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Cy Perkins

Ralph Foster Perkins

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: February 27, 1896 in Gloucester, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1915
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees/Tigers 1915-1934

Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: October 2, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, MA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:17AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1669. Nick Punto… #1670. Jesus Alou… #1671. Marlon Anderson… #1672. CY PERKINS… #1673. Rebel Oakes… #1674. Jose Pagan… #1675. Joe Yeager… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1915 19 PHA AL 7 24 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .200 .304 .250 .554 69 5 0 1 /2
1917 21 PHA AL 6 21 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .167 .250 .167 .417 28 3 0 1 /2
1918 22 PHA AL 68 230 218 9 41 4 1 1 14 1 8 15 .188 .217 .229 .446 34 50 0 4 2
1919 23 PHA AL 101 336 305 22 77 12 7 2 29 2 27 22 .252 .313 .357 .671 87 109 0 4 2/6
1920 24 PHA AL 148 535 492 40 128 24 6 5 52 5 6 28 35 .260 .303 .364 .667 75 179 2 13 *2/4
1921 25 PHA AL 141 581 538 58 155 31 4 12 73 5 9 32 32 .288 .329 .428 .757 92 230 1 10 *2
1922 26 PHA AL 148 560 505 58 135 20 6 6 69 1 7 40 30 .267 .322 .366 .689 78 185 1 14 *2 MVP-26
1923 27 PHA AL 143 579 500 53 135 34 5 2 65 1 3 65 30 .270 .356 .370 .726 90 185 2 12 *2 MVP-20
1924 28 PHA AL 128 432 392 31 95 19 4 0 32 3 4 31 20 .242 .304 .311 .616 58 122 4 5 *2
1925 29 PHA AL 65 177 140 21 43 10 0 1 18 0 0 26 6 .307 .426 .400 .826 105 56 3 8 2/5
1926 30 PHA AL 63 181 148 14 43 6 0 0 19 0 2 18 7 .291 .371 .331 .702 80 49 1 14 2
1927 31 PHA AL 59 154 137 11 35 7 2 1 15 0 2 12 8 .255 .315 .358 .673 71 49 0 5 2/3
1928 32 PHA AL 19 31 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 .172 .200 .172 .372 -3 5 0 1 2
1929 33 PHA AL 38 84 76 4 16 4 0 0 9 0 0 5 4 .211 .259 .263 .522 33 20 0 3 2
1930 34 PHA AL 20 40 38 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .158 .200 .211 .411 2 8 0 0 2/3
1931 35 NYY AL 16 49 47 3 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 4 .255 .286 .277 .562 51 13 1 0 2
1934 38 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
17 Seasons 1171 4015 3604 329 933 175 35 30 409 18 34 301 221 .259 .319 .352 .670 76 1268 15 95
162 Game Avg. 162 555 499 46 129 24 5 4 57 2 42 31 .259 .319 .352 .670 76 175 2 13
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHA (15 yrs) 1154 3965 3556 326 921 174 35 30 402 18 34 300 217 .259 .319 .353 .672 76 1255 14 95
NYY (1 yr) 16 49 47 3 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 4 .255 .286 .277 .562 51 13 1 0
DET (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1915 19 PHA AL 24 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
1917 21 PHA AL 21 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
1918 22 PHA AL 230 -16 -1 0 0 3 4 8 -2 -0.6 -5 -0.6 0.0 $ 2
1919 23 PHA AL 336 -7 -2 0 0 0 6 12 9 0.8 9 1.0 -0.2 $ 2/6
1920 24 PHA AL 535 -19 -3 0 0 1 5 18 2 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ *2/4
1921 25 PHA AL 581 -14 -5 0 0 0 5 19 5 0.6 5 0.5 0.1 $ *2
1922 26 PHA AL 560 -15 -3 0 0 0 5 18 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ *2 MVP-26
1923 27 PHA AL 579 -6 -2 0 0 -1 4 19 14 1.4 15 1.5 -0.1 $ *2 MVP-20
1924 28 PHA AL 432 -24 -2 0 0 2 4 14 -6 -0.5 -8 -0.8 0.3 $ *2
1925 29 PHA AL 177 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 1.0 10 0.9 0.1 $ 2/5
1926 30 PHA AL 181 -3 -2 0 0 1 2 6 4 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $ 2
1927 31 PHA AL 154 -7 -1 0 0 0 2 5 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 2/3
1928 32 PHA AL 31 -4 -1 0 0 0 1 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 2
1929 33 PHA AL 84 -8 0 0 0 0 1 3 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 2
1930 34 PHA AL 40 -6 0 0 0 0 1 1 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ 2/3
1931 35 NYY AL 49 -4 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 2
1934 38 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
17 Seasons 4015 -133 -22 0 0 5 43 134 27 2.4 22 2.1 0.3 $
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
PHA (15 yrs) 3965 -129 -22 0 0 5 42 132 28 2.5 23 2.2 0.3 $
NYY (1 yr) 49 -4 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1915 PHA AL 19 C 6 50 38 8 4 0 .920 7.67 .965 6.47 0 11 5 31%
1917 PHA AL 21 C 6 46 31 14 1 1 .978 7.50 .971 5.72 0 7 9 56%
1918 PHA AL 22 C 60 307 201 103 3 12 .990 5.07 .970 5.51 4 64 57 47%
1919 PHA AL 23 C 87 488 340 134 14 16 .971 5.45 .974 5.57 7 87 74 46%
1919 PHA AL 23 SS 8 31 12 17 2 1 .935 3.63 .942 5.24
1920 PHA AL 24 C 146 718 524 179 15 17 .979 4.82 .973 5.11 12 96 128 57%
1920 PHA AL 24 2B 1 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 7.00 .961 5.70
1921 PHA AL 25 C 141 697 540 137 20 18 .971 4.80 .971 4.89 12 84 81 49%
1922 PHA AL 26 C 141 571 432 130 9 11 .984 3.99 .977 4.81 14 70 62 47% MVP-26
1923 PHA AL 27 C 137 594 475 102 17 12 .971 4.21 .975 4.82 16 80 60 43% MVP-20
1924 PHA AL 28 C 128 526 415 102 9 9 .983 4.04 .972 4.61 7 73 48 40%
1925 PHA AL 29 C 58 254 213 36 5 3 .980 4.29 .977 4.60 1 20 18 47%
1925 PHA AL 29 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20
1926 PHA AL 30 C 55 247 205 38 4 5 .984 4.42 .979 4.66 2 23 19 45%
1927 PHA AL 31 C 54 195 162 29 4 2 .979 3.54 .974 4.63 2 17 16 48%
1927 PHA AL 31 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .990 10.70
1928 PHA AL 32 C 19 55 47 7 1 0 .982 2.84 .976 4.71 1 10 3 23%
1929 PHA AL 33 C 38 101 85 15 1 1 .990 2.63 .976 4.69 1 15 5 25%
1930 PHA AL 34 C 19 55 50 3 2 0 .964 2.79 .984 4.88 0 3 0 0%
1930 PHA AL 34 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 2.00 .990 10.00
1931 NYY AL 35 C 16 51 51 0 0 0 1.000 3.19 .981 4.92 0 5 4 44%
16 Seasons C 1111 4955 3809 1037 109 107 .978 4.36 .974 4.92 79 665 589 47%
1 Season SS 8 31 12 17 2 1 .935 3.63 .942 5.24
2 Seasons 1B 2 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.50 .990 10.35
1 Season 2B 1 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 7.00 .961 5.70
1 Season 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.20
17 Seasons TOT 1123 4996 3828 1057 111 110 .978 4.35 .974 4.93 79 665 589 47%
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1958 BBWAA ( 0.8%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1922 AL (26, 2%)
1923 AL (20, 2%)
0.04 Career Shares (1177th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1921 AL  12 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Career  16.3 (230th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1921 AL  44.8 (10th)

