Ralph Terry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1967)

Ralph Terry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. Across 338 career appearances, he went 107-99 with a 3.62 ERA and 1,000 strikeouts. He also batted .160 with 1 home runs. Ralph Terry was an All-Star, a World Series MVP, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1482.6.

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 107–99
ERA 3.62
WHIP 1.19
SO 1,000
Pitcher PIV 1482.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
1/9/1936 in Big Cabin, OK, USA
Died
3/16/2022 in Larned, KS, USA
MLB Debut
1956-08-06
Last Game
1967-04-22
Awards
All-Star · World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Ralph Willard Terry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ralph Terry — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
107 99 338 257 75 20 11 1849.1 1,748 744 216 446 1,000 3.62 1482.6

Career ERA 3.62 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ralph Terry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1956 NYA AL 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 13.1 17 14 11 8 9.45 3.96 (-138%) -543.3
1957 NYA AL 1 1 7 2 1 1 0 20.2 18 7 8 7 3.05 3.83 (+20%) 136.8
1957 KC1 AL 4 11 21 19 3 1 0 130.2 119 49 47 80 3.38 3.83 (+12%) -203.6
1958 KC1 AL 11 13 40 33 8 3 2 216.2 217 102 61 134 4.24 3.86 (-10%) 55.4
1959 KC1 AL 2 4 9 7 2 0 0 46.1 56 27 19 35 5.24 3.90 (-34%) -1098.5
1959 NYA AL 3 7 24 16 5 1 0 127.1 130 48 30 55 3.39 3.90 (+13%) 2473.8
1960 NYA AL 10 8 35 23 7 3 1 166.2 149 63 52 92 3.40 3.82 (+11%) 933.2
1961 NYA AL 16 3 31 27 9 2 0 188.1 162 66 42 86 3.15 4.03 (+22%) 1805.7
1962 NYA AL 23 12 43 39 14 3 2 298.2 257 106 57 176 3.19 3.96 (+19%) 1370.3
1963 NYA AL 17 15 40 37 18 3 1 268.0 246 96 39 114 3.22 3.46 (+7%) -384.5
1964 NYA AL 7 11 27 14 2 1 4 115.0 130 58 31 77 4.54 3.58 (-27%) -2245.2
1965 CLE AL 11 6 30 26 6 2 0 165.2 154 68 23 84 3.69 3.50 (-6%) -684.5
1966 KC1 AL 1 5 15 10 0 0 0 64.0 65 27 15 33 3.80 3.52 (-8%) -279.4
1966 NYN NL 0 1 11 1 0 0 1 24.2 27 13 11 14 4.74 3.52 (-35%) 146.4
1967 NYN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 1 0 0 5 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 107 99 338 257 75 20 11 1,849.1 1,748 744 446 1,000 3.62 — 1,483

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

Ralph Terry — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
339 593 22 95 8 0 1 26 0 19 151 .160 .190 .179 .368 -3,185

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Career OPS .368 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ralph Terry 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
1956 NYA AL 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1957 NYA AL 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1957 KC1 AL 22 42 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .143 — — — — 0.0
1958 KC1 AL 40 71 3 14 1 0 0 4 0 2 14 .197 .257 (-24%) .324 (-33%) .394 (-46%) .719 (-40%) -447.6
1959 KC1 AL 9 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 — — — — 0.0
1959 NYA AL 24 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .098 — — — — 0.0
1960 NYA AL 35 49 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 18 .122 — — — — -464.6
1961 NYA AL 31 66 3 15 2 0 0 5 0 1 16 .227 .258 (-12%) .328 (-28%) .399 (-35%) .727 (-32%) -353.6
1962 NYA AL 43 106 6 20 0 0 0 7 0 2 27 .189 .257 (-27%) .326 (-33%) .393 (-52%) .719 (-43%) -715.4
1963 NYA AL 40 87 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 17 .080 .246 (-67%) .308 (-68%) .371 (-78%) .680 (-73%) -970.1
1964 NYA AL 27 35 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 .200 — — — — 0.0
1965 CLE AL 30 49 2 7 2 0 1 4 0 4 21 .143 — — — — -233.2
1966 KC1 AL 15 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 .214 — — — — 0.0
1966 NYN NL 11 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
1967 NYN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 339 593 22 95 8 0 1 26 0 19 151 .160 — — — — -3,185

