What years did Keith Foulke play?

Keith Foulke played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008.

Was Keith Foulke a pitcher?

Yes. Keith Foulke pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 718 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Keith Foulke hit?

Keith Foulke hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Keith Foulke play for?

Keith Foulke played for 4 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1997–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003, 2008), and the Boston Red Sox (2004–2006).

Did Keith Foulke win a Cy Young Award?

No. Keith Foulke did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Keith Foulke win?

Keith Foulke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Keith Foulke's career stats?

In 619 games, Keith Foulke went 41-37 with a 3.33 ERA, 718 strikeouts, 786.2 innings pitched, and 191 saves.

What was Keith Foulke's salary?

Keith Foulke's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $7,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2008.

What position did Keith Foulke play?

Keith Foulke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Keith Foulke and how much did he weigh?

Keith Foulke was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.

What was Keith Foulke's career ERA?

Keith Foulke finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 41-37 with 718 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Keith Foulke have?

Keith Foulke recorded 718 career strikeouts.

Is Keith Foulke in the Hall of Fame?

No. Keith Foulke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Keith Foulke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2008)

Keith Foulke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008 for 4 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 12 seasons. Across 619 career appearances, he went 41-37 with a 3.33 ERA, 718 strikeouts, and 191 saves. Keith Foulke was an All-Star, a Reliever of the Year, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15362.9.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 41–37

ERA 3.33

WHIP 1.08

SO 718

Pitcher PIV 15362.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 10/19/1972 in Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-05-21
Last Game: 2008-09-18
Awards: All-Star · Reliever of the Year · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Keith Charles Foulke

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Career Pitching Statistics

Keith Foulke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
41	37	619	8	0	0	191	786.2	652	291	94	194	718	3.33	15362.9

Career ERA 3.33 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 25.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Keith Foulke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	SFN	NL	1	5	11	8	0	44.2	60	41	18	33	8.26	4.39 (-88%)	-1495.4
1997	CHA	AL	3	0	16	0	3	28.2	28	11	5	21	3.45	4.39 (+21%)	294.2
1998	CHA	AL	3	2	54	0	1	65.1	51	30	20	57	4.13	4.43 (+7%)	239.2
1999	CHA	AL	3	3	67	0	9	105.1	72	26	21	123	2.22	4.71 (+53%)	5027.8
2000	CHA	AL	3	1	72	0	34	88.0	66	29	22	91	2.97	4.77 (+38%)	3484.8
2001	CHA	AL	4	9	72	0	42	81.0	57	21	22	75	2.33	4.42 (+47%)	3350.9
2002	CHA	AL	2	4	65	0	11	77.2	65	25	13	58	2.90	4.28 (+32%)	2088.1
2003	OAK	AL	9	1	72	0	43	86.2	57	20	20	88	2.08	4.40 (+53%)	2126.7
2004	BOS	AL	5	3	72	0	32	83.0	63	20	15	79	2.17	4.46 (+51%)	2758.3
2005	BOS	AL	5	5	43	0	15	45.2	53	30	18	34	5.91	4.29 (-38%)	-1174.0
2006	BOS	AL	3	1	44	0	0	49.2	52	24	7	36	4.35	4.53 (+4%)	-86.4
2008	OAK	AL	0	3	31	0	1	31.0	28	14	13	23	4.06	4.32 (+6%)	-1251.4
Career · 12 seasons			41	37	619	8	191	786.2	652	291	194	718	3.33	—	15,363

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

Keith Foulke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
619	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 67.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Keith Foulke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	SFN	NL	11	13	2	4	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHA	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHA	AL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHA	AL	67	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHA	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHA	AL	65	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	OAK	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BOS	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BOS	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BOS	AL	44	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	31	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			619	16	2	5	.125	—	—	—	—	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

