Terris McDuffie

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Terris McDuffie was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Birmingham Black Barons. Across 108 career appearances, he went 44-35 with a 3.86 ERA and 344 strikeouts. He also batted .247 with 6 home runs. Terris McDuffie was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9425.1.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 44–35
ERA 3.86
WHIP 1.35
SO 344
Pitcher PIV 9425.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
7/22/1908 in Mobile, AL, USA
Died
4/29/1968 in Bonifay, FL, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Terris Chester McDuffie

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Terris McDuffie — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
307.0 276.0 31.0 65.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 24.0 24.0 4.0 1.0 .236 .301 .322 .623

Pitching

Terris McDuffie — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
60 47 104 70 43 6 883.2 847 435 210 48 202 276 2.14 1.19

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Terris McDuffie — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1943 4.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Listed seasons · 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Terris McDuffie — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1943 1 0 2 1 1 0 12.0 6 1 1 0 2 5 0.75 0.67
Listed seasons · 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 12.0 6 1 1 0 2 5 0.75 0.67

Career Pitching Statistics

Terris McDuffie — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
44 35 108 79 50 6 4 664.2 697 285 33 202 344 3.86 9425.1

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 5.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Terris McDuffie Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 BBS EWL 4 2 7 6 5 0 0 47.0 41 15 16 12 2.87 4.13 (+30%) 428.9
1935 NBY IND 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 17.1 18 7 3 10 3.63 4.35 (+16%) 779.2
1935 BE NN2 2 1 4 3 2 1 0 22.2 19 7 6 13 2.78 4.35 (+36%) 784.4
1936 NE NN2 0 3 6 4 1 0 0 30.1 50 29 10 11 8.60 4.59 (-88%) -1217.9
1936 NBY NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 6 4 0 1 10.80 — 0.0
1937 NE NN2 5 3 8 8 8 1 0 69.1 65 24 20 32 3.12 4.34 (+28%) 450.5
1937 HG NN2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.2 2 1 5 9 1.35 — 0.0
1938 JRC NAL 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 22.1 20 8 4 17 3.22 4.35 (+26%) 1256.6
1938 NE NN2 5 3 10 7 4 0 1 68.0 78 33 27 31 4.37 4.35 (avg) -367.1
1938 NBY NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 3 0 2 6.75 — 0.0
1939 NBY NN2 4 3 11 8 5 1 1 64.0 67 30 18 34 4.22 4.28 (+2%) 197.6
1941 HG NN2 11 5 21 16 11 3 1 132.0 130 41 33 82 2.80 3.94 (+29%) 5280.5
1942 PS NN2 7 3 15 10 5 0 0 79.1 82 30 30 41 3.40 3.57 (+5%) 1059.4
1944 NBY NN2 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 26.0 38 25 6 15 8.65 3.57 (-142%) 234.0
1944 NE NN2 3 5 10 7 6 0 1 65.0 60 21 19 31 2.91 3.57 (+19%) 539.2
1945 NE NN2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7.1 13 7 5 3 8.59 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 44 35 108 79 50 6 4 664.2 697 285 202 344 3.86 — 9,425

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

Terris McDuffie — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
213 530 74 131 16 4 6 69 23 57 4 .247 .328 .326 .655 -299

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 9.3% below league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .326 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .655 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Terris McDuffie Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 BBB NNL 65 198 37 56 11 2 3 38 19 18 2 .283 .293 (-4%) .354 (avg) .429 (-6%) .784 (-3%) -84.4
1932 CUP EWL 11 33 7 11 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 24 63 6 15 0 1 0 5 2 6 0 .238 .275 (-13%) .335 (-9%) .391 (-31%) .726 (-21%) 0.0
1935 NBY IND 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1936 NE NN2 7 11 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1936 NBY NN2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 NE NN2 11 26 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .346 — — — — 0.0
1937 HG NN2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 JRC NAL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1938 NE NN2 10 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1938 NBY NN2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1939 NBY NN2 13 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1941 HG NN2 25 53 7 12 3 1 2 9 0 4 1 .226 .262 (-14%) .332 (-16%) .373 (+16%) .705 (+1%) -15.2
1942 PS NN2 15 25 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1944 NE NN2 11 27 2 5 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 .185 — — — — 0.0
1945 NE NN2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 213 530 74 131 16 4 6 69 23 57 4 .247 — — — — -100

