Willie Foster - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Willie Foster



William Hendrick Foster
(Bill)

Born: June 12, 1904 in Calvert, TX
Died: September 16, 1978 in Lorman, MS
          (74 years old)

Bats: B
Throws: L
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 190
Biographical
Wikipedia BR Bullpen SABR Bio Project SABR Index

Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996
• Buried: Carbondale Cemetery (Alcorn, MS)
• Visit Manager Page


Compared to Contemporary Starting Pitchers (Top 100)

Compare With:



# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
SP
18
1923-1945
66.0
28.8
4.0
33.7
-0.4
2
SP
18
1917-1938
60.7
25.3
1.4
35.1
-1.2
3
SP
12
1930-1945
33.5
16.4
1.7
16.7
-1.2
4
SP
15
1919-1936
18.7
10.5
-0.8
10.3
-1.3
5
SP
13
1919-1934
13.1
6.1
-1.5
9.0
-0.5
6
SP
16
1919-1935
8.8
5.1
0.2
4.2
-0.7
7
SP
26
1907-1932
54.3
4.5
0.3
49.7
-0.1
8
SP
11
1928-1945
39.9
4.1
-1.2
37.2
-0.1
9
SP
11
1921-1932
32.7
4.1
-0.3
29.1
-0.2
10
SP
18
1930-1948
27.0
4.0
-0.3
23.7
-0.4
11
SP
12
1916-1932
12.4
3.8
0.3
9.0
-0.8
12
SP
11
1927-1945
15.6
3.4
-1.0
13.6
-0.5
13
SP
16
1922-1937
20.1
2.8
-0.7
18.2
-0.2
14
SP
18
1917-1934
13.4
1.9
-0.3
11.9
-0.2
15
SP
16
1921-1936
23.6
1.8
0.0
21.9
0.0
16
SP
7
1923-1931
0.5
1.7
0.2
-1.2
-0.2
17
SP
9
1922-1931
1.9
1.7
-1.0
1.4
-0.2
18
SP
25
1917-1944
9.0
1.5
-0.5
7.9
0.1
19
SP
15
1929-1946
6.7
1.5
-0.1
5.4
-0.1
20
SP
15
1923-1937
35.8
1.5
0.2
34.3
-0.1
21
SP
14
1924-1941
5.8
1.5
0.2
4.4
-0.2
22
SP
13
1930-1945
16.6
1.4
-0.4
15.9
-0.4
23
SP
13
1921-1937
-1.1
1.2
0.0
-2.1
-0.2
24
SP
13
1912-1930
4.4
1.2
-4.4
8.1
-0.5
25
SP
18
1925-1948
21.0
1.0
0.0
20.2
-0.1
26
SP
6
1926-1945
7.9
0.9
-0.3
7.5
-0.2
27
SP
5
1926-1941
11.3
0.9
0.1
10.4
0.0
28
SP
12
1921-1932
21.9
0.8
-0.3
21.6
-0.1
29
SP
10
1917-1930
9.9
0.7
0.0
9.2
0.0
30
SP
9
1926-1944
-0.5
0.7
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
31
SP
10
1921-1932
0.3
0.7
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
32
SP
8
1929-1940
2.3
0.6
0.0
1.8
0.0
33
SP
16
1921-1937
7.7
0.6
0.3
7.1
-0.3
34
SP
7
1927-1937
-0.7
0.5
0.0
-1.2
0.0
35
SP
3
1929-1942
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.4
0.0
36
SP
6
1924-1930
5.8
0.5
0.1
5.2
0.0
37
SP
10
1921-1930
6.6
0.5
0.3
5.9
-0.1
38
SP
4
1927-1933
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
39
SP
11
1922-1934
1.2
0.3
-0.1
1.0
0.0
40
SP
10
1920-1932
4.5
0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
41
SP
13
1923-1940
13.0
0.3
0.0
12.9
-0.2
42
SP
9
1923-1931
5.7
0.3
-0.2
5.6
0.0
43
SP
2
1929-1931
2.0
0.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
44
SP
4
1928-1936
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
45
SP
8
1923-1930
15.3
0.2
-0.4
15.6
-0.2
46
SP
13
1922-1939
21.6
0.2
0.0
21.4
0.0
47
SP
3
1929-1937
2.7
0.2
-0.2
2.7
0.0
48
SP
18
1918-1939
12.1
0.2
0.0
12.8
-0.9
49
SP
14
