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Terry Forster
Terry Jay Forster
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 14, 1952 in Sioux Falls, SD
High School: Santana (Santee, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1971
Final Game: October 2, 1986
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1971 19 CHW AL 2 3 .400 3.99 45 3 15 0 0 1 49.2 46 23 22 5 23 3 48 1 1 1 219 90 1.389 8.3 0.9 4.2 8.7 2.09
1972 20 CHW AL 6 5 .545 2.25 62 0 45 0 0 29 100.0 75 31 25 0 44 3 104 3 0 5 419 141 1.190 6.8 0.0 4.0 9.4 2.36
1973 21 CHW AL 6 11 .353 3.23 51 12 29 4 0 16 172.2 174 69 62 7 78 6 120 0 1 6 744 124 1.459 9.1 0.4 4.1 6.3 1.54
1974 22 CHW AL 7 8 .467 3.62 59 1 49 0 0 24 134.1 120 57 54 6 48 3 105 8 0 9 560 104 1.251 8.0 0.4 3.2 7.0 2.19
1975 23 CHW AL 3 3 .500 2.19 17 1 12 0 0 4 37.0 30 12 9 0 24 4 32 0 0 2 155 178 1.459 7.3 0.0 5.8 7.8 1.33
1976 24 CHW AL 2 12 .143 4.37 29 16 8 1 0 1 111.1 126 61 54 7 41 4 70 1 0 7 486 82 1.500 10.2 0.6 3.3 5.7 1.71
1977 25 PIT NL 6 4 .600 4.43 33 6 7 0 0 1 87.1 90 47 43 7 32 3 58 2 1 3 378 89 1.397 9.3 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.81
1978 26 LAD NL 5 4 .556 1.93 47 0 40 0 0 22 65.1 56 19 14 2 23 4 46 0 1 2 266 182 1.209 7.7 0.3 3.2 6.3 2.00
1979 27 LAD NL 1 2 .333 5.51 17 0 8 0 0 2 16.1 18 11 10 0 11 4 8 0 0 1 73 67 1.776 9.9 0.0 6.1 4.4 0.73
1980 28 LAD NL 0 0 3.09 9 0 7 0 0 0 11.2 10 4 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 49 115 1.200 7.7 0.0 3.1 1.5 0.50
1981 29 LAD NL 0 1 .000 4.11 21 0 6 0 0 0 30.2 37 14 14 1 15 3 17 0 0 3 137 82 1.696 10.9 0.3 4.4 5.0 1.13
1982 30 LAD NL 5 6 .455 3.04 56 0 13 0 0 3 83.0 66 38 28 3 31 9 52 4 0 2 349 115 1.169 7.2 0.3 3.4 5.6 1.68
1983 31 ATL NL 3 2 .600 2.16 56 0 29 0 0 13 79.1 60 19 19 3 31 9 54 2 0 2 316 181 1.147 6.8 0.3 3.5 6.1 1.74
1984 32 ATL NL 2 0 1.000 2.70 25 0 14 0 0 5 26.2 30 9 8 1 7 3 10 0 0 2 113 142 1.388 10.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 1.43
1985 33 ATL NL 2 3 .400 2.28 46 0 19 0 0 1 59.1 49 22 15 7 28 4 37 0 0 1 253 168 1.298 7.4 1.1 4.2 5.6 1.32
1986 34 CAL AL 4 1 .800 3.51 41 0 17 0 0 5 41.0 47 18 16 2 17 1 28 3 0 0 182 118 1.561 10.3 0.4 3.7 6.1 1.65
16 Seasons 54 65 .454 3.23 614 39 318 5 0 127 1105.2 1034 454 397 51 457 63 791 24 4 46 4699 115 1.349 8.4 0.4 3.7 6.4 1.73
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .454 3.23 64 4 33 1 0 13 115 108 47 41 5 48 7 82 2 0 5 489 115 1.349 8.4 0.4 3.7 6.4 1.73
CHW (6 yrs) 26 42 .382 3.36 263 33 158 5 0 75 605.0 571 253 226 25 258 23 479 13 2 30 2583 110 1.370 8.5 0.4 3.8 7.1 1.86
LAD (5 yrs) 11 13 .458 3.04 150 0 74 0 0 27 207.0 187 86 70 6 84 20 125 4 1 8 874 115 1.309 8.1 0.3 3.7 5.4 1.49
ATL (3 yrs) 7 5 .583 2.29 127 0 62 0 0 19 165.1 139 50 42 11 66 16 101 2 0 5 682 169 1.240 7.6 0.6 3.6 5.5 1.53
PIT (1 yr) 6 4 .600 4.43 33 6 7 0 0 1 87.1 90 47 43 7 32 3 58 2 1 3 378 89 1.397 9.3 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.81
CAL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 3.51 41 0 17 0 0 5 41.0 47 18 16 2 17 1 28 3 0 0 182 118 1.561 10.3 0.4 3.7 6.1 1.65
NL (9 yrs) 24 22 .522 3.03 310 6 143 0 0 47 459.2 416 183 155 24 182 39 284 8 2 16 1934 122 1.301 8.1 0.5 3.6 5.6 1.56
AL (7 yrs) 30 43 .411 3.37 304 33 175 5 0 80 646.0 618 271 242 27 275 24 507 16 2 30 2765 111 1.382 8.6 0.4 3.8 7.1 1.84

