What years did Terry Pendleton play?

Terry Pendleton played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1998.

Was Terry Pendleton a pitcher?

No. Terry Pendleton was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Terry Pendleton hit?

Terry Pendleton hit 140 career home runs with 1897 hits.

What was Terry Pendleton's career batting average?

Terry Pendleton batted .270 over his career, with 1,897 hits in 7,032 at bats.

How many RBI did Terry Pendleton have?

Terry Pendleton drove in 946 runs in his career.

Did Terry Pendleton win an MVP?

Yes. Terry Pendleton won the Most Valuable Player award 1 time.

Terry Pendleton

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1998)

Terry Pendleton was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1998 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,893 career games, he hit .270 with 1,897 hits, 140 home runs, and 946 RBI. Terry Pendleton was an All-Star, an MVP, and a 3-time Gold Glove.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .270

HR 140

RBI 946

H 1,897

OPS .707

PIV -2,674

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 178 lb
Born: 7/16/1960 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-07-18
Last Game: 1998-09-25
Awards: All-Star · MVP · 3× Gold Glove

Full name: Terry Lee Pendleton

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Career Batting Statistics

Terry Pendleton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,893	7,032	851	1,897	356	39	140	946	127	486	979	.270	.316	.391	.707	-2,674

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Terry Pendleton 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
1984	SLN	NL	67	262	37	85	16	3	1	33	20	16	32	.324	.259 (+25%)	.322 (+11%)	.384 (+9%)	.707 (+10%)	393.5
1985	SLN	NL	149	559	56	134	16	3	5	69	17	37	75	.240	.257 (-7%)	.323 (-12%)	.390 (-22%)	.714 (-17%)	-1514.9
1986	SLN	NL	159	578	56	138	26	5	1	59	24	34	59	.239	.257 (-7%)	.325 (-14%)	.395 (-22%)	.720 (-19%)	-1819.2
1987	SLN	NL	159	583	82	167	29	4	12	96	19	70	74	.286	.262 (+9%)	.331 (+9%)	.415 (-1%)	.746 (+3%)	508.7
1988	SLN	NL	110	391	44	99	20	2	6	53	3	21	51	.253	.254 (avg)	.317 (-8%)	.377 (-5%)	.695 (-6%)	-430.9
1989	SLN	NL	162	613	83	162	28	5	13	74	9	44	81	.264	.254 (+4%)	.319 (-2%)	.375 (+4%)	.694 (+1%)	38.2
1990	SLN	NL	121	447	46	103	20	2	6	58	7	30	58	.230	.257 (-11%)	.324 (-15%)	.385 (-16%)	.710 (-15%)	-1154.4
1991	ATL	NL	153	586	94	187	34	8	22	86	10	43	70	.319	.255 (+25%)	.323 (+12%)	.384 (+34%)	.708 (+24%)	2626.7
1992	ATL	NL	160	640	98	199	39	1	21	105	5	37	67	.311	.255 (+22%)	.322 (+7%)	.377 (+25%)	.699 (+17%)	1948.5
1993	ATL	NL	161	633	81	172	33	1	17	84	5	36	97	.272	.265 (+3%)	.332 (-6%)	.403 (+1%)	.735 (-2%)	-362.7
1994	ATL	NL	77	309	25	78	18	3	7	30	2	12	57	.252	.269 (-6%)	.338 (-17%)	.424 (-6%)	.763 (-11%)	-645.2
1995	FLO	NL	133	513	70	149	32	1	14	78	1	38	84	.290	.266 (+9%)	.337 (avg)	.417 (+5%)	.755 (+3%)	250.4
1996	FLO	NL	111	406	30	102	20	1	7	58	0	26	75	.251	.269 (-7%)	.340 (-13%)	.426 (-16%)	.767 (-15%)	-1051.6
1996	ATL	NL	42	162	21	33	6	0	4	17	2	15	36	.204	.269 (-25%)	.340 (-20%)	.426 (-26%)	.767 (-24%)	-1051.6
1997	CIN	NL	50	113	11	28	9	0	1	17	2	12	14	.248	.266 (-7%)	.336 (-5%)	.419 (-16%)	.756 (-11%)	-194.4
1998	KCA	AL	79	237	17	61	10	0	3	29	1	15	49	.257	.266 (-3%)	.335 (-11%)	.420 (-20%)	.755 (-16%)	-623.6
Career · 16 seasons			1,893	7,032	851	1,897	356	39	140	946	127	486	979	.270	—	—	—	—	-3,083

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

Terry Pendleton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
66	230	26	58	12	3	3	23	12	30	.252