Keith Foulke — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Keith Foulke — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2004	ALCS	BOS	5	.000
2004	ALDS1	BOS	2	.000
2004	WS	BOS	4	.000
2003	ALDS2	OAK	3	.000
2000	ALDS2	CHA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Keith Foulke — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	16	0	3	21.1	15	6	12	24	2.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Keith Foulke — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	ALCS	BOS	0	0	5	1	6.0	1	0	6	6	0.00
2004	ALDS1	BOS	0	0	2	1	3.0	2	0	1	5	0.00
2004	WS	BOS	1	0	4	1	5.0	4	1	1	8	1.80
2003	ALDS2	OAK	0	1	3	0	5.0	4	2	2	3	3.60
2000	ALDS2	CHA	0	1	2	0	2.1	4	3	2	2	11.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Keith Foulke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	325	6	0	2	0	0	.333
Away	294	10	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Keith Foulke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	325	419.1	350	152	94	370	3.26
Away	294	367.1	302	139	100	348	3.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Keith Foulke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-09-18	OAK	LAA	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	3
2008-09-11	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09-05	OAK	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-04	OAK	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-08-31	OAK	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2008-07-02	OAK	LAA	L	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1
2008-06-28	OAK	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-06-20	OAK	MIA	—	0.2	0	1	1	1	0	0
2008-06-19	OAK	AZ	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1
2008-06-15	OAK	SFG	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Keith Foulke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	619	8	44	83	6	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Keith Foulke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	SFN	P	11	8	5	7	2	0
1997	CHA	P	16	0	1	4	0	1
1998	CHA	P	54	0	1	8	2	0
1999	CHA	P	67	0	5	13	1	0
2000	CHA	P	72	0	7	3	0	1
2001	CHA	P	72	0	7	11	0	0
2002	CHA	P	65	0	6	6	0	1
2003	OAK	P	72	0	3	12	0	1
2004	BOS	P	72	0	5	11	0	1
2005	BOS	P	43	0	0	3	0	0
2006	BOS	P	44	0	1	5	1	0
2008	OAK	P	31	0	3	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Keith Foulke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	619

Awards & Honors

Keith Foulke — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2004	Babe Ruth Award	P
2003	Reliever of the Year Award
2003	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Keith Foulke's recorded salaries total $33,515,000 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2008. Foulke's career, 1997 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Keith Foulke — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	OAK	AL	$700,000
2006	BOS	AL	$7,750,000
2005	BOS	AL	$7,500,000
2004	BOS	AL	$3,500,000
2003	OAK	AL	$6,000,000
2002	CHA	AL	$4,000,000
2001	CHA	AL	$3,100,000
2000	CHA	AL	$375,000
1999	CHA	AL	$255,000
1998	CHA	AL	$185,000
1997	CHA	AL	$150,000
Total recorded salary			$33,515,000

College History

Keith Foulke — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Lewis-Clark State College	Lewiston	ID	1994
Galveston College	Galveston	TX	1992, 1993

Award Voting History

Keith Foulke — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2003	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	1.0	140
2003	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	20.0	392
1999	Cy Young Award	AL	10th	1.0	140

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Keith Foulke: the record in brief

According to the bio, Keith Foulke debuted on May 21, 1997 and played a final game on September 18, 2008. Foulke played for the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1997 to 2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003 to 2008), and the Boston Red Sox (2004 to 2006). Foulke is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 0 inches and 195 pounds. The bio says Foulke threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is October 19, 1972, in Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, USA. Foulke's full given name, per the bio, is Keith Charles Foulke.

Foulke's career pitching line is 41 wins, 37 losses and a 3.33 ERA over 619 appearances. The same table counts 718 strikeouts and 191 saves. Against a 4.45 league ERA for the same years, Foulke was 25.3% better. The best win total was 9, in 2003. 1999 produced Foulke's most strikeouts, 123. Foulke saved 43 games in 2003, the season high. 2003 was Foulke's sharpest full season, a 2.08 ERA against the league's 4.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Keith Foulke

What years did Keith Foulke play?: Keith Foulke played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008.
Was Keith Foulke a pitcher?: Yes. Keith Foulke pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 718 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Keith Foulke hit?: Keith Foulke hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Keith Foulke play for?: Keith Foulke played for 4 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1997–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003, 2008), and the Boston Red Sox (2004–2006).
Did Keith Foulke win a Cy Young Award?: No. Keith Foulke did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Keith Foulke win?: Keith Foulke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Keith Foulke's career stats?: In 619 games, Keith Foulke went 41-37 with a 3.33 ERA, 718 strikeouts, 786.2 innings pitched, and 191 saves.
How much did Keith Foulke earn in his career?: Keith Foulke's recorded salaries total $33,515,000 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2008. Foulke's career, 1997 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Keith Foulke's salary?: Keith Foulke's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $7,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2008.
What position did Keith Foulke play?: Keith Foulke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Keith Foulke and how much did he weigh?: Keith Foulke was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Keith Foulke's career ERA?: Keith Foulke finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 41-37 with 718 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Keith Foulke have?: Keith Foulke recorded 718 career strikeouts.
Is Keith Foulke in the Hall of Fame?: No. Keith Foulke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.