What years did Alan Foster play?

Alan Foster played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1976.

Was Alan Foster a pitcher?

Yes. Alan Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 501 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Alan Foster hit?

Alan Foster hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Alan Foster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1976)

W–L 48–63

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.34

SO 501

Pitcher PIV -9479.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 12/8/1946 in Pasadena, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-04-25
Last Game: 1976-08-13

Full name: Alan Benton Foster

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
48	63	217	148	26	6	0	1025.3	988	426	99	383	501	3.74	-9479.3

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 3.52 across their career seasons — 6.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	LAN	NL	0	1	4	2	0	0	16.7	10	4	3	15	2.16	3.30 (+35%)	846.4
1968	LAN	NL	1	1	3	3	0	0	15.7	11	3	2	10	1.72	2.98 (+42%)	259.6
1969	LAN	NL	3	9	24	15	2	2	102.7	119	50	29	59	4.38	3.61 (-21%)	-265.8
1970	LAN	NL	10	13	33	33	7	1	198.7	200	94	81	83	4.26	3.89 (-10%)	-3029.2
1971	CLE	AL	8	12	36	26	3	0	181.7	158	84	82	97	4.16	3.47 (-20%)	-3153.5
1972	CAL	AL	0	1	8	0	0	0	12.7	12	7	6	11	4.97	3.26 (-52%)	-751.1
1973	SLN	NL	13	9	35	29	6	2	203.7	195	71	63	106	3.14	3.75 (+16%)	713.6
1974	SLN	NL	7	10	31	25	5	1	162.3	167	70	61	78	3.88	3.63 (-7%)	-1842.4
1975	SDN	NL	3	1	17	4	1	0	44.7	41	12	21	20	2.42	3.71 (+35%)	357.9
1976	SDN	NL	3	6	26	11	2	0	86.7	75	31	35	22	3.22	3.51 (+8%)	-2614.9
Career · 10 seasons			48	63	217	148	26	6	1,025.1	988	426	383	501	3.74	—	-9,479

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
225	295	17	35	2	0	0	17	0	16	84	.119	.163	.125	.288	-2,043

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 65.7% below league average.

Career OPS .288 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	LAN	NL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	LAN	NL	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	LAN	NL	24	27	1	2	0	1	3	16	.074	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	LAN	NL	33	64	4	7	0	6	5	13	.109	.253 (-57%)	.325 (-47%)	.385 (-72%)	.711 (-61%)	-615.0
1971	CLE	AL	37	51	2	2	1	3	1	18	.039	.249 (-84%)	.316 (-82%)	.365 (-84%)	.682 (-83%)	-657.7
1972	CAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	SLN	NL	35	68	4	13	1	2	2	17	.191	.256 (-26%)	.325 (-34%)	.378 (-46%)	.703 (-40%)	-426.3
1974	SLN	NL	33	48	4	8	0	2	2	7	.167	—	—	—	—	-344.2
1975	SDN	NL	19	11	1	1	0	2	0	3	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	29	18	1	1	0	0	3	6	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			225	295	17	35	2	17	16	84	.119	—	—	—	—	-2,043

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	119	175	11	22	0	11	.126
Away	106	120	6	13	0	6	.108

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	116	626.2	580	220	220	311	3.16
Away	101	398.2	408	206	163	190	4.65

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1976-08-13	SDP	WSN	L	0	0
1976-08-03	SDP	ATL	L	0	0
1976-07-31	SDP	CIN	L	0	0
1976-07-29	SDP	CIN	L	0	0
1976-07-27	SDP	HOU	L	0	0
1976-07-22	SDP	LAD	W	0	0
1976-07-18	SDP	CHC	W	0	0
1976-07-10	SDP	PHI	L	2	0
1976-07-06	SDP	CHC	L	0	0
1976-07-02	SDP	LAD	W	3	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1976-08-13	SDP	WSN	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1976-08-03	SDP	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1976-07-31	SDP	CIN	—	1.2	5	2	2	1	0	0
1976-07-29	SDP	CIN	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1976-07-27	SDP	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976-07-10	SDP	PHI	L	5.1	5	5	5	4	3	1
1976-07-06	SDP	CHC	L	2.1	5	3	3	0	0	0
1976-07-02	SDP	LAD	W	7.0	7	3	3	3	2	1
1976-06-28	SDP	CIN	L	3.2	6	6	2	1	2	1
1976-06-24	SDP	SFG	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	217	148	78	115	14	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	LAN	P	4	2	3	3	0	0
1968	LAN	P	3	3	0	2	0	0
1969	LAN	P	24	15	2	18	1	0
1970	LAN	P	33	33	17	23	2	4
1971	CLE	P	36	26	10	9	2	0
1972	CAL	P	8	0	2	2	0	0
1973	SLN	P	35	29	17	21	3	1
1974	SLN	P	31	25	14	20	4	1
1975	SDN	P	17	4	4	8	2	0
1976	SDN	P	26	11	9	9	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	217

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alan Foster

What years did Alan Foster play?: Alan Foster played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1976.
Was Alan Foster a pitcher?: Yes. Alan Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 501 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alan Foster hit?: Alan Foster hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.