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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-7		19	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	10 (7)	Apr 20	SFG		CHC	L,0-4		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	17 (6)	Apr 26	SFG		MLN	L,2-9		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (5)	May 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,17-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	35 (10)	May 16	SFG		NYM	W,6-5	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	36	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	39 (2)	May 19 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,6-5		19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	44 (4)	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-4		17	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	48 (3)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	52 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9		17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	55 (2)	Jun 7	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	65 (9)	Jun 16 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	69 (3)	Jun 21	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-6		5	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	71 (1)	Jun 23	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-10		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	73 (1)	Jun 25	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	76 (1)	Jun 29	SFG		CIN	L,3-7		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81 (4)	Jul 4	SFG		MLN	L,3-6		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	89 (7)	Jul 13	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (4)	Jul 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,7-9	GS	29	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
22	105 (10)	Jul 29	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (2)	Aug 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,11-12		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (1)	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	125 (14)	Aug 21	SFG		MLN	L,2-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	129 (3)	Aug 25	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	137 (7)	Sep 2 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,5-7		21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	145 (7)	Sep 10	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4		10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	148 (2)	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	155 (6)	Sep 21	SFG		NYM	L,4-5		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	160 (4)	Sep 27	SFG		PIT	L,3-8		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							31gm		76.0	4	12	0	16	0