Ralph Terry

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
107 99 338 257 75 20 11 1849.3 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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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 13.3 17 14 11 8 9.45 3.96 (-138%) -543.3
1957 NYA AL 1 1 7 2 1 1 0 20.7 18 7 8 7 3.05 3.83 (+20%) 136.8
1957 KC1 AL 4 11 21 19 3 1 0 130.7 119 49 47 80 3.38 3.83 (+12%) -203.6
1958 KC1 AL 11 13 40 33 8 3 2 216.7 217 102 61 134 4.24 3.86 (-10%) 55.4
1959 KC1 AL 2 4 9 7 2 0 0 46.3 56 27 19 35 5.24 3.90 (-34%) -1098.5
1959 NYA AL 3 7 24 16 5 1 0 127.3 130 48 30 55 3.39 3.90 (+13%) 2473.8
1960 NYA AL 10 8 35 23 7 3 1 166.7 149 63 52 92 3.40 3.82 (+11%) 933.2
1961 NYA AL 16 3 31 27 9 2 0 188.3 162 66 42 86 3.15 4.03 (+22%) 1805.7
1962 NYA AL 23 12 43 39 14 3 2 298.7 257 106 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 0 165.7 154 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 24.7 27 13 11 14 4.74 3.52 (-35%) 146.4
1967 NYN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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 9.3 12 5 2 7 4.82
1960 WS NYA 0 2 2 1 0 6.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1642811256013.199
Away1753121039113.125

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home163941.18353332185383.18
Away175908.09134112284654.07

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 338 257 150 235 13 16

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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Position Games
Pitcher 338

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1962 Babe Ruth Award P
1962 TSN All-Star P
1962 World Series MVP

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

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.