Jim Perry Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Jim Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975, appearing in 630 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 215 W and 174 L, an ERA of 3.45, 1,576 SO, a WHIP of 1.255, and a WAR of 38.6.

🧾 Basic Profile

Jim Perry
NameJim Perry
Date of BirthOctober 30, 1935
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsBoth
MLB Debut1959
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Jim Perry Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Jim Perry appeared in 630 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1959 to 1975. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS447 (MLB Rank: 89)
GF64 (MLB Rank: 1,311)
W215 (MLB Rank: 92)
L174 (MLB Rank: 85)
SV10 (MLB Rank: 1,293)
ERA3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,377)
IP3285.2 (MLB Rank: 97)
SHO32 (MLB Rank: 99)
CG109 (MLB Rank: 361)
SO1,576 (MLB Rank: 208)
BB998 (MLB Rank: 120)
H3,127 (MLB Rank: 111)
HR308 (MLB Rank: 55)
SO94.32 (MLB Rank: 6,780)
BB92.73 (MLB Rank: 9,369)
H98.57 (MLB Rank: 8,682)
HR90.84 (MLB Rank: 5,240)
WHIP1.255 (MLB Rank: 10,108)
WAR38.6 (MLB Rank: 192)

📊 Last Season Summary (1975)

In his final season (1975), Jim Perry recorded the following stats:

GS17
GF2
W4
L10
ERA5.38
IP105.1
SHO1
CG2
SO44
BB44
H107
HR15
SO93.76
BB93.76
H99.14
HR91.28
WHIP1.434
WAR−1.8

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1970, 24 W
  • Most SO: 1970, 168 SO
  • Most IP: 1970, 278.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1969, 6.3 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1968, 2.27 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Jim Perry appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 6.84, pitched 17.1 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.

Jim Perry Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1959
12
10
2.65
0.545
4
79
153
2.4
1.157
10
122
55
54
45
140
3.48
4.6
1.44
13
44
18
8
2
0.6
7.2
3.2
1
2
7
2
615
1960
18
10
3.62
0.643
1
120
261.1
2.5
1.332
35
257
91
118
105
104
4.44
4.1
1.32
36
41
3
10
4
1.2
8.9
3.1
0
4
3
3
1103
1961
10
17
4.71
0.37
0
90
223.2
-0.1
1.453
28
238
87
132
117
83
4.64
3.6
1.03
35
35
0
6
1
1.1
9.6
3.5
0
6
5
5
983
1962
12
12
4.14
0.5
0
74
193.2
1.4
1.404
21
213
59
94
89
93
4.21
3.4
1.25
27
35
5
7
3
1
9.9
2.7
2
2
1
0
819
1963
9
9
3.83
0.5
1
72
178.2
0.8
1.332
17
179
59
83
76
95
3.93
3.6
1.22
25
40
6
5
1
0.9
9
3
0
2
4
4
768
1964
6
3
3.44
0.667
2
55
65.1
0.7
1.286
7
61
23
26
25
105
3.42
7.6
2.39
1
42
9
0
0
1
8.4
3.2
0
1
4
6
279
1965
12
7
2.63
0.632
0
88
167.2
2.6
1.127
18
142
47
57
49
136
3.76
4.7
1.87
19
36
3
4
2
1
7.6
2.5
0
3
2
4
679
1966
11
7
2.54
0.611
0
122
184.1
3.8
1.096
17
149
53
61
52
142
3.37
6
2.3
25
33
2
8
1
0.8
7.3
2.6
0
5
4
6
742
1967
8
7
3.03
0.533
0
94
130.2
2.4
1.324
8
123
50
51
44
116
3.11
6.5
1.88
11
37
7
3
2
0.6
8.5
3.4
0
3
5
2
549
1968
8
6
2.27
0.571
1
69
139
4
1
8
113
26
37
35
139
2.81
4.5
2.65
18
32
4
3
2
0.5
7.3
1.7
0
5
2
2
556
1969
20
6
2.82
0.769
0
153
261.2
6.3
1.185
18
244
66
87
82
131
3.09
5.3
2.32
36
46
4
12
3
0.6
8.4
2.3
0
9
10
3
1079
1970
24
12
3.04
0.667
0
168
278.2
3.8
1.13
20
258
57
112
94
125
3.08
5.4
2.95
40
40
0
13
4
0.6
8.3
1.8
0
9
10
3
1141
1971
17
17
4.23
0.5
1
126
270
1.6
1.352
39
263
102
135
127
84
4.58
4.2
1.24
39
40
1
8
0
1.3
8.8
3.4
0
5
10
5
1146
1972
13
16
3.35
0.448
0
85
217.2
0.4
1.153
14
191
60
93
81
96
3.39
3.5
1.42
35
35
0
5
2
0.6
7.9
2.5
0
8
5
4
898
1973
14
13
4.03
0.519
0
66
203
3.5
1.379
22
225
55
96
91
101
4.2
2.9
1.2
34
35
0
7
1
1
10
2.4
0
4
5
2
867
1974
17
12
2.96
0.586
0
71
252
4.3
1.214
11
242
64
94
83
122
3.4
2.5
1.11
36
36
0
8
3
0.4
8.6
2.3
0
5
10
1
1042
1975
4
10
5.38
0.286
0
44
105.1
-1.8
1.434
15
107
44
77
63
69
5.06
3.8
1
17
23
2
2
1
1.3
9.1
3.8
0
7
6
3
466