Bill Terry was born on Sunday, October 30, 1898, in Atlanta, Georgia. Terry was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 24, 1923, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Terry baseball stats page.
"He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall." - Dean, Dizzy. The Ultimate Cardinals Record Book: A Complete Guide to the Most Unusual, Unbelievable, and Unbreakable Records in Cardinals History. Moore, Dan. Author. 21 February 2012.
Bill TerryBill Terry Autograph on a 1980 TCMA Baseball Card (#112) |
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Bill TerryBill Terry Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill TerryBill Terry Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1923 | 25 | Giants | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
1924 | 26 | Giants | 77 | 163 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .311 | .399 |
1925 | 27 | Giants | 133 | 489 | 75 | 156 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 70 | 42 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .319 | .374 | .474 |
1926 | 28 | Giants | 98 | 225 | 26 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .352 | .453 |
1927 | 29 | Giants | 150 | 580 | 101 | 189 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 121 | 46 | 5 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .326 | .377 | .529 |
1928 | 30 | Giants | 149 | 568 | 100 | 185 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 64 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .326 | .394 | .518 |
1929 | 31 | Giants | 150 | 607 | 103 | 226 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 117 | 48 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .372 | .418 | .522 |
1930 | 32 | Giants | 154 | 633 | 139 | 254 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 129 | 57 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .401 | .452 | .619 |
1931 | 33 | Giants | 153 | 611 | 121 | 213 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 47 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .349 | .397 | .529 |
1932 | 34 | Giants | 154 | 643 | 124 | 225 | 42 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 117 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .350 | .382 | .580 |
1933 | 35 | Giants | 123 | 475 | 68 | 153 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .322 | .375 | .423 |
1934 | 36 | Giants | 153 | 602 | 109 | 213 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 60 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .354 | .414 | .463 |
1935 | 37 | Giants | 145 | 596 | 91 | 203 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 41 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .341 | .383 | .451 |
1936 | 38 | Giants | 79 | 229 | 36 | 71 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .363 | .424 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,721 | 6,428 | 1,120 | 2,193 | 373 | 112 | 154 | 3 | 1,078 | 537 | 32 | 449 | 137 | 0 | 9 | 99 | .341 | .393 | .506 |
Bill TerryBill Terry Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1923 Giants | 1B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.50 |
1924 Giants | 1B | 35 | 31 | 780 | 343 | 9.8 | 339 | 325 | 14 | 4 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 11.73 |
1925 Giants | 1B | 126 | 124 | 3,144 | 1,362 | 10.8 | 1,348 | 1,271 | 77 | 14 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 11.58 |
1926 Giants | 1B | 38 | 37 | 975 | 431 | 11.3 | 422 | 391 | 31 | 9 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 11.69 |
1926 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1926 Giants | RF | 13 | 12 | 321 | 29 | 2.2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 |
1927 Giants | 1B | 150 | 150 | 3,984 | 1,738 | 11.6 | 1,726 | 1,621 | 105 | 12 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.70 |
1928 Giants | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,924 | 1,675 | 11.2 | 1,663 | 1,584 | 79 | 12 | 152 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.44 |
1929 Giants | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,933 | 1,693 | 11.4 | 1,682 | 1,571 | 111 | 11 | 149 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 11.55 |
1929 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1930 Giants | 1B | 154 | 154 | 456 | 1,683 | 10.9 | 1,666 | 1,538 | 128 | 17 | 130 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 98.64 |
1931 Giants | 1B | 153 | 153 | 4,413 | 1,532 | 10.0 | 1,516 | 1,411 | 105 | 16 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.28 |
1932 Giants | 1B | 154 | 154 | 4,563 | 1,642 | 10.7 | 1,628 | 1,491 | 137 | 14 | 127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.63 |
1933 Giants | 1B | 117 | 117 | 3,099 | 1,333 | 11.4 | 1,322 | 1,246 | 76 | 11 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.52 |
1934 Giants | 1B | 153 | 153 | 4,011 | 1,707 | 11.2 | 1,697 | 1,592 | 105 | 10 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 11.42 |
1935 Giants | 1B | 143 | 143 | 3,708 | 1,484 | 10.4 | 1,478 | 1,379 | 99 | 6 | 110 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.76 |
1936 Giants | 1B | 56 | 52 | 1,353 | 568 | 10.1 | 566 | 525 | 41 | 2 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 11.29 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,579 | 1,568 | 38,397 | 17,214 | 10.9 | 17,076 | 15,967 | 1,109 | 138 | 1,365 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 12.01 | |
