What years did Yank Terry play?

Yank Terry played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1945.

Was Yank Terry a pitcher?

Yes. Yank Terry pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 167 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Yank Terry hit?

Yank Terry hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Yank Terry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1945)

W–L 20–28

ERA 4.09

WHIP 1.44

SO 167

Pitcher PIV -7030.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 2/11/1911 in Huron, IN, USA
Died: 11/4/1979 in Bloomington, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-08-03
Last Game: 1945-07-20

Full name: Lancelot Terry

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	28	93	55	14	0	2	457.3	463	208	33	196	167	4.09	-7030.8

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 3.70 across their career seasons — 10.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	BOS	AL	1	0	4	1	0	0	19.3	24	19	11	9	8.84	4.21 (-110%)	-440.2
1942	BOS	AL	6	5	20	11	3	1	85.0	82	37	43	37	3.92	3.57 (-10%)	-1043.1
1943	BOS	AL	7	9	30	22	7	1	163.7	147	64	63	63	3.52	3.50 (-1%)	-766.1
1944	BOS	AL	6	10	27	17	3	0	132.7	142	62	65	30	4.21	3.57 (-18%)	-3876.9
1945	BOS	AL	0	4	12	4	1	0	56.7	68	26	14	28	4.13	3.67 (-13%)	-904.5
Career · 5 seasons			20	28	93	55	14	2	457.1	463	208	196	167	4.09	—	-7,031

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
93	145	6	21	2	0	0	6	1	9	47	.145	.195	.159	.353	-592

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career SLG .159 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	BOS	AL	4	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BOS	AL	20	27	1	3	2	0	0	0	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BOS	AL	30	45	1	3	0	1	0	5	21	.067	—	—	—	—	-442.2
1944	BOS	AL	27	47	3	11	0	5	0	4	12	.234	—	—	—	—	-150.1
1945	BOS	AL	12	18	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			93	145	6	21	2	6	1	9	47	.145	—	—	—	—	-592

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.

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	44	62	2	9	0	4	.145
Away	49	82	4	12	0	2	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	44	212.0	218	103	92	76	4.37
Away	49	245.1	245	108	104	90	3.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1945-07-20	BOS	CHW	L	1	0	0
1945-07-05	BOS	DET	L	2	0	0
1945-07-02	BOS	SLA	L	3	0	0
1945-06-24	BOS	MIN	L	1	0	0
1945-06-16	BOS	MIN	L	3	1	0
1945-06-12	BOS	PHA	L	1	0	0
1945-06-03	BOS	DET	L	1	0	1
1945-05-30	BOS	CLE	W	2	0	1
1945-05-20	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	2
1945-05-05	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-07-20	BOS	CHW	—	4.0	3	0	0	1	3	0
1945-07-05	BOS	DET	—	4.0	7	2	1	2	1	0
1945-07-02	BOS	SLA	L	8.0	12	7	7	3	6	2
1945-06-24	BOS	MIN	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1945-06-16	BOS	MIN	L	7.2	9	4	3	0	3	0
1945-06-12	BOS	PHA	L	3.1	5	2	2	2	3	1
1945-06-03	BOS	DET	L	5.0	8	4	4	1	3	1
1945-05-30	BOS	CLE	—	7.0	6	3	3	1	0	3
1945-05-20	BOS	CHW	—	5.1	6	3	3	0	4	1
1945-05-05	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	93	0	13	94	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	BOS	P	4	0	4	0	0
1942	BOS	P	20	3	16	1	1
1943	BOS	P	30	8	37	2	0
1944	BOS	P	27	2	28	0	2
1945	BOS	P	12	0	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	93

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yank Terry

What years did Yank Terry play?: Yank Terry played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1945.
Was Yank Terry a pitcher?: Yes. Yank Terry pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 167 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Yank Terry hit?: Yank Terry hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.