What years did Terry Steinbach play?

Terry Steinbach played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999.

Was Terry Steinbach a pitcher?

No. Terry Steinbach was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Terry Steinbach hit?

Terry Steinbach hit 162 career home runs with 1453 hits.

What was Terry Steinbach's career batting average?

Terry Steinbach batted .271 over his career, with 1,453 hits in 5,369 at bats.

How many RBI did Terry Steinbach have?

Terry Steinbach drove in 745 runs in his career.

Is Terry Steinbach in the Hall of Fame?

No. Terry Steinbach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Terry Steinbach

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1999)

Terry Steinbach was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999 for the Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,546 career games, he hit .271 with 1,453 hits, 162 home runs, and 745 RBI. Terry Steinbach was a 3-time All-Star and an All-Star Game MVP. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,329.

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 .271

HR 162

RBI 745

H 1,453

OPS .746

PIV 1,329

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 3/2/1962 in New Ulm, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-09-12
Last Game: 1999-10-01
Awards: 3× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP

Full name: Terry Lee Steinbach

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Career Batting Statistics

Terry Steinbach — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,546	5,369	638	1,453	273	21	162	745	23	418	938	.271	.326	.420	.746	1,329

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .326 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .420 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Terry Steinbach 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
1986	OAK	AL	6	15	3	5	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	OAK	AL	122	391	66	111	16	3	16	56	1	32	66	.284	.262 (+8%)	.331 (+6%)	.415 (+11%)	.746 (+9%)	703.2
1988	OAK	AL	104	351	42	93	19	1	9	51	3	33	47	.265	.254 (+4%)	.317 (+5%)	.377 (+6%)	.695 (+6%)	390.3
1989	OAK	AL	130	454	37	124	13	1	7	42	1	30	66	.273	.254 (+7%)	.319 (avg)	.375 (-6%)	.694 (-3%)	-221.7
1990	OAK	AL	114	379	32	95	15	2	9	57	0	19	66	.251	.257 (-3%)	.324 (-10%)	.385 (-3%)	.710 (-7%)	-456.3
1991	OAK	AL	129	456	50	125	31	1	6	67	2	22	70	.274	.255 (+7%)	.323 (-4%)	.384 (avg)	.708 (-1%)	-218.2
1992	OAK	AL	128	438	48	122	20	1	12	53	2	45	58	.279	.255 (+9%)	.322 (+7%)	.377 (+9%)	.699 (+8%)	713.2
1993	OAK	AL	104	389	47	111	19	1	10	43	3	25	65	.285	.265 (+8%)	.332 (avg)	.403 (+3%)	.735 (+2%)	122.5
1994	OAK	AL	103	369	51	105	21	2	11	57	2	26	62	.285	.269 (+5%)	.338 (-4%)	.424 (+4%)	.763 (+1%)	-44.3
1995	OAK	AL	114	406	43	113	26	1	15	65	1	25	74	.278	.266 (+4%)	.337 (-5%)	.417 (+10%)	.755 (+3%)	144.6
1996	OAK	AL	145	514	79	140	25	1	35	100	0	49	115	.272	.269 (+1%)	.340 (avg)	.426 (+24%)	.767 (+13%)	1396.7
1997	MIN	AL	122	447	60	111	27	1	12	54	6	35	106	.248	.266 (-7%)	.336 (-10%)	.419 (-6%)	.756 (-8%)	-667.8
1998	MIN	AL	124	422	45	102	25	2	14	54	0	38	89	.242	.266 (-9%)	.335 (-8%)	.420 (-2%)	.755 (-5%)	-360.8
1999	MIN	AL	101	338	35	96	16	4	4	42	2	38	54	.284	.271 (+5%)	.344 (+4%)	.433 (-10%)	.778 (-4%)	-172.7
Career · 14 seasons			1,546	5,369	638	1,453	273	21	162	745	23	418	938	.271	—	—	—	—	1,329

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 Steinbach — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	89	6	25	1	1	2	14	8	18	.281

Playoff Batting by Year

Terry Steinbach — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1992	ALCS	OAK	6	24	1	7	0	0	1	5	2	7	.292
1990	ALCS	OAK	3	11	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	2	.455
1990	WS	OAK	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125
1989	ALCS	OAK	4	15	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	.200
1989	WS	OAK	4	16	3	4	0	1	1	7	2	1	.250
1988	ALCS	OAK	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
1988	WS	OAK	3	11	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.364

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Terry Steinbach — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	761	2576	305	708	74	361	.275
Away	785	2793	333	745	88	384	.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

