How Alan Foster's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players
Alan Foster totaled 426 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1968, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 46.2 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 94, well above the starting pitcher average of 55.3 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 70 in 1974 to 12 in 1975 and 31 in 1976, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 3 to 94 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Alan Foster Lifetime Earned Runs
Stats similar to Earned Runs for Alan Foster
| Alan Foster
Earned Runs |
|---|
| Career | 426 |
| Season Avg. | 42.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 318.03 |
| More Info | See More |
Alan Foster Earned Runs Per Season
Alan Foster's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Alan Foster Earned Runs by Team
Alan Foster's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Alan Foster Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Alan Foster's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Alan Foster Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Alan Foster's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Alan Foster Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Alan Foster's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
