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George FostervsJohn Olerud

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

George Foster

1969–1986 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

John Olerud

1989–2005 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

George Foster and John Olerud: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
George Foster	Stat	John Olerud
18	Seasons	17
111.2	Career VAL	120.6
20.4 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1993)
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both George Foster and John Olerud have
George Foster	Stat	John Olerud
Career
1,977	Games	2,234
Batting
1,925	Hits	2,239
348	Home runs	255
1,239	RBI	1,230
986	Runs	1,139
51	Stolen bases	11
666

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	George Foster	John Olerud
21	—	5.2
22	1.5	6.7
23	0	9
24	—	19.4
25	3.3	4.5
26	10.2	4.5
27	14.9	5.2
28	20.4	8
29	15.7	16
30	11.9	8.9
31	8.8	6.6
32	8.6	9.1
33	0.9	10.3
34	2.8	3.7
35	5	1.9
36	6.2	1.6
37	1	—