Terry Forster Career Pitching Summary

Terry Forster played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1986, appearing in 614 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 54 W and 65 L, an ERA of 3.23, 791 SO, a WHIP of 1.349, and a WAR of 18.6.

Terry Forster Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Terry Forster.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Terry Forster
    NameTerry Forster
    Date of BirthJanuary 14, 1952
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1971

    📊 Career Summary

    Terry Forster appeared in 614 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1971 to 1986. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS39 (MLB Rank: 2,719)
    GF318 (MLB Rank: 106)
    W54 (MLB Rank: 1,352)
    L65 (MLB Rank: 1,143)
    SV127 (MLB Rank: 120)
    ERA3.23 (MLB Rank: 1,813)
    IP1105.2 (MLB Rank: 1,179)
    CG5 (MLB Rank: 2,696)
    SO791 (MLB Rank: 876)
    BB457 (MLB Rank: 925)
    H1,034 (MLB Rank: 1,269)
    HR51 (MLB Rank: 1,981)
    SO96.44 (MLB Rank: 3,383)
    BB93.72 (MLB Rank: 5,930)
    H98.42 (MLB Rank: 8,957)
    HR90.42 (MLB Rank: 7,673)
    WHIP1.349 (MLB Rank: 8,369)
    WAR18.6 (MLB Rank: 650)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1986)

    In his final season (1986), Terry Forster recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF17
    W4
    L1
    SV5
    ERA3.51
    IP41
    SO28
    BB17
    H47
    HR2
    SO96.15
    BB93.73
    H910.32
    HR90.44
    WHIP1.561
    WAR0.3

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1974, 7 W
    • Most SO: 1973, 120 SO
    • Most IP: 1973, 172.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1973, 4.5 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1978, 1.94 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Terry Forster appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 7.2 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.

    Terry Forster Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1971
    2
    3
    3.99
    0.4
    1
    48
    49.2
    0.5
    1.389
    5
    46
    23
    23
    22
    91
    3.28
    8.7
    2.09
    3
    45
    15
    0
    0
    0.9
    8.3
    4.2
    1
    1
    3
    1
    219
    1972
    6
    5
    2.25
    0.545
    29
    104
    100
    3.2
    1.19
    0
    75
    44
    31
    25
    141
    1.73
    9.4
    2.36
    0
    62
    45
    0
    0
    0
    6.8
    4
    0
    3
    3
    5
    419
    1973
    6
    11
    3.23
    0.353
    16
    120
    172.2
    4.5
    1.459
    7
    174
    78
    69
    62
    124
    3.06
    6.3
    1.54
    12
    51
    29
    4
    0
    0.4
    9.1
    4.1
    1
    0
    6
    6
    744
    1974
    7
    8
    3.62
    0.467
    24
    105
    134.1
    2
    1.251
    6
    120
    48
    57
    54
    105
    2.85
    7
    2.19
    1
    59
    49
    0
    0
    0.4
    8
    3.2
    0
    8
    3
    9
    561
    1975
    3
    3
    2.19
    0.5
    4
    32
    37
    1.2
    1.459
    0
    30
    24
    12
    9
    180
    2.8
    7.8
    1.33
    1
    17
    12
    0
    0
    0
    7.3
    5.8
    0
    0
    4
    2
    155
    1976
    2
    12
    4.37
    0.143
    1
    70
    111.1
    0.6
    1.5
    7
    126
    41
    61
    54
    83
    3.32
    5.7
    1.71
    16
    29
    8
    1
    0
    0.6
    10.2
    3.3
    0
    1
    4
    7
    486
    1977
    6
    4
    4.43
    0.6
    1
    58
    87.1
    -0.1
    1.397
    7
    90
    32
    47
    43
    90
    3.62
    6
    1.81
    6
    33
    7
    0
    0
    0.7
    9.3
    3.3
    1
    2
    3
    3
    378
    1978
    5
    4
    1.93
    0.556
    22
    46
    65.1
    1.6
    1.209
    2
    56
    23
    19
    14
    183
    2.63
    6.3
    2
    0
    47
    40
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.7
    3.2
    1
    0
    4
    2
    266
    1979
    1
    2
    5.51
    0.333
    2
    8
    16.1
    -0.4
    1.776
    0
    18
    11
    11
    10
    68
    3.77
    4.4
    0.73
    0
    17
    8
    0
    0
    0
    9.9
    6.1
    0
    0
    4
    1
    73
    1980
    0
    0
    3.09
    0
    0
    2
    11.2
    0.1
    1.2
    0
    10
    4
    4
    4
    119
    3.44
    1.5
    0.5
    0
    9
    7
    0
    0
    0
    7.7
    3.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    49
    1981
    0
    1
    4.11
    0
    0
    17
    30.2
    0
    1.696
    1
    37
    15
    14
    14
    83
    3.38
    5
    1.13
    0
    21
    6
    0
    0
    0.3
    10.9
    4.4
    0
    0
    3
    3
    137
    1982
    5
    6
    3.04
    0.455
    3
    52
    83
    -0.2
    1.169
    3
    66
    31
    38
    28
    116
    3.2
    5.6
    1.68
    0
    56
    13
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.2
    3.4
    0
    4
    9
    2
    349
    1983
    3
    2
    2.16
    0.6
    13
    54
    79.1
    3.3
    1.147
    3
    60
    31
    19
    19
    181
    3.13
    6.1
    1.74
    0
    56
    29
    0
    0
    0.3
    6.8
    3.5
    0
    2
    9
    2
    316
    1984
    2
    0
    2.7
    1
    5
    10
    26.2
    0.7
    1.388
    1
    30
    7
    9
    8
    145
    3.29
    3.4
    1.43
    0
    25
    14
    0
    0
    0.3
    10.1
    2.4
    0
    0
    3
    2
    113
    1985
    2
    3
    2.28
    0.4
    1
    37
    59.1
    1.3
    1.298
    7
    49
    28
    22
    15
    169
    4.39
    5.6
    1.32
    0
    46
    19
    0
    0
    1.1
    7.4
    4.2
    0
    0
    4
    1
    253
    1986
    4
    1
    3.51
    0.8
    5
    28
    41
    0.3
    1.561
    2
    47
    17
    18
    16
    118
    3.5
    6.1
    1.65
    0
    41
    17
    0
    0
    0.4
    10.3
    3.7
    0
    3
    1
    0
    182