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Willie Foster
William Hendrick Foster
(Bill)
 
Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978 - 74 years old in Lorman, MS
Bats: B Throws: L Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190
Pitching Ratings (?)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1996
- Visit Foster's Managerial Page
- College: Alcorn Sate University
- Buried: Carbondale Cemetery; near Alcorn, MS
Relatives: Brother of Rube Foster

Comparison

Comparison
Starting Pitchers
  
All Positions
 
#
Player
  
1 Bullet Rogan
1920 - 1933
SP
138.5
  
49.4
5.7
83.4
-
2 Bill Holland
1919 - 1933
SP
59.4
  
0.0
0.1
59.3
-
3 Andy Cooper
1920 - 1933
SP
50.8
  
0.1
0.1
50.6
-
4 Phil Cockrell
1917 - 1933
SP
45.2
  
5.0
0.3
39.8
-
5 Cool Papa Bell
1922 - 1933
SP
33.7
  
13.9
2.6
17.2
-
6 Sam Streeter
1921 - 1933
SP
33.4
  
0.4
0.0
32.9
-
7 George Britt
1917 - 1933
SP
27.2
  
6.1
1.7
19.4
-
8 Darltie Cooper
1923 - 1933
SP
23.9
  
0.5
1.1
22.3
-
9 Willie Foster
1923 - 1933
SP
23.8
  
1.1
0.0
22.7
-
10 Isidro Fabré
1918 - 1933
SP
21.0
  
5.2
1.5
14.2
-
11 Harry Salmon
1921 - 1933
SP
20.9
  
0.3
0.1
20.5
-
12 Willie Gisentaner
1921 - 1933
SP
20.5
  
3.1
0.1
17.4
-
13 Joe Strong
1922 - 1933
SP
19.9
  
2.4
0.4
17.1
-
14 Otis Starks
1917 - 1933
SP
18.3
  
0.2
0.0
18.1
-
15 Connie Rector
1920 - 1933
SP
16.9
  
2.4
1.0
13.5
-
16 Jesse Hubbard
1919 - 1933
SP
16.6
  
6.3
0.3
10.0
-
17 Percy Miller
1921 - 1933
SP
15.0
  
5.1
0.3
9.5
-
18 William Bell
1923 - 1933
SP
12.9
  
1.1
0.2
11.6
-
19 Script Lee
1921 - 1933
SP
11.6
  
0.9
0.0
10.7
-
20 Roosevelt Davis
1924 - 1933
SP
10.6
  
0.0
0.0
10.6
-
21 Luther Farrell
1919 - 1933
SP
8.3
  
2.9
0.0
5.5
-
22 Logan Hensley
1922 - 1933
SP
6.9
  
0.8
0.0
6.1
-
23 Cliff Carter
1923 - 1933
SP
5.7
  
0.2
0.0
5.5
-
                   
  Willie Foster
1923 - 1933
SP
23.8
  
1.1
0.0
22.7
-

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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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