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Terris McDuffie — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home771301636416.277
Away599482203.234

Pitching — Home / Away

Terris McDuffie — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home67407.039388881231.95
Away53300.22997576782.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Terris McDuffie — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-05-30 NW2PH5W 001000100
1945-05-20 NW2PH5L 200000000
1945-05-13 NW2BLGL 000000000
1945-05-06 NW2NY6W 322002200
1944-09-04 NW2BLGL 000000000
1944-09-03 NW2NY6L 200000000
1944-08-29 NW2HOMW 000000000
1944-08-18 NW2HOML 300000010
1944-08-06 NW2BLGW 410000000
1944-08-05 NW2BLGL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Terris McDuffie — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-05-30 NW2PH5 W 9.0240000
1945-05-20 NW2PH5 — 7.01140001
1945-05-13 NW2BLG L 0.2460300
1945-05-06 NW2NY6 W 9.0600300
1944-09-04 NW2BLG — 2.0010001
1944-09-03 NW2NY6 L 4.11054000
1944-08-29 NW2HOM W 9.0400030
1944-08-18 NW2HOM L 9.01188351
1944-08-06 NW2BLG W 9.0721100
1944-07-30 NW2NY6 W 9.0522000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Terris McDuffie — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
OF 97 82 119 4 5 1
P 108 79 15 143 11 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Terris McDuffie — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 BBB OF 65 58 83 3 5 1
1932 CUP 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 CUP OF 10 9 13 0 0 0
1932 BBS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 BBS OF 18 14 20 1 0 0
1932 BBS P 7 6 2 10 1 0
1935 NBY P 3 1 0 2 1 0
1935 BE OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1935 BE P 4 3 1 6 0 0
1936 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 NE P 6 4 2 9 0 0
1936 NBY P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1937 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 NE P 8 8 2 16 1 0
1937 HG P 2 1 0 2 0 0
1938 JRC P 3 1 0 7 1 2
1938 NE P 10 7 1 12 1 1
1938 NBY P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY P 11 8 1 11 2 0
1941 HG P 21 16 3 28 1 1
1942 PS P 15 10 2 14 2 0
1944 NBY P 4 4 0 6 0 0
1944 NE P 10 7 0 16 1 1
1945 NE P 2 1 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Terris McDuffie Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 108
Second Base 2
Left Field 75
Center Field 4
Right Field 18

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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    30-30, 3.87 ERA
  2. 93
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    53-29, 3.93 ERA
  3. 87
    Bert Hunter
    44-22, 3.98 ERA
  4. 85
    Joe Moeller
    26-36, 4.01 ERA
  5. 84
    Roy Welmaker
    40-22, 4.03 ERA
  6. 83
    Leniel Hooker
    41-46, 4.13 ERA

Terris McDuffie: the record in brief

The season rows for Terris McDuffie begin in 1930. McDuffie played for the Birmingham Black Barons (1930), the Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932), the Baltimore Black Sox (1932), the New York Black Yankees (1935 through 1944), the Brooklyn Eagles (1935), the Newark Eagles (1936 to 1945), the Homestead Grays (1937 to 1941), and the Jacksonville Red Caps (1938), among other clubs in the table. McDuffie is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds. McDuffie batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. McDuffie was born on July 22, 1908, in Mobile, AL, USA. McDuffie died on April 29, 1968, in Bonifay, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Terris Chester.

McDuffie went 44-35 with a 3.86 ERA in 108 games, 79 of them starts. McDuffie had 344 strikeouts, 50 complete games, and 6 shutouts. That 3.86 ERA compares with a 4.07 league average across the same seasons, 5.3% better. The best win total was 11, in 1941.

Frequently Asked Questions about Terris McDuffie

Was Terris McDuffie a pitcher?
Yes. Terris McDuffie pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 344 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Terris McDuffie hit?
Terris McDuffie hit 6 career home runs with 131 hits.
What was Terris McDuffie's career batting average?
Terris McDuffie batted .247 over his career, with 131 hits in 530 at bats.
How many RBI did Terris McDuffie have?
Terris McDuffie drove in 69 runs in his career.
What was Terris McDuffie's career ERA?
Terris McDuffie finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 44-35 with 344 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Terris McDuffie have?
Terris McDuffie recorded 344 career strikeouts.