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Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Jackson Perry

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 15, 1938 in Williamston, NC
High School: Williamston HS (Williamston, NC)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Teams (by GP): Giants/Indians/Rangers/Padres/Mariners/... 1962-1983
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: September 21, 1983
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1991 (342/443 ballots).
   View Gaylord Perry Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Relatives: Brother of Jim Perry
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Standard Batting

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
1962 23 SFG NL 13 15 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 25 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 24 SFG NL 32 18 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .278 .500 44 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 25 SFG NL 46 66 56 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .054 .085 .071 .156 -56 4 0 1 7 1 0 1
1965 26 SFG NL 49 72 64 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .156 .194 .156 .350 -1 10 1 1 5 0 0 1
1966 27 SFG NL 36 93 86 4 16 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .186 .195 .198 .393 8 17 0 0 6 0 0 1 AS,MVP-18
1967 28 SFG NL 42 106 91 2 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .143 .143 .154 .297 -15 14 1 0 15 0 0 1
1968 29 SFG NL 39 107 97 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 35 .113 .131 .113 .245 -26 11 1 0 8 0 0 1
1969 30 SFG NL 40 129 117 5 14 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 47 .120 .156 .154 .310 -12 18 3 1 7 0 0 1
1970 31 SFG NL 41 132 120 7 14 3 0 1 7 0 0 0 47 .117 .123 .167 .290 -23 20 1 1 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 32 SFG NL 38 111 98 5 10 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 32 .102 .129 .143 .272 -23 14 5 0 10 0 0 1
1972 33 CLE AL 41 131 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 43 .155 .197 .200 .397 17 22 2 1 14 1 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1973 34 CLE AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 35 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-17
1975 36 TOT AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 36 CLE AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 36 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 37 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 38 TEX AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 39 SDP NL 37 102 87 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 31 .092 .112 .115 .227 -34 10 1 0 13 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 40 SDP NL 32 84 71 2 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 19 .085 .110 .155 .265 -26 11 2 0 11 0 0 1 AS
1980 41 TOT AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 41 TEX AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 41 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 42 ATL NL 24 54 48 5 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 10 .250 .265 .354 .619 73 17 3 1 5 0 0 1
1982 43 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 44 TOT AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 44 SEA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 44 KCR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Yrs 787 1220 1076 48 141 17 0 6 47 0 0 22 369 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 176 20 6 113 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 251 221 10 29 3 0 1 10 0 0 5 76 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 36 4 1 23 1 0
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
SFG (10 yrs) 376 849 760 31 98 9 0 3 26 0 0 13 266 .129 .148 .153 .300 -15 116 12 4 70 2 0
TEX (4 yrs) 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (4 yrs) 134 131 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 43 .155 .197 .200 .397 17 22 2 1 14 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 69 186 158 7 14 4 0 1 5 0 0 4 50 .089 .111 .133 .244 -30 21 3 0 24 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 24 54 48 5 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 10 .250 .265 .354 .619 73 17 3 1 5 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 318 131 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 43 .155 .197 .200 .397 17 22 2 1 14 1 0
NL (13 yrs) 469 1089 966 43 124 15 0 5 38 0 0 17 326 .128 .147 .159 .307 -13 154 18 5 99 2 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 23 SFG NL 13 15 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $7,000 1
1963 24 SFG NL 32 18 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $8,000 1
1964 25 SFG NL 46 66 -10 -0 0 0 8 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.4 .492 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 $9,000 1