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1920 AL  146 (3rd)
1921 AL  141 (1st)
1922 AL  141 (2nd)
1923 AL  137 (1st)
1924 AL  128 (3rd)
Career  1,111 (86th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1920 AL  524 (3rd)
1921 AL  540 (1st)
1922 AL  432 (5th)
1923 AL  475 (4th)
1924 AL  415 (4th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1919 AL  134 (1st)
1920 AL  179 (1st)
1921 AL  137 (1st)
1922 AL  130 (2nd)
1923 AL  102 (3rd)
1924 AL  102 (4th)
Career  1,037 (41st)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1919 AL  14 (2nd)
1920 AL  15 (4th)
1921 AL  20 (1st)
1923 AL  17 (1st)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1919 AL  7 (5th)
1920 AL  12 (1st)
1921 AL  12 (1st)
1922 AL  14 (2nd)
1923 AL  16 (1st)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1919 AL  85 (2nd)
1920 AL  87 (1st)
1921 AL  89 (1st)
1922 AL  70 (4th)
1923 AL  78 (1st)
1924 AL  69 (3rd)
Career  665 (92nd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1919 AL  74 (1st)
1920 AL  114 (1st)
1921 AL  76 (1st)
1922 AL  63 (3rd)
1923 AL  61 (3rd)
1924 AL  48 (5th)
Career  589 (48th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1918 AL  47.1 (5th)
1920 AL  56.7 (2nd)
1921 AL  46.1 (5th)
1922 AL  47.4 (5th)
Career  47.0 (54th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1919 AL  5.45 (1st)
1920 AL  4.82 (3rd)
1921 AL  4.80 (1st)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
1920 AL  .979 (5th)
1922 AL  .984 (2nd)
1923 AL  .971 (5th)
1924 AL  .983 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1915 AL  born 1896-02-27 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1843), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (603), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Mike Scioscia (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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