Terry Fox was born on Wednesday, July 31, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois. Fox was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1960, with the Milwaukee Braves. 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 Terry Fox baseball stats page.
"Like many boys, Terry (Fox) thrived on playing ball, first with his brothers and later on sandlot and school teams. He played halfback in football and usually pitched in baseball. When he graduated at age seventeen in 1953, he was invited to four major league tryout camps." - Sargent, Jim. Baseball Almanac: Terry Fox Biography. 18 February 2021.
Terry FoxTerry Fox Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#44 | Checklist) |
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Terry FoxTerry Fox 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 |
1960 | 25 | Braves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1961 | 26 | Tigers | 39 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 57.1 | 231 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1962 | 27 | Tigers | 44 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 58.0 | 233 | 48 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1963 | 28 | Tigers | 46 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 80.1 | 335 | 81 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1964 | 29 | Tigers | 32 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61.0 | 270 | 77 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1965 | 30 | Tigers | 42 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 77.2 | 317 | 59 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Tigers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Phillies | 36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.1 | 201 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
7 Years | 248 | 0 | 145 | 29 | 19 | .604 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 397.0 | 1,664 | 379 | 132 | 149 | 34 | 124 | 23 | 185 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - |
Terry FoxTerry Fox 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 |
1960 | 25 | Braves | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1961 | 26 | Tigers | 39 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 |
1962 | 27 | Tigers | 47 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .375 |
1963 | 28 | Tigers | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .231 | .091 |
1964 | 29 | Tigers | 32 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .417 |
1965 | 30 | Tigers | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .063 | .000 |
1966 | 31 | Tigers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1966 | 31 | Phillies | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 253 | 65 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .230 | .169 |
Terry FoxTerry Fox Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1960 Braves | P | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
1961 Tigers | P | 39 | 0 | 172 | 19 | 0.5 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.83 |
1962 Tigers | P | 44 | 0 | 174 | 16 | 0.4 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.33 |
1963 Tigers | P | 46 | 0 | 241 | 26 | 0.6 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 2.58 |
1964 Tigers | P | 32 | 0 | 183 | 17 | 0.5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.36 |
1965 Tigers | P | 42 | 0 | 233 | 29 | 0.7 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.24 |
1966 Tigers | P | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1966 Phillies | P | 36 | 0 | 133 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 248 | 0 | 1,191 | 120 | 0.5 | 113 | 27 | 86 | 7 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.56 | |
7 Years | 248 | 0 | 1,191 | 120 | 0.5 | 113 | 27 | 86 | 7 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.56 |
Terry FoxTerry Fox 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 |
1960 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.83 | 5.40 | 6.48 |
1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 5.02 | 2.51 |
1962 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 3.57 | 2.48 |
1963 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.75 | 3.92 | 2.24 |
1964 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.75 | 4.13 | 2.36 |
1965 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.10 | 3.94 | 3.59 |
1966 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 5.40 | 1.80 |
1966 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 4.47 | 3.45 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 32.5 | 1.49 | 4.19 | 2.81 |
Terry FoxTerry Fox Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1960 Milwaukee Braves | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Philadelphia Phillies | 34, 19 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
Terry Fox Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Terrence Edward Fox was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves (1960), Detroit Tigers (1961-1966), and Philadelphia Phillies (1966). Terry, his nickname, exclusively pitched in relief, finishing his career with two-hundred forty-eight trips to the mound from the bullpen, no starts, and a sparkling 2.99 earned run average!
Terry Fox Rookie Card | 1961 Topps Baseball Card (#459 | Checklist)
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Terry Fox pitched 397 innings, closed out 145 games, saving 59 of them. One-thousand six-hundred sixty-four batters stood in front of Terry while he was on the mound, and only three took him deep more than once — Jackie Brandt (2x), Tony Conigliaro (2x), and Dick Stuart (2x)!
Terry Fox MLB Player Questionnaire | Office of William J. Weiss | 6 March 1958
Did you know that when Terry Fox took the mound in forty-four games, and finished the 1962 season with a 1.71 earned run average, it set a Tigers record for lowest ERA in a season by a pitcher with forty-or-more games (zero starts)? Do you know who broke the record in 1973? [Answer]