seamheads NegroLg BBGauge
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 (?)
Links:
Player Pages
  
Biographical
   Photos
Baseball-Reference Baseball-Almanac Wikipedia SABR Baseball Index Google Photos / +baseball Getty
Retrosheet The Baseball Page BR Bullpen SABR BioProject Yahoo Photos / +baseball Corbis
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

Pitching Leaderboards

Actual Wins
Year W Rnk
6
2
13
2
2
1
6
4
Career
33
36
Adjusted Wins
Year aW Rnk
5
3
11
4
2
1
6
3
Career
29
43
Runs
Year R Rnk
18.1
3
19.1
8
19.0
3
Career
67.8
33
Baserunners
Year BsRn Rnk
23.4
3
18.0
8
28.9
6
2.5
3
27.0
3
Career
101.0
21
Batters Faced
Year BF Rnk
15.8
4
36.1
8
5.4
2
24.6
3
Career
96.6
34
Hits
Year H Rnk
13.8
2
9.2
12
14.6
7
16.7
8
2.3
2
21.7
2
Career
70.5
17
           
Walks
Year BB Rnk
1.4
2
7.8
5
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
25.2
1
24.4
6
54.3
3
7.6
1
24.3
5
Career
137.1
12
K/BB
Year K/BB Rnk
32.9
1
19.9
11
44.9
5
7.5
2
32.7
2
Career
138.2
20
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
4.3
4
0.0
1
0.0
1
0.0
1
3.6
11
2.7
6
Career
9.4
26
HBP
Year HBP Rnk
3.4
1
8.2
5
1.5
2
Career
13.7
57
Complete Games
Year CG Rnk
2.8
4
10.6
1
2.6
1
3.2
3
Career
19.3
31
           
Shutouts
Year SHO Rnk
1.0
5
1.8
3
2.7
1
2.2
3
0.8
4
Career
6.2
15
Power
Year Pow Rnk
11.2
3
10.0
12
15.8
8
25.8
6
49.5
3
5.4
1
14.4
5
Career
108.6
8
Finesse
Year Fin Rnk
Any questions, comments, suggestions? Please contact the webmaster at BaseballGauge@gmail.com

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.

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James