1919-1932
12.0
0.2
-0.2
12.0
0.0
50
SP
2
1929-1932
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
51
SP
5
1927-1932
-3.9
0.2
-0.6
-3.2
-0.2
52
SP
13
1929-1942
26.7
0.1
0.3
26.3
-0.1
53
SP
3
1925-1933
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
54
SP
6
1926-1934
-1.1
0.1
0.0
-1.2
0.0
55
SP
9
1929-1937
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.1
-0.4
56
SP
3
1928-1930
1.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
57
SP
4
1929-1943
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
58
SP
12
1922-1935
5.0
0.0
-0.2
5.1
0.0
59
SP
5
1928-1932
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
60
SP
3
1929-1933
3.2
0.0
-0.1
3.3
0.0
61
SP
4
1923-1932
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0
62
SP
3
1927-1930
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
63
SP
8
1926-1936
13.5
-0.1
-0.2
13.8
0.0
64
SP
22
1911-1936
39.4
-0.1
-0.3
39.9
-0.1
65
SP
6
1929-1935
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
66
SP
4
1930-1945
0.9
-0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
67
SP
11
1928-1939
11.4
-0.1
0.0
11.5
0.0
68
SP
2
1929-1936
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
69
SP
12
1916-1930
15.1
-0.1
0.0
15.2
0.0
70
SP
5
1928-1932
2.8
-0.1
0.0
2.9
0.0
71
SP
8
1927-1935
5.4
-0.2
0.0
5.6
0.0
72
SP
3
1928-1930
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
SP
4
1924-1930
-1.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
74
SP
6
1922-1931
9.8
-0.2
-0.1
10.1
0.0
75
SP
11
1929-1947
2.8
-0.3
-0.1
3.1
0.0
76
SP
2
1927-1931
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.0
77
SP
3
1928-1932
1.7
-0.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
78
SP
8
1925-1939
0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
79
SP
22
1920-1944
15.1
-0.3
0.1
15.6
-0.2
80
SP
2
1930-1931
1.5
-0.3
0.0
1.9
0.0
81
SP
3
1924-1931
0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.5
-0.1
82
SP
5
1928-1932
-3.2
-0.4
0.0
-2.8
0.0
83
SP
6
1927-1935
3.5
-0.4
0.0
3.8
0.0
84
SP
7
1928-1935
0.8
-0.4
-0.1
1.3
0.0
85
SP
14
1919-1932
23.4
-0.4
0.0
23.8
0.0
86
SP
5
1930-1935
-1.5
-0.4
0.0
-1.0
0.0
87
SP
19
1927-1947
50.9
-0.4
0.0
51.3
0.0
88
SP
3
1930-1937
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.0
89
SP
4
1929-1935
4.1
-0.5
0.0
4.6
0.0
90
SP
7
1923-1931
-3.1
-0.5
0.0
-2.5
-0.1
91
SP
8
1924-1932
-2.9
-0.5
0.0
-2.4
0.0
92
SP
17
1922-1940
18.4
-0.5
-0.1
19.1
0.0
93
SP
12
1921-1934
4.3
-0.6
0.0
4.9
-0.1
94
SP
6
1928-1940
-1.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
95
SP
6
1924-1932
-1.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
96
SP
15
1923-1937
39.1
-0.7
0.0
40.0
0.0
97
SP
7
1928-1942
6.0
-0.8
0.0
6.8
0.0
98
SP
7
1929-1935
1.4
-0.8
-0.1
2.4
0.0
99
SP
15
1917-1937
-0.7
-0.8
-0.1
0.1
0.0
100
SP
9
1930-1945
3.3
-0.8
0.0
4.1
0.0

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