Gaylord Perry Career Pitching Summary

Gaylord Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1983, appearing in 777 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 314 W and 265 L, an ERA of 3.11, 3,534 SO, a WHIP of 1.181, and a WAR of 93.2.

Gaylord Perry Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Gaylord Perry.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Gaylord Perry
    NameGaylord Perry
    Date of BirthSeptember 15, 1938
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1962

    📊 Career Summary

    Gaylord Perry appeared in 777 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1962 to 1983. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS690 (MLB Rank: 9)
    GF33 (MLB Rank: 2,394)
    W314 (MLB Rank: 17)
    L265 (MLB Rank: 6)
    SV10 (MLB Rank: 1,271)
    ERA3.11 (MLB Rank: 1,581)
    IP5350 (MLB Rank: 6)
    SHO53 (MLB Rank: 16)
    CG303 (MLB Rank: 39)
    SO3,534 (MLB Rank: 8)
    BB1379 (MLB Rank: 21)
    H4,938 (MLB Rank: 5)
    HR399 (MLB Rank: 14)
    SO95.95 (MLB Rank: 4,033)
    BB92.32 (MLB Rank: 10,133)
    H98.31 (MLB Rank: 9,214)
    HR90.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
    WHIP1.181 (MLB Rank: 10,721)
    WAR93.2 (MLB Rank: 13)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1983)

    In his final season (1983), Gaylord Perry recorded the following stats:

    GS30
    W7
    L14
    ERA4.64
    IP186.1
    SHO1
    CG3
    SO82
    BB49
    H214
    HR24
    SO93.96
    BB92.37
    H910.34
    HR91.16
    WHIP1.411
    WAR1.3

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1972, 24 W
    • Most SO: 1973, 238 SO
    • Most IP: 1973, 344 IP
    • Best WAR: 1972, 10.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1972, 1.92 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Gaylord Perry appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 6.34, pitched 14.2 IP, struck out 11 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.