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

Ralph Terry — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .077

Playoff Batting by Year

Ralph Terry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1964 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1963 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 WS NYA 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .125
1961 WS NYA 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1960 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ralph Terry — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 4 9 6 0 46.0 41 15 6 31 2.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ralph Terry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1964 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 3 0.00
1963 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 3.00
1962 WS NYA 2 1 3 3 0 25.0 17 5 2 16 1.80
1961 WS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 9.1 12 5 2 7 4.82
1960 WS NYA 0 2 2 1 0 6.2 7 4 1 5 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ralph Terry — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1642811256013.199
Away1753121039113.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Ralph Terry — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home163941.18353332185383.18
Away175908.09134112284654.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ralph Terry — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1967-04-22 NYNPHIL 000000000
1967-04-14 NYNPHIL 000000000
1966-10-02 NYNHOUL 000000000
1966-09-23 NYNCINL 000000000
1966-09-18 NYNHOUL 000000000
1966-09-09 NYNATLL 000000000
1966-09-05 NYNCINL 000000000
1966-09-02 NYNPHIL 000000000
1966-08-27 NYNATLL 000000000
1966-08-22 NYNCHCL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ralph Terry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-04-22 NYNPHI — 2.0000030
1967-04-14 NYNPHI — 1.1100020
1966-10-02 NYNHOU — 2.0000020
1966-09-23 NYNCIN — 2.0300000
1966-09-18 NYNHOU — 1.0000100
1966-09-09 NYNATL L 0.1344110
1966-09-05 NYNCIN — 1.0000110
1966-09-02 NYNPHI — 3.0321011
1966-08-27 NYNATL — 3.0300220
1966-08-22 NYNCHC — 4.0644200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ralph Terry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 338 257 150 235 13 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ralph Terry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 NYA P 3 3 0 1 0 0
1957 NYA P 7 2 2 5 1 0
1957 KC1 P 21 19 11 19 1 2
1958 KC1 P 40 33 13 24 4 3
1959 KC1 P 9 7 4 8 1 4
1959 NYA P 24 16 10 21 2 0
1960 NYA P 35 23 12 24 0 3
1961 NYA P 31 27 20 30 0 1
1962 NYA P 43 39 21 31 1 0
1963 NYA P 40 37 31 32 1 2
1964 NYA P 27 14 10 16 0 0
1965 CLE P 30 26 11 12 1 1
1966 KC1 P 15 10 5 7 1 0
1966 NYN P 11 1 0 4 0 0
1967 NYN P 2 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ralph Terry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 338

Awards & Honors

Ralph Terry — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1962 Babe Ruth Award P
1962 TSN All-Star P
1962 World Series MVP

Award Voting History

Ralph Terry — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 19.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ralph Terry (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bryn Smith
    108-94, 3.53 ERA
  2. 95
    Ken Johnson
    91-106, 3.46 ERA
  3. 89
    Larry Jansen
    122-89, 3.58 ERA
  4. 83
    Bill Hands
    111-110, 3.35 ERA
  5. 74
    Dick Donovan
    122-99, 3.67 ERA
  6. 71
    Preacher Roe
    127-84, 3.43 ERA

Ralph Terry: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 6, 1956 and the final game on April 22, 1967, Ralph Terry built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (1956 through 1964), the Kansas City Athletics (1957 to 1966), the Cleveland Indians (1965), and the New York Mets (1966 through 1967). The bio lists Terry as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 195 pounds. The birth record reads January 9, 1936, in Big Cabin, OK, USA. Terry's death is recorded on March 16, 2022, in Larned, KS, USA. The given name on file is Ralph Willard Terry.

Terry's career pitching line is 107 wins, 99 losses and a 3.62 ERA over 338 appearances. Also on Terry's record: 1,000 strikeouts, 75 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 11 saves. Terry's 3.62 ERA was close to the 3.71 league figure for those seasons. 1962 brought Terry a season-high 23 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Terry

What years did Ralph Terry play?
Ralph Terry played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.
Was Ralph Terry a pitcher?
Yes. Ralph Terry pitched in the major leagues, recording 107 wins and 1000 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ralph Terry hit?
Ralph Terry hit 1 career home runs with 95 hits.
What was Ralph Terry's career batting average?
Ralph Terry batted .160 over his career, with 95 hits in 593 at bats.
How many RBI did Ralph Terry have?
Ralph Terry drove in 26 runs in his career.
What was Ralph Terry's career ERA?
Ralph Terry finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 107-99 with 1,000 strikeouts.