Terry Forster
1971–1986 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
620G
.397AVG
.412OBP
.474SLG
More career statistics
31H
0HR
7RBI
1SB
54–65W–L
1,105.2IP
791K
3.23ERA
39GS
127SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Games | 613 | 614 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,701 | 4,702 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620 | 86 | 78 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .397 | .412 | .474 | .886 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,105.7 | 613 | 39 | 5 | 54 | 65 | 127 | 1,034 | 454 | 397 | 51 | 457 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 | 1.349 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1972-08-16 to 1972-08-26
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1975-04-13 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 16 hits allowed | 1973-09-12 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1973-08-22 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Chicago White Sox | 45 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | 49 | 48 |
| 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 63 | 19 | 10 | – | 3 | 1 | .526 | 100 | 104 |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 172 | 120 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 134 | 105 |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 32 |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 111 | 70 |
| 1977 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 26 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .346 | 87 | 58 |
| 1978 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 8 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .500 | 65 | 46 |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 8 |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 30 | 17 |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 56 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 83 | 52 |
| 1983 |  Atlanta Braves | 56 | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | .500 | 79 | 54 |
| 1984 | Atlanta Braves | 25 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .667 | 26 | 10 |
| 1985 | Atlanta Braves | 46 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 59 | 37 |
| 1986 |  California Angels | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 28 |