What years did John Foster play?

John Foster played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2005.

Was John Foster a pitcher?

Yes. John Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 54 strikeouts.

John Foster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2005)

W–L 7–2

ERA 4.90

WHIP 1.58

SO 54

Pitcher PIV -629.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 5/17/1978 in Stockton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-04-24
Last Game: 2005-10-02

Full name: John Norman Foster

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	2	90	0	0	0	1	60.7	63	33	11	33	54	4.90	-629.1

Career ERA 4.90 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 13.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	ATL	NL	1	0	5	0	5.0	6	6	6	6	10.80	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	2	0	23	0	21.0	30	11	8	16	4.71	4.40 (-7%)	-781.7
2005	ATL	NL	4	2	62	1	34.7	27	16	19	32	4.15	4.29 (+3%)	152.6
Career · 3 seasons			7	2	90	1	60.2	63	33	33	54	4.90	—	-629

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
90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	ATL	NL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	23	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ATL	NL	62	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			90	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS2	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	0.3	2	2	2	1	54.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	2	0	0	0.3	2	2	2	1	54.00

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	48	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	42	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	33.2	42	22	19	32	5.88
Away	42	27.0	21	11	14	22	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-10-02	ATL	MIA	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-30	ATL	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-26	ATL	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-23	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2005-09-21	ATL	PHI	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1
2005-09-13	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2005-09-11	ATL	WAS	—	0.0	2	3	3	0	0	0
2005-09-09	ATL	WAS	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
2005-09-07	ATL	NYN	W	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-04	ATL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	90	0	2	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2002	ATL	P	5	0	0
2003	MIL	P	23	1	1
2005	ATL	P	62	1	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	90

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	ATL	NL	$350,000
2003	MIL	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$650,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	CA	1997, 1998
Lewis-Clark State College	Lewiston	ID	1999

Frequently Asked Questions about John Foster

What years did John Foster play?: John Foster played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2005.
Was John Foster a pitcher?: Yes. John Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 54 strikeouts.