Gaylord Perry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: September 15, 1938 in Williamston, NC us

Died: December 1, 2022 in Gaffney, SC

Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, SC

High School: Williamston HS (Williamston, NC)

School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 14, 1962 (Age 23-211d, 11,952nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1983 (Age 45-006d)
vs. CAL 5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991. (Voted by BBWAA on 342/443 ballots)
View Gaylord Perry's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Gaylord Jackson Perry

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Perry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

90.0

314

265

ERA

3.11

777

690

5350.0

3534

WHIP

1.181

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SEA		NYY	W,5-4	GS	22	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 10	SEA		MIN	L,3-6	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 15	SEA		OAK	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 20	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-11	GS	28	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 26	SEA		BOS	W,7-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 1	SEA		BAL	L,2-8	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 17	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	GS	26	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 22	SEA		MIL	L,0-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 27	SEA	@	MIL	W,7-5	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (4)	Jun 1	SEA	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 6	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	61 (4)	Jun 11	SEA		KCR	L,1-4	GS	30	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	66 (4)	Jun 17	SEA	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	71 (4)	Jun 22	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Seattle Mariners to Kansas City Royals
17	78	Jul 11	KCR		TOR	L,4-7	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	83 (4)	Jul 16	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-17	GS	16	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	88 (4)	Jul 22 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	94 (5)	Jul 27	KCR		CLE	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	100 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	106 (5)	Aug 7	KCR		BOS	W,1-0	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	111 (4)	Aug 13 (1)	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	118 (6)	Aug 19 (1)	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	124 (5)	Aug 24	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	130 (5)	Aug 29	KCR		BAL	L,2-9	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	135 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	141 (5)	Sep 9	KCR	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	146 (4)	Sep 16	KCR		OAK	W,6-5	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	152 (5)	Sep 21	KCR		CAL	L,0-3	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							30gm		186.1	10	30	1	41	1