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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 12	SFG		SDP	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 17	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 21	SFG		STL	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS	28	6.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (4)	May 2	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 7	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	GS	37	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 11	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 16	SFG		LAD	L,6-9	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
10	41 (3)	May 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	49 (3)	May 30 (1)	SFG		MON	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	54 (4)	Jun 4	SFG		PHI	L,3-5	GS	22	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 9	SFG	@	MON	L,0-4	GS	30	6.2	0	6	0	6	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-9	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 19	SFG		SDP	W,7-4	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	74 (4)	Jun 25	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
18	79 (4)	Jun 30	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	30	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	84 (4)	Jul 5	SFG		LAD	L,3-7	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	89 (4)	Jul 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	92 (2)	Jul 16	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	97 (4)	Jul 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-11	GS	22	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	102 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	107 (4)	Jul 30	SFG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	113 (5)	Aug 4	SFG	@	STL	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	117 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	39	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	121 (3)	Aug 13	SFG		NYM	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
28	124 (2)	Aug 17	SFG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
29	127 (2)	Aug 21	SFG	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	29	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	131 (3)	Aug 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS	26	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	135 (3)	Aug 31	SFG		ATL	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	139 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
33	144 (4)	Sep 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-7	GS	31	7.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
34	148 (3)	Sep 14	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	152 (3)	Sep 18	SFG		SDP	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
36	156 (3)	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	160 (3)	Sep 28	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
							37gm		280.0	21	41	5	67	5