Terry Steinbach — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1999-10-01	MIN	CHW	L	2	0	2	1	1	0	0
1999-09-29	MIN	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-28	MIN	DET	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1999-09-27	MIN	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-25	MIN	CHW	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
1999-09-24	MIN	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-22	MIN	OAK	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
1999-09-21	MIN	OAK	L	4	0	2	0	1	0	0
1999-09-19	MIN	SEA	W	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1999-09-17	MIN	SEA	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Terry Steinbach — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	62	37	311	22	7	36
3B	22	10	6	14	0	2
C	1381	1297	7505	615	92	73
OF	15	14	27	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Terry Steinbach — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	OAK	C	5	3	21	4	1	1
1987	OAK	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1987	OAK	3B	10	2	1	4	0	0
1987	OAK	C	107	96	640	40	10	6
1988	OAK	1B	8	4	48	1	0	4
1988	OAK	3B	9	7	3	9	0	1
1988	OAK	C	84	73	484	48	9	5
1988	OAK	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1989	OAK	1B	10	8	55	3	1	7
1989	OAK	3B	3	1	2	1	0	1
1989	OAK	C	103	92	529	43	9	6
1989	OAK	OF	14	13	26	0	1	0
1990	OAK	1B	3	0	5	0	0	0
1990	OAK	C	83	77	396	31	5	1
1991	OAK	1B	9	6	45	5	2	4
1991	OAK	C	117	108	594	48	13	7
1992	OAK	1B	5	1	18	3	0	4
1992	OAK	C	124	116	580	69	10	6
1993	OAK	1B	15	12	102	9	2	9
1993	OAK	C	86	82	422	38	5	9
1994	OAK	1B	6	4	28	1	0	5
1994	OAK	C	93	90	569	58	1	5
1995	OAK	1B	2	1	5	0	1	3
1995	OAK	C	111	106	681	57	5	8
1996	OAK	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1996	OAK	C	137	130	731	46	7	7
1997	MIN	1B	2	1	3	0	1	0
1997	MIN	C	116	112	654	51	5	4
1998	MIN	C	119	116	665	52	7	3
1999	MIN	C	96	96	539	30	5	5

Career Games by Position

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Terry Steinbach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1379
First Base	62
Third Base	22
Left Field	7
Right Field	8
Designated Hitter	70

Awards & Honors

Terry Steinbach — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1988	All-Star Game MVP

Salary History

Terry Steinbach — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	MIN	AL	$1,000,000
1998	MIN	AL	$2,850,000
1997	MIN	AL	$2,850,000
1996	OAK	AL	$4,200,000
1995	OAK	AL	$4,200,000
1994	OAK	AL	$2,800,000
1993	OAK	AL	$2,815,000
1992	OAK	AL	$2,050,000
1991	OAK	AL	$1,050,000
1990	OAK	AL	$750,000
1989	OAK	AL	$350,000
1988	OAK	AL	$125,000
1987	OAK	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$25,102,500

College History

Terry Steinbach — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1981, 1982, 1983

Award Voting History

Terry Steinbach — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1996	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	1.0	392	0

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Terry Steinbach: the record in brief

September 12, 1986 and October 1, 1999 bracket Terry Steinbach's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Oakland Athletics (1986 through 1996) and the Minnesota Twins (1997 to 1999). The bio lists Steinbach as a catcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'1" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads March 2, 1962, in New Ulm, MN, USA. Terry Steinbach was the playing name; the full given name is Terry Lee.

Steinbach collected 1,453 hits in 5,369 at bats across 1,546 games, good for a .271 batting average, plus 162 home runs, 745 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .326 and the slugging percentage .420, for an OPS of .746. Against a .263 league average for those years, Steinbach's .271 average was near the norm. No season beat the 35 home runs Steinbach hit in 1996. 1996 produced Steinbach's most hits, 140 of them for the Oakland Athletics.

Frequently Asked Questions about Terry Steinbach

What years did Terry Steinbach play?: Terry Steinbach played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999.
Was Terry Steinbach a pitcher?: No. Terry Steinbach was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Terry Steinbach hit?: Terry Steinbach hit 162 career home runs with 1453 hits.
What was Terry Steinbach's career batting average?: Terry Steinbach batted .271 over his career, with 1,453 hits in 5,369 at bats.
How many RBI did Terry Steinbach have?: Terry Steinbach drove in 745 runs in his career.
Is Terry Steinbach in the Hall of Fame?: No. Terry Steinbach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.