George Foster vs. Steve Carlton — Matchup Analysis
Steve Carlton has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 9% below their career average and above Carlton's career opposing average of 0.240, Foster's OPS of 0.723 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.818. Carlton has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Foster down once every 4.1 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. Slight edge: Carlton.
How George Foster put the ball into play against Steve Carlton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Carlton to George Foster
Matchup Details for George Foster and Steve Carlton
Stats that describe the matchup between George Foster and Steve Carlton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
147
George Foster Career Plate Appearances
7812
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced
21683
In this matchup
136
George Foster Career At Bats
7023
Steve Carlton Career At Bats Pitched
19491
In this matchup
0.250
George Foster Career Batting Average
0.274
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
5
George Foster Career Home Runs
348
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed
414
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.037
George Foster Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.147
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.139
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.245
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.305
George Foster Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Steve Carlton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Hit By Pitch
52
Steve Carlton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
64
In this matchup
1
George Foster Career Intentional Walks
106
Steve Carlton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
150
In this matchup
36
George Foster Career Strikeouts
1419
Steve Carlton Career Strikeouts Thrown
4136
In this matchup
4.083
George Foster Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.510
Steve Carlton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.243
In this matchup
0.333
George Foster Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Steve Carlton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
George Foster Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
Steve Carlton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Hits
203
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Sacrifice Flies
68
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Flies
103
In this matchup
6
George Foster Career Ground into Double Play
196
Steve Carlton Career Double Plays Enabled
287
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0