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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Gaylord Perry |
Date of Birth | September 15, 1938 |
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MLB Debut | 1962 |
📊 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:
GS | 690 (MLB Rank: 9) |
GF | 33 (MLB Rank: 2,394) |
W | 314 (MLB Rank: 17) |
L | 265 (MLB Rank: 6) |
SV | 10 (MLB Rank: 1,271) |
ERA | 3.11 (MLB Rank: 1,581) |
IP | 5350 (MLB Rank: 6) |
SHO | 53 (MLB Rank: 16) |
CG | 303 (MLB Rank: 39) |
SO | 3,534 (MLB Rank: 8) |
BB | 1379 (MLB Rank: 21) |
H | 4,938 (MLB Rank: 5) |
HR | 399 (MLB Rank: 14) |
SO9 | 5.95 (MLB Rank: 4,033) |
BB9 | 2.32 (MLB Rank: 10,133) |
H9 | 8.31 (MLB Rank: 9,214) |
HR9 | 0.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318) |
WHIP | 1.181 (MLB Rank: 10,721) |
WAR | 93.2 (MLB Rank: 13) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1983)
In his final season (1983), Gaylord Perry recorded the following stats:
GS | 30 |
W | 7 |
L | 14 |
ERA | 4.64 |
IP | 186.1 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 3 |
SO | 82 |
BB | 49 |
H | 214 |
HR | 24 |
SO9 | 3.96 |
BB9 | 2.37 |
H9 | 10.34 |
HR9 | 1.16 |
WHIP | 1.411 |
WAR | 1.3 |
📈 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |