with a 4.65 ERA in 20 games, 13 of them starts. Also on Foreman's record: 24 strikeouts. The league ERA over Foreman's seasons was 3.74, so the 4.65 figure ran 24.4% worse than average. The best win total was 7, in 1921. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.53 in 1921, when the league's was 4.02.
Foreman's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .000 average on 0 hits. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, Foreman went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.
Frequently Asked Questions about Zack Foreman
- Was Zack Foreman a pitcher?
- Yes. Zack Foreman pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 24 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Zack Foreman hit?
- Zack Foreman hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
- What was Zack Foreman's career batting average?
- Zack Foreman batted .182 over his career, with 8 hits in 44 at bats.
- How many RBI did Zack Foreman have?
- Zack Foreman drove in 2 runs in his career.
- What was Zack Foreman's career ERA?
- Zack Foreman finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 8-5 with 24 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Zack Foreman have?
- Zack Foreman recorded 24 career strikeouts.