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1978 26 LAD NL NLCS W PHI 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1978 26 LAD NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 18 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 13.5 6.00
1981 29 LAD NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 29 LAD NL NLCS W MON 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
1981 29 LAD NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 2.000 4.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons (5 Series) 1 0 1.000 0.00 8 0 2 0 0 0 7.2 7 0 0 0 4 1 9 1 0 0 33 1.435 8.2 0.0 4.7 10.6 2.25
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 20.3
2 WS 0 0 0.00 5 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 0 0 27 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 1.50

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1971 19 CHW AL 45 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 176 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 20 CHW AL 63 22 19 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 .526 .550 .526 1.076 218 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 21 CHW AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 22 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 25 PIT NL 36 27 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .346 .346 .462 .808 113 12 0 0 1 0 0 1/9
1978 26 LAD NL 47 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125 214 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 27 LAD NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 28 LAD NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 29 LAD NL 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 30 LAD NL 56 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 31 ATL NL 56 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .625 1.125 201 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 32 ATL NL 25 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 267 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 33 ATL NL 46 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 34 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 429 86 78 7 31 4 1 0 7 1 0 2 9 .397 .413 .474 .887 145 37 0 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 32 29 3 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .397 .413 .474 .887 145 14 0 0 2 0 0
LAD (5 yrs) 150 14 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .417 .801 126 5 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (6 yrs) 115 28 25 2 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 .480 .500 .520 1.020 197 13 0 0 2 0 0
ATL (3 yrs) 127 17 15 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .467 .867 135 7 0 0 2 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 36 27 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .346 .346 .462 .808 113 12 0 0 1 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 313 58 53 5 19 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 6 .358 .370 .453 .823 122 24 0 0 4 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 116 28 25 2 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 .480 .500 .520 1.020 197 13 0 0 2 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 26 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL NLDS HOU W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL NLCS MON W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 29 LAD NL WS NYY W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 CHW AL 19 P 45 3 49.2 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.81 0.22 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 CHW AL 20 P 62 0 100.0 24 1 21 2 0 .917 1.98 0.35 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 CHW AL 21 P 51 12 172.2 55 8 45 2 8 .964 2.76 1.04 .951 1.86 0.86
1974 CHW AL 22 P 59 1 134.1 40 6 33 1 4 .975 2.61 0.66 .945 1.81 0.83
1975 CHW AL 23 P 17 1 37.0 17 2 14 1 1 .941 3.89 0.94 .941 1.87 0.85
1976 CHW AL 24 P 29 16 111.1 33 5 26 2 0 .939 2.51 1.07 .952 1.87 0.85
1977 PIT NL 25 P 33 6 87.1 18 4 13 1 1 .944 1.75 0.52 .950 1.84 0.67
1977 PIT NL 25 OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1977 PIT NL 25 RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1978 LAD NL 26 P 47 0 65.1 14 2 10 2 0 .857 1.65 0.26 .957 1.91 0.72
1979 LAD NL 27 P 17 0 16.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.31 0.35 .950 1.82 0.66
1980 LAD NL 28 P 9 0 11.2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 4.63 0.67 .957 1.93 0.69
1981 LAD NL 29 P 21 0 30.2 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 3.23 0.52 .955 1.97 0.68
1982 LAD NL 30 P 56 0 83.0 23 4 18 1 0 .957 2.39 0.39 .952 1.96 0.70
1983 ATL NL 31 P 56 0 79.1 19 3 15 1 1 .947 2.04 0.32 .953 1.92 0.68
1984 ATL NL 32 P 25 0 26.2 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.24 .950 1.89 0.67
1985 ATL NL 33 P 46 0 59.1 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.37 0.20 .960 1.93 0.68
1986 CAL AL 34 P 41 0 41.0 13 2 11 0 2 1.000 2.85 0.32 .954 1.82 0.68
16 Seasons P 614 39 1105.2 306 48 243 15 18 .951 2.37 0.47 .951 1.88 0.74
1 Season OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1 Season RF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
16 Seasons TOT 615 39 1106.0 306 48 243 15 18 .951 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 2.37 0.47 .902 1.88 0.74
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  6.439 (152nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1972 AL  62 (4th)
1973 AL  51 (5th)
1974 AL  59 (6th)
Career  614 (165th)

Saves s c a p y
1972 AL  29 (2nd)
1973 AL  16 (6th)
1974 AL  24 (1st)
1978 NL  22 (6th)
Career  127 (89th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  .365 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1974 AL  9 (9th)
1976 AL  7 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1974 AL  8 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1972 AL  45 (3rd)
1974 AL  49 (7th)
1978 NL  40 (9th)
Career  318 (87th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1973 AL  124 (5th)
Career  115 (196th)

Youngest s c a p y
1971 AL  born 1952-01-14 (2nd)
1972 AL  born 1952-01-14 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (1220), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Norm Charlton (936)
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

December 10, 1976: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Rich Gossage to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Silvio Martinez and Richie Zisk.

October 20, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

November 22, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

April 1, 1986: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

April 16, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

June 15, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Atlanta Braves$483,333
1986California Angels$170,000
Career (may be incomplete)$653,333
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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