What years did Walt Terrell play?

Walt Terrell played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1992.

Was Walt Terrell a pitcher?

Yes. Walt Terrell pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 929 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Walt Terrell hit?

Walt Terrell hit 3 career home runs with 23 hits.

What was Walt Terrell's career batting average?

Walt Terrell batted .120 over his career, with 23 hits in 192 at bats.

How many RBI did Walt Terrell have?

Walt Terrell drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Walt Terrell's career ERA?

Walt Terrell finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 111-124 with 929 strikeouts.

Walt Terrell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1992)

Walt Terrell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1992 for 5 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 11 seasons. Across 321 career appearances, he went 111-124 with a 4.22 ERA and 929 strikeouts.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 111–124

ERA 4.22

WHIP 1.43

SO 929

Pitcher PIV -17879.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 5/11/1958 in Jeffersonville, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-09-18
Last Game: 1992-10-02

Full name: Charles Walter Terrell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Walt Terrell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
111	124	321	294	56	14	0	1986.7	2,090	931	187	748	929	4.22	-17879.1

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 8.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Walt Terrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	NYN	NL	0	3	3	3	0	0	21.0	22	8	14	8	3.43	3.86 (+11%)	-698.2
1983	NYN	NL	8	8	21	20	4	2	133.7	123	53	55	59	3.57	3.87 (+8%)	137.4
1984	NYN	NL	11	12	33	33	3	1	215.0	232	84	80	114	3.52	3.81 (+8%)	-195.0
1985	DET	AL	15	10	34	34	5	3	229.0	221	98	95	130	3.85	3.89 (+1%)	3217.2
1986	DET	AL	15	12	34	33	9	2	217.3	199	110	98	93	4.56	3.97 (-15%)	-6146.9
1987	DET	AL	17	10	35	35	10	1	244.7	254	110	94	143	4.05	4.29 (+6%)	-1174.2
1988	DET	AL	7	16	29	29	11	1	206.3	199	91	78	84	3.97	3.73 (-6%)	-3324.0
1989	SDN	NL	5	13	19	19	4	1	123.3	134	55	26	63	4.01	3.71 (-8%)	-428.6
1989	NYA	AL	6	5	13	13	1	1	83.0	102	48	24	30	5.20	3.71 (-40%)	-1409.0
1990	PIT	NL	2	7	16	16	0	0	82.7	98	54	33	34	5.88	3.86 (-52%)	-3123.8
1990	DET	AL	6	4	13	12	0	0	75.3	86	38	24	30	4.54	3.86 (-18%)	-1191.9
1991	DET	AL	12	14	35	33	8	2	218.7	257	103	79	80	4.24	3.91 (-8%)	-1504.9
1992	DET	AL	7	10	36	14	1	0	136.7	163	79	48	61	5.20	3.75 (-39%)	-2037.1
Career · 13 seasons			111	124	321	294	56	14	1,986.2	2,090	931	748	929	4.22	—	-17,879

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

Walt Terrell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
321	192	8	23	5	0	3	10	0	6	87	.120	.146	.193	.339	-845

Career AVG .120 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career SLG .193 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career OPS .339 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 52.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Walt Terrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	NYN	NL	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYN	NL	21	44	3	8	1	3	8	1	17	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	NYN	NL	33	75	3	6	2	0	0	1	33	.080	.259 (-69%)	.322 (-71%)	.384 (-72%)	.707 (-72%)	-845.0
1985	DET	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	DET	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	DET	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SDN	NL	19	40	2	4	2	0	2	3	22	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PIT	NL	16	28	0	3	0	0	0	1	13	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	DET	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	DET	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			321	192	8	23	5	3	10	6	87	.120	—	—	—	—	-845

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

Walt Terrell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Walt Terrell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Walt Terrell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	6.0	7	6	4	4	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Walt Terrell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	ALCS	DET	0	0	1	1	0	6.0	7	6	4	4	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Walt Terrell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	157	84	2	8	0	2	.095
Away	164	108	6	15	3	8	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Walt Terrell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	157	985.0	975	419	343	461	3.83
Away	164	1001.2	1115	512	405	468	4.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Walt Terrell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1992-10-02	DET	TOR	—	3.1	5	2	2	2	1	0
1992-09-27	DET	CLE	W	7.0	8	3	3	2	4	1
1992-09-22	DET	NYY	—	7.0	7	4	4	1	4	1
1992-09-12	DET	BOS	W	6.0	10	2	2	2	2	0
1992-09-02	DET	MIN	L	6.0	7	3	3	2	3	1
1992-08-28	DET	KCR	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1992-08-19	DET	KCR	—	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	0
1992-08-12	DET	NYY	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	1
1992-08-08	DET	TOR	—	5.1	7	5	5	1	5	1
1992-08-04	DET	BAL	—	5.0	6	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Walt Terrell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	321	294	194	285	10	38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Walt Terrell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	NYN	P	3	3	2	2	0	0
1983	NYN	P	21	20	16	15	0	2
1984	NYN	P	33	33	16	32	2	5
1985	DET	P	34	34	21	43	2	8
1986	DET	P	34	33	30	29	0	6
1987	DET	P	35	35	24	25	2	3
1988	DET	P	29	29	22	29	2	3
1989	SDN	P	19	19	13	30	0	3
1989	NYA	P	13	13	6	11	0	1
1990	PIT	P	16	16	10	13	0	1
1990	DET	P	13	12	3	8	1	1
1991	DET	P	35	33	18	26	0	5
1992	DET	P	36	14	13	22	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Walt Terrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	321

Awards & Honors

Walt Terrell — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-08-24

Salary History

Walt Terrell — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	DET	AL	$109,000
1991	DET	AL	$1,000,000
1990	PIT	NL	$800,000
1989	SDN	NL	$775,000
1988	DET	AL	$665,000
1987	DET	AL	$600,000
1986	DET	AL	$260,000
1985	DET	AL	$177,500
Total Career Earnings			$4,386,500

College History

Walt Terrell — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Morehead State University	Morehead	KY	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

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Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Terrell

What years did Walt Terrell play?: Walt Terrell played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1992.
Was Walt Terrell a pitcher?: Yes. Walt Terrell pitched in the major leagues, recording 111 wins and 929 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Walt Terrell hit?: Walt Terrell hit 3 career home runs with 23 hits.
What was Walt Terrell's career batting average?: Walt Terrell batted .120 over his career, with 23 hits in 192 at bats.
How many RBI did Walt Terrell have?: Walt Terrell drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Walt Terrell's career ERA?: Walt Terrell finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 111-124 with 929 strikeouts.