Willie Foster
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Willie Foster
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Nickname:
Bill
Birthdate:
June 12, 1903 (77 y, 5 m, 5 d)
Born In:
Calvert, TX, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
S/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/197
Entry:
1922 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 15, Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1932 (3rd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
1927 (3rd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
1926 (3rd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
All-Star 1937 Boston (MLB)
1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
League Champ 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1932 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1927 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1926 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1925 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1924 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Sep 1937 Boston (MLB)
Jul 1937 Boston (MLB)
Sep 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jul 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jun 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Aug 1929 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jun 1929 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Oct 1928 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jun 1927 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1924 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Aug 1924 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jul 1924 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink28
Grey Ink249
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Gaylord Perry 904
Roosevelt Davis 894
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Don Drysdale 883
Ray Brown 879
Eddie Plank 871
Paul Derringer 867
Doc White 856
Warren Spahn 852
Lefty Grove 848
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1927 23 4
1928 23 6
1932 21 3
1936 20 5
1938 18 7
Year G Rank
1927 43 10
1929 43 6
Year GS Rank
1927 42 5
1928 41 8
1929 43 4
1931 41 6
1932 42 4
1935 41 8
1936 41 7
Year W Rank
1926 19 8
1927 20 5
1928 20 7
1929 23 2
1930 19 7
1932 26 2
1933 17 10
1935 23 3
1936 29 1
Year L Rank
1927 17 8
1928 18 7
1931 19 7
Year Win % Rank
1925 0.611 5
1926 0.594 7
1928 0.526 9
1929 0.575 9
1930 0.704 1
1932 0.684 2
1933 0.654 4
1934 0.762 1
1935 0.657 3
1936 0.763 1
Year IP Rank
1927 359.1 3
1928 332.1 7
1929 353.0 3
1931 323.0 10
1932 356.2 5
1936 333.1 9
Year BF Rank
1927 1523 3
1928 1450 6
1929 1536 3
1932 1500 4
Year HR Rank
1924 17 6
1927 26 7
1928 36 1
1929 35 2
1931 21 9
1932 34 2
1938 28 3
1939 24 7
Year BB Rank
1927 124 4
1928 111 9
1929 130 5
Year K Rank
1924 110 7
1925 150 10
1926 205 4
1927 232 3
1928 179 3
1929 220 3
1930 188 2
1931 159 1
1932 220 1
1933 112 9
1934 132 7
1935 194 2
1936 195 5
1937 137 8
1938 184 3
Year WP Rank
1927 5 9
1928 5 8
1932 8 5
1936 10 2
Year ERA Rank
1924 3.329 3
1926 3.196 5
1927 3.206 2
1930 3.037 4
1931 4.068 7
1932 3.331 5
1934 2.752 1
1935 3.188 5
1936 3.051 2
1937 3.371 4
1938 2.874 2
1939 3.891 10
Year BABIP Rank
1924 0.272 2
1927 0.267 5
1932 0.267 6
1934 0.264 4
1936 0.272 7
1938 0.257 3
1939 0.278 10
Year WHIP Rank
1924 1.233 1
1925 1.326 10
1926 1.215 2
1927 1.250 3
1928 1.396 10
1930 1.243 4
1931 1.418 8
1932 1.208 3
1933 1.365 8
1934 1.175 3
1935 1.244 4
1936 1.182 2
1937 1.231 5
1938 1.084 1
1939 1.244 3
Year H/9 Rank
1924 8.618 1
1926 8.094 6
1927 8.140 1
1930 8.153 3
1931 9.947 7
1932 8.479 3
1933 9.888 8
1934 7.868 1
1936 8.397 4
1938 7.913 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1925 2.842 9
1930 3.037 10
1932 2.397 10
1933 2.395 10
1934 2.709 8
1935 1.996 3
1936 2.241 7
1937 2.151 4
1938 1.841 2
1939 1.946 2
Year CG Rank
1927 29 3
1928 26 7
1929 30 2
1930 21 8
1932 29 5
1935 26 6
1936 30 2
1937 25 2
1938 21 8
Year SHO Rank
1924 2 8
1925 2 7
1928 2 7
1931 4 1
1932 4 3
1934 4 1
1935 3 4
1936 3 5
1937 4 1
1940 2 2
Year BB (Low) Rank
1924 67 6
1925 60 2
1933 62 6
1934 63 3
1935 72 6
1936 83 9
1937 67 5
1938 57 1
1939 41 1
Year Hits Rank
1927 325 10
1928 353 7
1929 358 6
1932 336 8
1935 332 10
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1924 233 6
1925 192 3
1933 256 6
1934 183 1
1938 245 6
1939 195 3
Year HR (Low) Rank
1925 14 10
1933 15 10
1934 12 6
Year WAR Rank
1925 4.9 9
1926 7.6 5
1927 8.0 3
1928 4.7 10
1929 5.8 5
1930 7.5 5
1931 5.9 5
1932 7.0 4
1934 5.2 8
1935 8.5 4
1936 7.6 2
1937 5.9 6
1938 6.4 4
Year W (Low) Rank
1925 11 9
1938 13 9
1939 11 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1924 12 7
1925 7 1
1926 13 9
1930 8 1
1932 12 7
1933 9 3
1934 5 1
1935 12 7
1936 9 2
1938 14 10
1939 13 9