Playoff Batting by Year

Terry Pendleton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLCS	ATL	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
1996	NLDS1	ATL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1996	WS	ATL	4	9	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.222
1993	NLCS	ATL	6	26	4	9	1	0	1	5	0	2	.346
1992	NLCS	ATL	7	30	2	7	2	0	0	3	0	2	.233
1992	WS	ATL	6	25	2	6	2	0	0	2	1	5	.240
1991	NLCS	ATL	7	30	1	5	1	1	0	1	1	3	.167
1991	WS	ATL	7	30	6	11	3	0	2	3	3	1	.367
1987	NLCS	SLN	6	19	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	.211
1987	WS	SLN	3	7	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.429
1985	NLCS	SLN	6	24	2	5	1	0	0	4	1	3	.208
1985	WS	SLN	7	23	3	6	1	1	0	3	3	2	.261

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Terry Pendleton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	970	3540	462	980	80	510	.277
Away	923	3492	389	917	60	436	.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Terry Pendleton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1998-09-25	KCR	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-22	KCR	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-20	KCR	CLE	L	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
1998-09-19	KCR	CLE	W	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-17	KCR	CHW	W	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	1
1998-09-16	KCR	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-11	KCR	SEA	W	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	0
1998-09-11	KCR	SEA	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1998-09-05	KCR	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-04	KCR	LAA	W	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Terry Pendleton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1785	1754	1386	3891	238	312
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Terry Pendleton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	SLN	3B	66	66	59	155	13	10
1985	SLN	3B	149	145	129	361	18	26
1986	SLN	3B	156	154	133	371	20	36
1986	SLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	SLN	3B	158	158	117	369	26	27
1988	SLN	3B	101	99	75	239	12	13
1989	SLN	3B	161	159	113	392	15	25
1990	SLN	3B	117	113	91	248	19	18
1991	ATL	3B	148	148	108	349	24	31
1992	ATL	3B	158	158	133	325	19	27
1993	ATL	3B	161	160	128	319	19	32
1994	ATL	3B	77	77	60	149	11	13
1995	FLO	3B	129	128	104	250	18	24
1996	FLO	3B	108	106	83	216	12	22
1996	ATL	3B	41	40	27	80	7	5
1997	CIN	3B	32	25	14	35	3	1
1998	KCA	3B	23	18	12	33	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Terry Pendleton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Third Base	1785
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	40

Awards & Honors

Terry Pendleton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1992	Gold Glove	3B
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-04-25
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-08-08
1991	Most Valuable Player
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-05-18
1991	TSN All-Star	3B
1991	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1989	Gold Glove	3B
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-05-13
1987	Gold Glove	3B
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-08-03

Salary History

Terry Pendleton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	KCA	AL	$425,000
1997	CIN	NL	$350,000
1996	FLO	NL	$1,625,000
1995	FLO	NL	$1,600,000
1994	ATL	NL	$3,200,000
1993	ATL	NL	$2,250,000
1992	ATL	NL	$3,025,000
1991	ATL	NL	$1,750,000
1990	SLN	NL	$1,850,000
1989	SLN	NL	$710,000
1988	SLN	NL	$660,000
1987	SLN	NL	$210,000
1986	SLN	NL	$190,000
1985	SLN	NL	$112,500
Total Career Earnings			$17,957,500

College History

Terry Pendleton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fresno	Fresno	CA	1981, 1982
Oxnard College	Oxnard	CA	1980

Award Voting History

Terry Pendleton — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	232.0	336	4
1991	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	274.0	336	12
1987	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	1.0	336	0
1984	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	1.0	120	0

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Terry Pendleton: the record in brief

Terry Pendleton played a first major league game on July 18, 1984 and a last one on September 25, 1998. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (1984 to 1990), the Atlanta Braves (1991 through 1996), the Florida Marlins (1995 through 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1997), and the Kansas City Royals (1998). Listed as a third baseman, Pendleton batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 178 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. Pendleton was born on July 16, 1960, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Terry Pendleton was the playing name; the full given name is Terry Lee.

Pendleton's career batting table shows 1,893 games, 7,032 at bats and 1,897 hits, a .270 average; the totals also include 140 homers, 946 RBI, and 127 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .316 clip and slugging .391, Pendleton finished with a .707 OPS. Pendleton hit .270 while the league hit .261 over the same span, a figure close to average. No season beat the 22 home runs Pendleton hit in 1991.

Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Pendleton

What years did Terry Pendleton play?: Terry Pendleton played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1998.
Was Terry Pendleton a pitcher?: No. Terry Pendleton was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Terry Pendleton hit?: Terry Pendleton hit 140 career home runs with 1897 hits.
What was Terry Pendleton's career batting average?: Terry Pendleton batted .270 over his career, with 1,897 hits in 7,032 at bats.
How many RBI did Terry Pendleton have?: Terry Pendleton drove in 946 runs in his career.
Did Terry Pendleton win an MVP?: Yes. Terry Pendleton won the Most Valuable Player award 1 time.