1965 26 SFG NL 49 72 -9 0 0 0 8 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $17,000 1
1966 27 SFG NL 36 93 -11 -1 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $20,000 1 AS,MVP-18
1967 28 SFG NL 42 106 -15 0 0 0 12 -3 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 1 $35,000 1
1968 29 SFG NL 39 107 -15 -0 0 0 11 -4 -0.5 4 -1 -0.5 .486 .497 -0.5 0.1 -1 $45,000 1
1969 30 SFG NL 40 129 -17 -0 -0 0 15 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $60,000 1
1970 31 SFG NL 41 132 -21 -0 1 0 16 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.5 .488 .497 -0.5 0.0 -1 $75,000 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 32 SFG NL 38 111 -17 -1 -0 0 12 -6 -0.7 3 -2 -0.7 .482 .496 -0.7 0.0 -3 $75,000 1
1972 33 CLE AL 41 131 -11 0 -0 0 13 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 -0.0 6 $75,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1973 34 CLE AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $100,000 1 CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 35 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $100,000 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-17
1975 36 CLE AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $160,000 1
1975 36 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1976 37 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 38 TEX AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 39 SDP NL 37 102 -16 0 0 0 12 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .486 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $ 1 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 40 SDP NL 32 84 -14 -0 -0 0 10 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .487 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $175,000 1 AS
1980 41 TEX AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $200,000 1
1980 41 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 42 ATL NL 24 54 -2 -0 -1 0 6 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .514 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $300,000 1
1982 43 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $150,000 1
1983 44 SEA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 44 KCR AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
22 Seasons 787 1220 -161 -3 0 0 136 -27 -2.9 39 12 -3.0 .496 .499 -3.1 0.6 12 $1,611,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
SFG (10 yrs) 376 849 -118 -2 2 0 95 -24 -2.5 28 4 -2.7 .493 .498 -2.7 0.3 4 $351,000
TEX (4 yrs) 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $200,000
CLE (4 yrs) 134 131 -11 0 -0 0 13 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 6 $435,000
SDP (2 yrs) 69 186 -30 -0 -0 0 22 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.9 .486 .497 -0.9 0.0 -3 $175,000
SEA (2 yrs) 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $150,000
KCR (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
ATL (1 yr) 24 54 -2 -0 -1 0 6 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .514 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $300,000
NYY (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1962 23 SFG NL 15 12 1 2.2 102 .333 .231 .269 .231 .336 .231 .408 .462 .744 25 .213 -1.4 -0.1 .300 .000 .000
1963 24 SFG NL 18 14 1 1.9 89 .333 .222 .253 .222 .315 .278 .378 .500 .693 44 .214 -1.3 -0.1 .357 .056 .056
1964 25 SFG NL 66 61 1 0.4 95 .088 .054 .266 .085 .324 .071 .394 .156 .718 -56 .017 -11.7 -1.2 .113 .036 .018
1965 26 SFG NL 72 60 2 0.9 96 .222 .156 .262 .194 .326 .156 .395 .350 .721 -1 .058 -8.8 -0.9 .236 .031 .000
1966 27 SFG NL 93 76 4 1.4 100 .262 .186 .269 .195 .329 .198 .406 .393 .734 8 .120 -11.0 -1.2 .257 .023 .012
1967 28 SFG NL 106 94 2 0.6 90 .206 .143 .258 .143 .321 .154 .379 .297 .700 -15 .028 -13.8 -1.5 .177 .011 .011
1968 29 SFG NL 107 95 2 0.6 82 .177 .113 .253 .131 .311 .113 .357 .245 .668 -26 .034 -15.2 -1.8 .149 .021 .000
1969 30 SFG NL 129 113 3 0.7 94 .188 .120 .258 .156 .328 .154 .383 .310 .711 -12 .038 -17.9 -1.9 .217 .068 .034 .0
1970 31 SFG NL 132 118 3 0.7 103 .178 .117 .266 .123 .338 .167 .406 .290 .745 -23 .029 -21.1 -2.1 .196 .050 .050 .0
1971 32 SFG NL 111 103 1 0.3 92 .138 .102 .259 .129 .325 .143 .379 .272 .703 -23 .006 -16.1 -1.7 .183 .071 .041 .0
1972 33 CLE AL 131 110 5 1.2 86 .239 .155 .251 .197 .320 .200 .362 .397 .683 17 .120 -11.8 -1.3 .295 .091 .045 .0
1978 39 SDP NL 102 93 2 0.6 87 .143 .092 .251 .112 .318 .115 .370 .227 .687 -34 .026 -15.0 -1.6 .150 .046 .023
1979 40 SDP NL 84 78 1 0.4 94 .098 .085 .260 .110 .325 .155 .387 .265 .712 -26 .010 -12.2 -1.2 .194 .099 .070 .0
1981 42 ATL NL 54 44 4 2.5 94 .297 .250 .266 .265 .332 .354 .381 .619 .713 73 .280 -2.0 -0.2 .462 .104 .104 .0
22 Yrs 1220 1071 32 0.8 93 .192 .131 .259 .153 .325 .164 .383 .316 .707 -10 .048 -159.4 -17.0 .214 .053 .033 .0
