Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| George Foster | Stat | Fred Lynn |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 17 |
| 111.2 | Career VAL | 136.7 |
| 20.4 (1977) | Peak-season VAL | 20.2 (1979) |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 1× |
| 1× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 5× | All-Star Selections | 9× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 4× |
| 3 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 12 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| George Foster | Stat | Fred Lynn |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,977 | Games | 1,969 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,925 | Hits | 1,960 |
| 348 | Home runs | 306 |
| 1,239 | RBI | 1,111 |
| 986 | Runs | 1,063 |
| 51 | Stolen bases | 72 |
| 666 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 5 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 857 |
| .274 | Batting avg | .283 |
|---|
| .338 | On-base % | .360 |
|---|
| .480 | Slugging % | .484 |
|---|
| 132 | OPS+ | 134 |
|---|
| Age | George Foster | Fred Lynn |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1.5 | — |
| 23 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 24 | — | 10.2 |
| 25 | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| 26 | 10.2 | 13.2 |
| 27 | 14.9 | 20.2 |
| 28 | 20.4 | 8.6 |
| 29 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 30 | 11.9 | 10.8 |
| 31 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 32 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| 33 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 34 | 2.8 | 8.5 |
| 35 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 36 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 37 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 38 | — | 0.9 |