Foster Griffin
Fred Foster Griffin
Born: July 27, 1995
Orlando, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 1 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: The First Academy (FL) HS
Career: 2014-2024
Major League Statistics
Foster Griffin has compiled a career record of 55 wins and 54 losses and a 4.34 ERA in his 214-game pitching career with the Burlington Royals, Lexington Legends, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Omaha Storm Chasers, Columbia Fireflies, Royals Gold, Royals Blue, Buffalo Bisons and Yomiuri Giants. He began playing during the 2014 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
![]() Burlington Royals |
![]() Lexington Legends |
![]() Wilmington Blue Rocks |
![]() Northwest Arkansas Naturals |
![]() Omaha Storm Chasers |
![]() Columbia Fireflies |
![]() Royals Blue |
![]() Buffalo Bisons |
![]() Yomiuri Giants |
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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2014 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.21 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 115 |
2015 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.7 | 123 | 73 | 62 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 458 |
2016 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 155 |
2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 5 | 10 | .333 | 6.23 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.3 | 130 | 79 | 66 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 456 |
2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.86 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 230 |
2017 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.61 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.7 | 108 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 439 |
2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 10 | 12 | .455 | 5.13 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.7 | 197 | 94 | 87 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 673 |
2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5.23 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.7 | 134 | 86 | 76 | 20 | 64 | 3 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 590 |
2021 | AA | AACE | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
2021 | R | AZCL | Royals Gold | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
2021 | A | LAEA | Columbia Fireflies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | |
2021 | R | AZCL | Royals Blue | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.31 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 |
2022 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.75 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121.0 | 101 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 493 | ||
2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.01 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 | 99 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 468 | ||
Totals | 55 | 54 | .505 | 4.34 | 214 | 154 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 928.0 | 977 | 510 | 448 | 88 | 313 | 6 | 798 | 31 | 4 | 54 | 4015 |
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 |
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2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 20 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .103 | .100 | .179 | .279 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 20 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 | .100 | .167 | .267 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 20 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 | .100 | .167 | .267 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | P | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .182 |
2015 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | P | 22 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .864 |
2016 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | P | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 20 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.250 |
2017 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .889 |
2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 28 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .824 | .500 |
2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 25 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .880 |
2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
2021 | AA | AACE | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
2021 | A | LAEA | Columbia Fireflies | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2022 | AAA | IL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .389 |
2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 20 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .944 | 1.700 |
2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .950 |
Totals | 172 | 34 | 111 | 8 | 3 | .948 | .843 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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2014 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 23, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
2015 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | KCA | May 9, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
2016 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | KCA | April 8, 2016 | May 10, 2016 |
2016 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | May 17, 2016 | September 2, 2016 |
2017 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | April 7, 2017 | May 24, 2017 |
2017 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | May 30, 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
2018 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 5, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | April 6, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
2021 | R | Arizona Complex | Royals Gold | KCA | June 29, 2021 | July 8, 2021 |
2021 | R | Arizona Complex | Royals Blue | KCA | July 13, 2021 | July 13, 2021 |
2021 | A | Low-A East | Columbia Fireflies | KCA | July 18, 2021 | July 24, 2021 |
2021 | AA | AA Central | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | July 30, 2021 | August 12, 2021 |
2021 | AAA | AAA East | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | August 18, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
2022 | AAA | International League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | April 7, 2022 | July 7, 2022 |
2022 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | July 24, 2022 | September 26, 2022 |
2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants |
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