How Alan Foster's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Alan Foster totaled 148 career Starts as Fielder, well below the league average of 236.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1970, posting 33, well below the league average of 45.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1972 at 0, well below the league average of 44.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 25 in 1974 to 4 in 1975 and 11 in 1976, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Alan Foster Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Alan Foster Starts as Fielder Per Season

Alan Foster's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Alan Foster Starts as Fielder by Team

Alan Foster's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Alan Foster career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Alan Foster Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Alan Foster's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Alan Foster Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Alan Foster's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Alan Foster Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Alan Foster's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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.
Alan Foster Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table