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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Terry Forster |
Date of Birth | January 14, 1952 |
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MLB Debut | 1971 |
๐ 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:
GS | 39 (MLB Rank: 2,719) |
GF | 318 (MLB Rank: 106) |
W | 54 (MLB Rank: 1,352) |
L | 65 (MLB Rank: 1,143) |
SV | 127 (MLB Rank: 120) |
ERA | 3.23 (MLB Rank: 1,813) |
IP | 1105.2 (MLB Rank: 1,179) |
CG | 5 (MLB Rank: 2,696) |
SO | 791 (MLB Rank: 876) |
BB | 457 (MLB Rank: 925) |
H | 1,034 (MLB Rank: 1,269) |
HR | 51 (MLB Rank: 1,981) |
SO9 | 6.44 (MLB Rank: 3,383) |
BB9 | 3.72 (MLB Rank: 5,930) |
H9 | 8.42 (MLB Rank: 8,957) |
HR9 | 0.42 (MLB Rank: 7,673) |
WHIP | 1.349 (MLB Rank: 8,369) |
WAR | 18.6 (MLB Rank: 650) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1986)
In his final season (1986), Terry Forster recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 17 |
W | 4 |
L | 1 |
SV | 5 |
ERA | 3.51 |
IP | 41 |
SO | 28 |
BB | 17 |
H | 47 |
HR | 2 |
SO9 | 6.15 |
BB9 | 3.73 |
H9 | 10.32 |
HR9 | 0.44 |
WHIP | 1.561 |
WAR | 0.3 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |