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.

Terry Steinbach

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1379
First Base	62
Third Base	22
Left Field	7
Right Field	8
Designated Hitter	70

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1988	All-Star Game MVP

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

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1981, 1982, 1983

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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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.