Tim Foli

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1970—1985
Shortstop
BORN
December 6, 1950, in Culver City, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 179
PRIMARY TEAM
Les Expos
.251
BATTING AVERAGE
1696
GAMES
5.7
WAR
.283
ON-BASE PCT
576
RUNS
9.1
WAR7
.309
SLUGGING
1515
HITS
5.6
WAR3
.593
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
25
HOME RUNS
0.5
WAR PER SEASON
Batted .333 in the 1979 World Series for the champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Foli was a nerdy middle infielder with sure hands and decent range. By the latter stages of his career, Foli was a dinosaur: baseball was no longer content with all-field, no-hit shortstops. Still, he was valuable enough with the leather to log 16 seasons with six teams.

In 1982, Foli walked only 14 times. It was the fewest bases on balls for a player who appeared in at least 150 games in baseball history. The record was later broken by Ozzie Guillén.
1979
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Foli
5.7
9.1
NR
5.6
7.4
0.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
55.4
4.9

Where Does Tim Foli Rank

Among Shortstops?

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EGG RANKING
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WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
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