162 Game Avg. 251 220 7 0.8 93 .192 .131 .259 .153 .325 .164 .383 .316 .707 -10 .048 -159.4 -17.0 .214 .053 .033
SFG (10 yrs) 849 746 20 0.7 94 .193 .129 .261 .148 .326 .153 .387 .300 .713 -15 .039 -118.4 -12.6 .197 .041 .024 .0
SDP (2 yrs) 186 171 3 0.5 90 .121 .089 .255 .111 .321 .133 .377 .244 .698 -30 .017 -27.2 -2.8 .170 .070 .044 .0
ATL (1 yr) 54 44 4 2.5 94 .297 .250 .266 .265 .332 .354 .381 .619 .713 73 .281 -2.0 -0.2 .462 .104 .104 .0
CLE (4 yrs) 131 110 5 1.2 86 .239 .155 .251 .197 .320 .200 .362 .397 .683 17 .120 -11.8 -1.3 .295 .091 .045 .0
NL (13 yrs) 1089 961 27 0.8 93 .187 .128 .260 .147 .325 .159 .385 .307 .710 -13 .042 -147.5 -15.7 .205 .049 .031 .0
AL (9 yrs) 131 110 5 1.2 86 .239 .155 .251 .197 .320 .200 .362 .397 .683 17 .120 -11.8 -1.3 .295 .091 .045 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 32 SFG NL NLCS PIT L 2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 2 0 0
1 NLCS 2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 2 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 SFG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SFG NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CLE AL 35 as P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1979 SDP NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (5 GP) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1962 23 SFG NL 15 0.0% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 13.0 6.00 60%
1963 24 SFG NL 18 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 5.6% 25% 3.0 3.50 67%
1964 25 SFG NL 66 0.0% 34.9% 1.5% 1.5% 33% 23.00 2.4 18.7 4.29 52%
1965 26 SFG NL 72 0.0% 26.4% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 9.50 3.4 32.0 3.20 63%
1966 27 SFG NL 93 0.0% 26.9% 1.1% 1.1% 6% 25.00 3.4 43.0 3.00 66%
1967 28 SFG NL 106 0.0% 26.4% 0.0% 0.9% 8% 3.3 45.5 3.47 59%
1968 29 SFG NL 107 0.0% 32.7% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 17.50 2.8 32.3 2.39 58%
1969 30 SFG NL 129 0.8% 36.4% 3.1% 1.6% 14% 11.75 2.5 117.0 58.5 1.91 53%
1970 31 SFG NL 132 0.8% 35.6% 0.0% 3.0% 29% 2.6 120.0 17.1 2.74 55%
1971 32 SFG NL 111 0.9% 28.8% 2.7% 1.8% 20% 10.67 3.1 98.0 24.5 4.14 59%
1972 33 CLE AL 131 0.8% 32.8% 3.8% 2.3% 18% 8.60 2.6 110.0 12.2 2.61 51%
1978 39 SDP NL 102 0.0% 30.4% 2.0% 2.0% 25% 15.50 2.8 29.0 2.10 55%
1979 40 SDP NL 84 1.2% 22.6% 2.4% 3.6% 50% 9.50 3.7 71.0 35.5 4.45 61%
1981 42 ATL NL 54 1.9% 18.5% 0.0% 5.6% 25% 4.8 48.0 6.9 1.54 69%
22 Yrs 1220 0.5% 30.3% 1.8% 1.9% 16% 16.77 2.9 179.3 22.9 2.83 58%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.0% 8.4% 6.2% 28% 1.66 6.4 44.4 8.9 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 23 SFG NL -1.4 -0.1 15 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .73 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.92 -1.1 0
1963 24 SFG NL -1.3 -0.1 20 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 .85 -0.2 0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.81 -2.1 0
1964 25 SFG NL -11.7 -1.2 67 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 1.04 -0.9 -0.0 -9.8 -1.0 0.92 -9.8 1.53 0
1965 26 SFG NL -8.9 -0.9 73 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 .87 -1.0 0.3 -12.2 -1.3 0.97 -10.9 0
1966 27 SFG NL -11.0 -1.2 94 -1.1 0.5 -1.7 .85 -1.3 -0.1 -13.1 -1.4 0.92 -13.0 0
1967 28 SFG NL -13.8 -1.5 108 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 1.00 -1.5 -0.2 -17.3 -1.9 0.92 -16.8 0
1968 29 SFG NL -15.2 -1.8 108 -1.7 0.6 -2.3 1.03 -1.6 -0.0 -15.0 -1.7 0.96 -15.0 0
1969 30 SFG NL -17.9 -1.9 129 -1.7 0.8 -2.5 .89 -1.7 -0.2 -21.5 -2.3 0.95 -18.5 0
1970 31 SFG NL -21.3 -2.2 135 -1.6 1.0 -2.6 .95 -1.8 0.1 -19.4 -2.0 0.98 -20.0 0
1971 32 SFG NL -16.1 -1.7 112 -1.3 0.9 -2.2 .93 -1.6 0.2 -17.0 -1.8 1.01 -15.8 1.66 1
1972 33 CLE AL -11.8 -1.3 132 -1.1 1.2 -2.4 .98 -1.1 -0.1 -9.7 -1.1 0.97 -11.7 0
1973 34 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1974 35 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1975 36 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 36 CLE AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 36 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1976 37 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1977 38 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1978 39 SDP NL -15.0 -1.6 104 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 1.00 -1.5 -0.1 -16.1 -1.8 1.00 -15.8 0
1979 40 SDP NL -12.2 -1.2 84 -1.5 0.3 -1.9 .88 -1.5 -0.2 -15.5 -1.7 0.86 -15.6 0
1980 41 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1980 41 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1980 41 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1981 42 ATL NL -2.0 -0.2 55 -0.2 0.7 -1.0 .94 -0.2 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.99 -2.4 0
