How George Foster's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

George Foster posted a career Range Factor of 2.09, well below the league average of 3.19 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1975, posting 2.46, well below the league average of 3.31 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at .375, well below the league average of 3.22 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.01 in 1984 to 1.67 in 1985 and 1.66 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .375 to 2.46 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

George Foster Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for George Foster
George Foster
Range Factor
Career2.087
Season Avg.2.087
162 Game Avg.2.087
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George Foster Range Factor Per Season

George Foster's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
George Foster Range Factor per season line chart

George Foster Range Factor by Team

George Foster's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
George Foster career Range Factor by team bar chart

George Foster Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how George Foster's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
George Foster Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

George Foster Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes George Foster's seasonal Range Factor 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.
George Foster Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

George Foster Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of George Foster's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
George Foster Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table