    Gaylord Perry Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1962
    3
    1
    5.23
    0.75
    0
    20
    43
    -0.6
    1.581
    3
    54
    14
    29
    25
    74
    3.57
    4.2
    1.43
    7
    13
    1
    1
    0
    0.6
    11.3
    2.9
    0
    0
    2
    3
    195
    1963
    1
    6
    4.03
    0.143
    2
    52
    76
    -0.5
    1.487
    10
    84
    29
    41
    34
    80
    4.04
    6.2
    1.79
    4
    31
    6
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.9
    3.4
    1
    2
    7
    4
    340
    1964
    12
    11
    2.75
    0.522
    4
    155
    206.1
    5.4
    1.076
    16
    179
    43
    65
    63
    129
    2.81
    6.8
    3.6
    19
    44
    11
    5
    2
    0.7
    7.8
    1.9
    0
    5
    6
    5
    832
    1965
    8
    12
    4.19
    0.4
    1
    170
    195.2
    0.2
    1.349
    21
    194
    70
    105
    91
    86
    3.34
    7.8
    2.43
    26
    47
    8
    6
    0
    1
    8.9
    3.2
    0
    6
    16
    12
    848
    1966
    21
    8
    2.99
    0.724
    0
    201
    255.2
    5.2
    1.103
    15
    242
    40
    92
    85
    124
    2.27
    7.1
    5.03
    35
    36
    0
    13
    3
    0.5
    8.5
    1.4
    0
    5
    3
    7
    1035
    1967
    15
    17
    2.61
    0.469
    1
    230
    293
    5.6
    1.075
    20
    231
    84
    98
    85
    128
    2.76
    7.1
    2.74
    37
    39
    2
    18
    3
    0.6
    7.1
    2.6
    1
    4
    17
    13
    1178
    1968
    16
    15
    2.45
    0.516
    1
    173
    290.2
    5.3
    1.029
    10
    240
    59
    93
    79
    122
    2.29
    5.4
    2.93
    38
    39
    1
    19
    3
    0.3
    7.4
    1.8
    0
    4
    12
    6
    1159
    1969
    19
    14
    2.49
    0.576
    0
    233
    325.1
    6.5
    1.171
    23
    290
    91
    115
    90
    142
    2.94
    6.4
    2.56
    39
    40
    1
    26
    3
    0.6
    8
    2.5
    0
    11
    14
    12
    1345
    1970
    23
    13
    3.2
    0.639
    0
    214
    328.2
    7.6
    1.144
    27
    292
    84
    138
    117
    125
    3.24
    5.9
    2.55
    41
    41
    0
    23
    5
    0.7
    8
    2.3
    0
    8
    8
    11
    1336
    1971
    16
    12
    2.76
    0.571
    0
    158
    280
    2.3
    1.15
    20
    255
    67
    116
    86
    124
    3.02
    5.1
    2.36
    37
    37
    0
    14
    2
    0.6
    8.2
    2.2
    0
    5
    4
    8
    1149
    1972
    24
    16
    1.92
    0.6
    1
    234
    342.2
    10.8
    0.978
    17
    253
    82
    79
    73
    168
    2.5
    6.1
    2.85
    40
    41
    1
    29
    5
    0.4
    6.6
    2.2
    0
    12
    16
    11
    1345
    1973
    19
    19
    3.38
    0.5
    0
    238
    344
    7.8
    1.25
    34
    315
    115
    143
    129
    117
    3.51
    6.2
    2.07
    41
    41
    0
    29
    7
    0.9
    8.2
    3
    0
    5
    9
    17
    1410
    1974
    21
    13
    2.51
    0.618
    0
    216
    322.1
    8.5
    1.021
    25
    230
    99
    98
    90
    144
    3.22
    6
    2.18
    37
    37
    0
    28
    4
    0.7
    6.4
    2.8
    0
    6
    7
    2
    1262
    1975
    18
    17
    3.24
    0.514
    0
    233
    305.2
    5.8
    1.135
    28
    277
    70
    127
    110
    116
    2.98
    6.9
    3.33
    37
    37
    0
    25
    5
    0.8
    8.2
    2.1
    0
    4
    6
    5
    1248
    1976
    15
    14
    3.24
    0.517
    0
    143
    250.1
    5.8
    1.134
    14
    232
    52
    93
    90
    111
    2.84
    5.1
    2.75
    32
    32
    0
    21
    2
    0.5
    8.3
    1.9
    0
    0
    3
    1
    1005
    1977
    15
    12
    3.37
    0.556
    0
    177
    238
    3
    1.239
    21
    239
    56
    108
    89
    122
    3.17
    6.7
    3.16
    34
    34
    0
    13
    4
    0.8
    9
    2.1
    0
    5
    4
    3
    986
    1978
    21
    6
    2.73
    0.778
    0
    154
    260.2
    4.3
    1.178
    9
    241
    66
    96
    79
    121
    2.63
    5.3
    2.33
    37
    37
    0
    5
    2
    0.3
    8.3
    2.3
    3
    2
    8
    4
    1055
    1979
    12
    11
    3.06
    0.522
    0
    140
    232.2
    3.2
    1.255
    12
    225
    67
    90
    79
    115
    3.11
    5.4
    2.09
    32
    32
    0
    10
    0
    0.5
    8.7
    2.6
    0
    4
    10
    6
    963
    1980
    10
    13
    3.68
    0.435
    0
    135
    205.2
    2.2
    1.4
    14
    224
    64
    107
    84
    106
    3.37
    5.9
    2.11
    32
    34
    2
    6
    2
    0.6
    9.8
    2.8
    0
    8
    3
    9
    884
    1981
    8
    9
    3.94
    0.471
    0
    60
    150.2
    1.4
    1.367
    9
    182
    24
    70
    66
    91
    3.14
    3.6
    2.5
    23
    23
    0
    3
    0
    0.5
    10.9
    1.4
    1
    4
    1
    3
    644