1982 43 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1983 44 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 44 SEA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 44 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
22 Yrs -159.6 -17.1 1236 -15.5 8.5 -24.1 .95 -16.0 -0.4 -170.6 -18.4 0.95 -168.3 1.66 1
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1962 23 SFG NL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 24 SFG NL 0 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1964 25 SFG NL 3 0 0% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 26 SFG NL 0 0 31% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 67% 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1966 27 SFG NL 0 0 24% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1967 28 SFG NL 0 0 15% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 29 SFG NL 0 0 23% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1969 30 SFG NL 2 0 22% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1970 31 SFG NL 2 0 43% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20% 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1971 32 SFG NL 0 0 33% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1972 33 CLE AL 2 0 18% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1978 39 SDP NL 0 0 50% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
1979 40 SDP NL 0 0 14% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 42 ATL NL 0 0 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 Yrs 10 0 26% 259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 15 25% 39 33 6 5 4 1 16 7 8

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 23 SFG NL 15 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 10 1 10% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1963 24 SFG NL 18 22% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1964 25 SFG NL 66 20% 3 0 0 0 0 1.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 9 0 0% 13 5 38% 34 3 9% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1965 26 SFG NL 72 25% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 12 1 8% 15 3 20% 49 2 4% 6 2 33% 3 1 33% 0
1966 27 SFG NL 93 29% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 12 0 0% 18 3 17% 51 2 4% 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1967 28 SFG NL 106 20% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 88% 22 1 5% 24 6 25% 60 2 3% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1968 29 SFG NL 107 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 17 1 6% 20 4 20% 62 4 6% 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 0
1969 30 SFG NL 129 18% 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 12 7 58% 23 3 13% 27 5 19% 87 1 1% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1970 31 SFG NL 132 20% 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 12 10 83% 27 1 4% 30 10 33% 92 7 8% 4 3 75% 3 2 67% 0
1971 32 SFG NL 111 24% 10 1 0 0 0 1.66 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 17 10 59% 24 5 21% 26 11 42% 74 4 5% 4 1 25% 4 3 75% 0
1972 33 CLE AL 131 43% 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14 14 100% 24 2 8% 23 9 39% 91 8 9% 6 4 67% 4 2 50% 0
1978 39 SDP NL 102 34% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 87% 18 1 6% 27 9 33% 66 4 6% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
1979 40 SDP NL 84 27% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 11 92% 14 2 14% 21 2 10% 41 1 2% 7 1 14% 0 0 0
1981 42 ATL NL 54 17% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 5 83% 10 3 30% 13 1 8% 37 6 16% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
22 Yrs 1220 26% 141 1 0 0 0 1.66 6 0 29 5 1 4 2 0 140 113 81% 219 20 9% 264 69 26% 764 45 6% 56 17 30% 26 13 50% 0
MLB Averages 54% 78% 11% 33% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 23 13 15 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 25 3 0 0 2 0 0
1963 24 45 33 31 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .226 .226 .258 .484 36 8 0 0 2 0 0
1964 25 91 99 87 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 33 .115 .133 .138 .271 -24 12 0 1 9 1 0
1965 26 140 171 151 5 20 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 52 .132 .159 .146 .305 -14 22 1 2 14 1 0
1966 27 176 264 237 9 36 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 77 .152 .172 .165 .337 -6 39 1 2 20 1 0
1967 28 218 370 328 11 49 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 105 .149 .164 .162 .326 -8 53 2 2 35 1 0
1968 29 257 477 425 14 60 4 0 0 13 0 0 6 140 .141 .157 .151 .307 -12 64 3 2 43 1 0
1969 30 297 606 542 19 74 5 0 1 15 0 0 10 187 .137 .156 .151 .308 -12 82 6 3 50 1 0
1970 31 338 738 662 26 88 8 0 2 22 0 0 10 234 .133 .150 .154 .305 -14 102 7 4 60 2 0
1971 32 376 849 760 31 98 9 0 3 26 0 0 13 266 .129 .148 .153 .300 -15 116 12 4 70 2 0
