Jim Foster
James Thomas Foster
Born: August 18, 1971
Warwick, RI US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 22 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Providence
Career: 1993-2000
Jim Foster compiled a career batting average of .273 with 71 home runs and 426 RBI in his 770-game career with the Bluefield Orioles, Albany Polecats, Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysox, Rochester Red Wings, Erie SeaWolves, Tucson Sidewinders, Edmonton Trappers, Birmingham Barons and Charlotte Knights. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Bluefield Orioles |
 Albany Polecats |
 Frederick Keys |
 Bowie Baysox |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Tucson Sidewinders |
 Edmonton Trappers |
 Erie SeaWolves |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Birmingham Barons |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 61 | 266 | 218 | 59 | 71 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 34 | .326 | .436 | .569 | 1.005 | 124 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Albany Polecats | 121 | 492 | 421 | 61 | 112 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 59 | .266 | .360 | .406 | .766 | 171 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 128 | 493 | 429 | 44 | 112 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 63 | .261 | .347 | .380 | .727 | 163 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 9 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .303 | .415 | .545 | .960 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 82 | 324 | 278 | 35 | 70 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 32 | .252 | .349 | .414 | .762 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 63 | 251 | 211 | 36 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 31 | .275 | .380 | .431 | .811 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 61 | 255 | 200 | 48 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 28 | .350 | .478 | .660 | 1.138 | 132 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .556 | .667 | .778 | 1.444 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 43 | 174 | 153 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | .235 | .322 | .392 | .714 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 66 | 257 | 221 | 24 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 38 | .240 | .346 | .385 | .731 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 24 | 93 | 88 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .295 | .323 | .477 | .800 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 11 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .269 | .355 | .308 | .663 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 35 | 130 | 118 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | .229 | .300 | .271 | .571 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .257 | .278 | .286 | .563 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 49 | 173 | 152 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | .270 | .341 | .355 | .696 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 770 | 3046 | 2608 | 379 | 711 | 172 | 12 | 71 | 426 | 34 | 17 | 364 | 366 | .273 | .368 | .429 | .797 | 1120 | 69 | 43 | 4 | 27 | 17 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | C | 55 | 378 | 52 | 7 | 2 | .984 | 7.818 | 16 | |||
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Albany Polecats | C | 103 | 674 | 88 | 12 | 6 | .984 | 7.398 | 14 | 109 | 51 | 31.9 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | C | 112 | 804 | 89 | 11 | 4 | .988 | 7.973 | 15 | 108 | 41 | 27.5 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | C | 8 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 1.250 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 44.4 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | C | 78 | 641 | 67 | 1 | 8 | .999 | 9.077 | 12 | 84 | 38 | 31.1 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | C | 41 | 309 | 35 | 4 | 5 | .989 | 8.390 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 27.8 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | C | 39 | 284 | 29 | 6 | 4 | .981 | 8.026 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 37.0 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 1B | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.500 | ||||
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 6 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.167 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 31 | 198 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 7.129 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 30.4 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | C | 25 | 177 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .990 | 7.800 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 24.2 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | C | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.750 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 34 | 257 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .993 | 8.206 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 18.4 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 1B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | C | 18 | 138 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 8.556 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 35.0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | C | 10 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .968 | 6.100 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 9 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 9.667 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | C | 41 | 252 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 6.707 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 40.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 13.000 | ||||
| Totals | 624 | 4441 | 485 | 56 | 50 | .989 | 7.894 | 71 | 538 | 226 | 29.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | Appalachian League | Bluefield Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1994 | A | South Atlantic League | Albany Polecats | BAL | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | ||
| 1996 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | ANA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | ANA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA |
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