RF Totals | 13 | 12 | 321 | 29 | 2.2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 | |
LF Totals | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.53 | |
14 Years | 1,594 | 1,582 | 38,769 | 17,245 | 10.8 | 17,106 | 15,994 | 1,112 | 139 | 1,365 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.91 |
Bill TerryBill Terry Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1923 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1924 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 42 | 0 | n/a | 32.6 | 9.1 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1925 Giants | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 44.5 | 9.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1926 Giants | 3 | 6 | .333 | 46 | 0 | n/a | 45.0 | 13.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1927 Giants | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.0 | 10.9 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1928 Giants | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 33.4 | 15.8 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1929 Giants | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 43.4 | 17.3 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1930 Giants | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.5 | 19.2 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1931 Giants | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.9 | 17.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1932 Giants | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 28.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1933 Giants | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 79.2 | 20.7 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1934 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.3 | 12.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1935 Giants | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 99.3 | 10.8 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1936 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 114.5 | 12.1 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 56 | 63 | .471 | 127 | 0 | n/a | 41.7 | 14.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
Bill TerryBill Terry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1923 New York Giants | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1924 New York Giants | n/a | $5,600.00 | n/a | Stats |
1925 New York Giants | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1926 New York Giants | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1927 New York Giants | n/a | $9,500.00 | n/a | - |
1928 New York Giants | n/a | $13,000.00 | n/a | - |
1929 New York Giants | n/a | $13,000.00 | n/a | - |
1930 New York Giants | n/a | $18,000.00 | n/a | - |
1931 New York Giants | n/a | $21,500.00 | n/a | - |
1932 New York Giants | 4 | $24,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 New York Giants | 3 | $25,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
1934 New York Giants | 3 | $27,500.00 | Stats | - |
1935 New York Giants | 3 | $42,500.00 | Stats | - |
1936 New York Giants | 3 | $42,500.00 | - | Stats |
Bill Terry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
William Harold Terry was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire fourteen-year Hall of Fame career with the New York Giants (1923-1936). Terry was signed by the Giants in 1915, at the age of 16, and started playing professionally in the minors, bypassing high school.
Bill Terry Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#20 | Checklist)
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Ted Williams is the last player in baseball history to hit .400 or better during a regular season, a trivia question that most fans are well aware of, but did you know the last player to hit .400 in the National League was Bill Terry, who had 254 hits in 633 at-bats, a .401 average in 1930.
Bill Terry said, "To hit .400 you need a great start and you can't have a slump. The year I did it, I was around .410, .412 all season and I was really hitting the ball on the nose. Hitting is a business. With two strikes, you really protect that plate."
The Sporting News (TSN) established The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award in 1929. The prestigious award was given annually to the player judged by TSN baseball experts as being the most valuable in each league. During its inaugural season (1929), Al Simmons was selected as the winner in the American League, but no player was picked from the National League that year. When TSN selected Bill Terry in 1930, he became the first National League player to ever receive the honor.
On June 27, 1930, Lefty O'Doul became the first National League player, in the 20th century, to hit two doubles and two triples in the same game. A year later, on September 13, 1931, Bill Terry joined the "club" and since that game, not one player in Giants history – through today – has every duplicated that hitting feat.
Bill Terry | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1954 (HOF)
Bill Terry retired in 1936, with a .341 career batting average, the highest by a left-handed hitter in the National League. In nine consecutive seasons (1927 through 1935), Memphis Bill hit .320 or better. He drove in 100-or-more runs, six times, and collected 200-or-more hits six times, and many of those seasons, he was also serving as a player-manager. In 1954, Bill Terry was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.