1972 33 417 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1973 34 458 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1974 35 495 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1975 36 532 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1976 37 564 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1977 38 598 980 870 36 115 11 0 4 35 0 0 18 309 .132 .154 .159 .313 -11 138 14 5 84 3 0
1978 39 635 1082 957 41 123 13 0 4 38 0 0 20 340 .129 .150 .155 .305 -13 148 15 5 97 3 0
1979 40 667 1166 1028 43 129 15 0 5 40 0 0 22 359 .125 .147 .155 .302 -14 159 17 5 108 3 0
1980 41 701 1166 1028 43 129 15 0 5 40 0 0 22 359 .125 .147 .155 .302 -14 159 17 5 108 3 0
1981 42 725 1220 1076 48 141 17 0 6 47 0 0 22 369 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 176 20 6 113 3 0
1982 43 757 1220 1076 48 141 17 0 6 47 0 0 22 369 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 176 20 6 113 3 0
1983 44 787 1220 1076 48 141 17 0 6 47 0 0 22 369 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 176 20 6 113 3 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 23 13 16 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 .286 .286 .571 1 13
1963 24 32 18 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .278 .500 1 32
1964 25 46 66 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .000 .034 .000 .034 0 46
1965 26 49 72 64 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 19 .156 .194 .156 .350 2 49
1966 27 36 92 85 4 15 1 0 0 2 0 1 25 .176 .186 .188 .374 3 36
1967 28 42 106 91 2 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 .143 .143 .154 .297 2 42
1968 29 39 108 98 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 2 35 .133 .150 .133 .283 2 39
1969 30 40 130 118 6 15 1 0 1 2 0 4 47 .127 .163 .161 .324 3 40
1970 31 41 131 119 6 13 3 0 1 6 0 0 47 .109 .116 .160 .275 2 41
1971 32 38 112 99 6 11 1 0 1 4 0 3 32 .111 .137 .152 .289 2 38
1972 33 43 140 117 6 20 2 0 1 11 0 6 45 .171 .216 .214 .430 5 41
1978 39 37 102 87 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 2 31 .092 .112 .115 .227 1 37
1979 40 32 83 70 2 5 2 0 1 2 0 2 19 .071 .097 .143 .240 1 32
1981 42 36 85 75 9 20 3 0 2 12 0 0 15 .267 .286 .387 .672 8 24
14 Yrs 524 1261 1111 54 151 17 0 7 51 0 23 376 .136 .158 .170 .328 33 510
162 Game Avg. 162 390 343 17 47 5 0 2 16 0 7 116 .136 .158 .170 .328 10 510

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1989 BBWAA (68.0%)
1990 BBWAA (72.1%)
1991 BBWAA (77.2%)
Selected to HOF in 1991 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1966 *
1970 *
1972 *
1974 (P)
1979 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1972 AL Cy Young
1978 NL Cy Young

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1966 NL (18, 3%)
1970 NL (14, 7%)
1972 AL (6, 26%)
1973 AL (26, 1%)
1974 AL (17, 5%)
1978 NL (8, 13%)
0.55 Career Shares (414th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (2, 42%)
1972 AL (1, 53%)
1973 AL (7, 1%)
1974 AL (4, 7%)
1978 NL (1, 97%)
2 Cy Youngs
2.00 Career Shares (15th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1970 NL  6.6 (4th)
1972 AL  10.6 (1st)
1973 AL  7.4 (4th)
1974 AL  8.2 (1st)
Career  84.5 (45th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1967 NL  15 (2nd)
1970 NL  10 (7th)
1972 AL  14 (7th)
1978 NL  13 (8th)
1979 NL  11 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1977 AL  born 1938-09-15 (5th)
1978 NL  born 1938-09-15 (4th)
1979 NL  born 1938-09-15 (4th)
1980 AL  born 1938-09-15 (2nd)
1981 NL  born 1938-09-15 (1st)
1982 AL  born 1938-09-15 (1st)
1983 AL  born 1938-09-15 (1st)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Red Faber (968) *
  2. Don Sutton (967) *
  3. Bill Doak (965)
  4. Burt Hooton (965)
  5. Bob Friend (964)
  6. Johnny Klippstein (964)
  7. Red Ames (962)
  8. Randy Johnson (962)
  9. Dennis Martinez (962)
  10. Larry Dierker (961)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Steve Rogers (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Doak (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bill Doak (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Doak (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bill Doak (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bill Doak (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bill Doak (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bill Doak (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bill Doak (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jerry Koosman (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jerry Koosman (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jerry Koosman (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Red Faber (968) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Red Faber (967) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Red Faber (968) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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