Terry Forster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1986)

W–L 54–65
ERA 3.23
WHIP 1.35
SO 791
Pitcher PIV 17265.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
1/14/1952 in Sioux Falls, SD, USA
MLB Debut
1971-04-11
Last Game
1986-10-02

Full name: Terry Jay Forster

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 65 614 39 5 0 127 1105.7 1,034 397 51 457 791 3.23 17265.7

Career ERA 3.23 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 13.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1971 CHA AL 2 3 45 3 0 0 1 49.7 46 22 23 48 3.99 3.47 (-15%) 240.9
1972 CHA AL 6 5 62 0 0 0 29 100.0 75 25 44 104 2.25 3.26 (+31%) 3916.4
1973 CHA AL 6 11 51 12 4 0 16 172.7 174 62 78 120 3.23 3.75 (+14%) 3075.7
1974 CHA AL 7 8 59 1 0 0 24 134.3 120 54 48 105 3.62 3.63 (avg) 2695.7
1975 CHA AL 3 3 17 1 0 0 4 37.0 30 9 24 32 2.19 3.71 (+41%) 845.7
1976 CHA AL 2 12 29 16 1 0 1 111.3 126 54 41 70 4.37 3.51 (-24%) 540.9
1977 PIT NL 6 4 33 6 0 0 1 87.3 90 43 32 58 4.43 4.00 (-11%) 841.9
1978 LAN NL 5 4 47 0 0 0 22 65.3 56 14 23 46 1.93 3.69 (+48%) 1748.3
1979 LAN NL 1 2 17 0 0 0 2 16.3 18 10 11 8 5.51 4.00 (-38%) 93.8
1980 LAN NL 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 11.7 10 4 4 2 3.09 3.84 (+20%) 118.0
1981 LAN NL 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 30.7 37 14 15 17 4.11 3.58 (-15%) 154.8
1982 LAN NL 5 6 56 0 0 0 3 83.0 66 28 31 52 3.04 3.86 (+21%) 1402.2
1983 ATL NL 3 2 56 0 0 0 13 79.3 60 19 31 54 2.16 3.87 (+44%) 1490.0
1984 ATL NL 2 0 25 0 0 0 5 26.7 30 8 7 10 2.70 3.81 (+29%) 347.1
1985 ATL NL 2 3 46 0 0 0 1 59.3 49 15 28 37 2.28 3.89 (+42%) -731.4
1986 CAL AL 4 1 41 0 0 0 5 41.0 47 16 17 28 3.51 3.97 (+12%) 485.6
Career · 16 seasons 54 65 614 39 5 0 127 1,105.2 1,034 397 457 791 3.23 — 17,266

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
620 78 7 31 4 1 0 7 1 2 9 .397 .412 .474 .887 0

Career AVG .397 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +54.0% above league average.

Career OBP .412 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +27.5% above league average.

Career SLG .474 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — +24.5% above league average.

Career OPS .887 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — +25.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1971 CHA AL 45 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
1972 CHA AL 63 19 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 .526 — — — — 0.0
1973 CHA AL 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 CHA AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CHA AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CHA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 PIT NL 36 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 .346 — — — — 0.0
1978 LAN NL 47 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1979 LAN NL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 LAN NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 LAN NL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 LAN NL 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 ATL NL 56 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1984 ATL NL 25 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1985 ATL NL 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 CAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 620 78 7 31 4 1 0 7 1 2 9 .397 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NLCS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NWDIV LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NLCS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 WS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 8 0 0 7.7 7 0 4 9 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NLCS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0.00
1981 NWDIV LAN 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
1981 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 0 0.00
1978 NLCS LAN 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
1978 WS LAN 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 5 0 1 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3143831504.395
Away3064041603.400

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home311539.24771812084153.02
Away303566.05572162493763.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1986-10-02 LAATEX — 2.0422120
1986-09-22 LAACLE — 0.2000000
1986-09-19 LAACHW — 0.2210010
1986-09-18 LAAKCR — 2.0211110
1986-09-14 LAACHW — 1.2100100
1986-09-13 LAACHW SV 1.0000010
1986-09-10 LAACLE — 1.2000100
1986-09-01 LAABAL — 0.1211000
1986-07-07 LAAMIL W 3.0300120
1986-07-05 LAATOR — 0.1100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 614 39 48 243 15 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 CHA P 45 3 4 6 0 0
1972 CHA P 62 0 1 21 2 0
1973 CHA P 51 12 8 45 2 8
1974 CHA P 59 1 6 33 1 4
1975 CHA P 17 1 2 14 1 1
1976 CHA P 29 16 5 26 2 0
1977 PIT OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1977 PIT P 33 6 4 13 1 1
1978 LAN P 47 0 2 10 2 0
1979 LAN P 17 0 1 5 0 0
1980 LAN P 9 0 2 4 1 0
1981 LAN P 21 0 0 11 0 0
1982 LAN P 56 0 4 18 1 0
1983 ATL P 56 0 3 15 1 1
1984 ATL P 25 0 2 4 0 1
1985 ATL P 46 0 2 7 1 0
1986 CAL P 41 0 2 11 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 614
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-06-01
1974 TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1986 CAL AL $170,000
1985 ATL NL $483,333
Total Career Earnings $653,333

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Terry Forster (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dave LaRoche
    65-58, 3.53 ERA
  2. 95
    Al Worthington
    75-82, 3.39 ERA
  3. 94
    Darold Knowles
    66-74, 3.12 ERA
  4. 90
    Steve Farr
    48-45, 3.25 ERA
  5. 88
    Bill Campbell
    83-68, 3.54 ERA
  6. 88
    Gary Lavelle
    80-77, 2.93 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Forster

What years did Terry Forster play?
Terry Forster played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1986.
Was Terry Forster a pitcher?
Yes. Terry Forster pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 791 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Terry Forster hit?
Terry Forster hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.