Terry Forster stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1986

Relief Pitcher

Age 74 · 6' 3"

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Terry Forster played 16 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
614
W
54
L
65
ERA
3.23
IP
1,105.2
K
791
BB
457
WHIP
1.35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1971CHW45233.9949.248231.39
1972CHW62652.25100.0104441.19
1973CHW516113.23172.2120781.46
1974CHW59783.62134.1105481.25
1975CHW17332.1937.032241.46
1976CHW292124.37111.170411.50
1977PIT33644.4387.158321.40
1978LAD47541.9365.146231.21
1979LAD17125.5116.18111.78
1980LAD9003.0911.2241.20
1981LAD21014.1130.217151.70
1982LAD56563.0483.052311.17
1983ATL56322.1679.154311.15
1984ATL25202.7026.21071.39
1985ATL46232.2859.137281.30
1986LAA41413.5141.028171.56

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
1
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
7.0
K
9
BB
4
WHIP
1.57

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
5
SHO
0
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1971CHW0008.70000
1972CHW0009.40000
1973CHW0406.30000
1974CHW0007.00000
1975CHW0007.80000
1976CHW0105.70000
1977PIT0006.00000
1978LAD0006.30000
1979LAD0004.40000
1980LAD0001.50000
1981LAD0005.00000
1982LAD0005.60000
1983ATL0006.10000
1984ATL0003.40000
1985ATL0005.60000
1986LAA0006.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
74 yearsJan 14, 1952
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Sioux Falls, SD

What were Terry Forster's career stats?

Terry Forster played 16 seasons for the White Sox, the Pirates, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Angels. He had 54 wins and 791 strikeouts with a 3.23 ERA over 1,105.2 innings. His best season was 1974: 7 wins, a 3.62 ERA and 105 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1971 to 1986

Terry Forster led MLB in saves (1974); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 121st in saves (127)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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