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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 (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/Rangers/Indians/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).
Relatives: Brother of Jim Perry
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1962 23 SFG NL 3 1 .750 5.23 13 7 1 1 0 0 43.0 54 29 25 3 14 2 20 0 0 3 195 73 1.581 11.3 0.6 2.9 4.2 1.43
1963 24 SFG NL 1 6 .143 4.03 31 4 6 0 0 2 76.0 84 41 34 10 29 7 52 2 1 4 340 80 1.487 9.9 1.2 3.4 6.2 1.79
1964 25 SFG NL 12 11 .522 2.75 44 19 11 5 2 5 206.1 179 65 63 16 43 6 155 5 0 5 832 130 1.076 7.8 0.7 1.9 6.8 3.60
1965 26 SFG NL 8 12 .400 4.19 47 26 8 6 0 1 195.2 194 105 91 21 70 16 170 6 0 12 848 86 1.349 8.9 1.0 3.2 7.8 2.43
1966 27 SFG NL 21 8 .724 2.99 36 35 0 13 3 0 255.2 242 92 85 15 40 3 201 5 0 7 1035 124 1.103 8.5 0.5 1.4 7.1 5.03 AS,MVP-18
1967 28 SFG NL 15 17 .469 2.61 39 37 2 18 3 1 293.0 231 98 85 20 84 17 230 4 1 13 1178 128 1.075 7.1 0.6 2.6 7.1 2.74
1968 29 SFG NL 16 15 .516 2.45 39 38 1 19 3 1 290.2 240 93 79 10 59 12 173 4 0 6 1159 122 1.029 7.4 0.3 1.8 5.4 2.93
1969 30 SFG NL 19 14 .576 2.49 40 39 1 26 3 0 325.1 290 115 90 23 91 14 233 11 0 12 1345 142 1.171 8.0 0.6 2.5 6.4 2.56
1970 31 SFG NL 23 13 .639 3.20 41 41 0 23 5 0 328.2 292 138 117 27 84 8 214 8 0 11 1336 125 1.144 8.0 0.7 2.3 5.9 2.55 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 32 SFG NL 16 12 .571 2.76 37 37 0 14 2 0 280.0 255 116 86 20 67 4 158 5 0 8 1149 124 1.150 8.2 0.6 2.2 5.1 2.36
1972 33 CLE AL 24 16 .600 1.92 41 40 1 29 5 1 342.2 253 79 73 17 82 16 234 12 0 11 1345 170 0.978 6.6 0.4 2.2 6.1 2.85 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1973 34 CLE AL 19 19 .500 3.38 41 41 0 29 7 0 344.0 315 143 129 34 115 9 238 5 0 17 1410 118 1.250 8.2 0.9 3.0 6.2 2.07 CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 35 CLE AL 21 13 .618 2.51 37 37 0 28 4 0 322.1 230 98 90 25 99 7 216 6 0 2 1262 144 1.021 6.4 0.7 2.8 6.0 2.18 AS,CYA-4,MVP-17
1975 36 TOT AL 18 17 .514 3.24 37 37 0 25 5 0 305.2 277 127 110 28 70 6 233 4 0 5 1248 116 1.135 8.2 0.8 2.1 6.9 3.33
1975 36 CLE AL 6 9 .400 3.55 15 15 0 10 1 0 121.2 120 57 48 16 34 5 85 1 0 2 509 106 1.266 8.9 1.2 2.5 6.3 2.50
1975 36 TEX AL 12 8 .600 3.03 22 22 0 15 4 0 184.0 157 70 62 12 36 1 148 3 0 3 739 124 1.049 7.7 0.6 1.8 7.2 4.11
1976 37 TEX AL 15 14 .517 3.24 32 32 0 21 2 0 250.1 232 93 90 14 52 3 143 0 0 1 1005 111 1.134 8.3 0.5 1.9 5.1 2.75
1977 38 TEX AL 15 12 .556 3.37 34 34 0 13 4 0 238.0 239 108 89 21 56 4 177 5 0 3 986 122 1.239 9.0 0.8 2.1 6.7 3.16
1978 39 SDP NL 21 6 .778 2.73 37 37 0 5 2 0 260.2 241 96 79 9 66 8 154 2 3 4 1055 121 1.178 8.3 0.3 2.3 5.3 2.33 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 40 SDP NL 12 11 .522 3.06 32 32 0 10 0 0 232.2 225 90 79 12 67 10 140 4 0 6 963 115 1.255 8.7 0.5 2.6 5.4 2.09 AS
1980 41 TOT AL 10 13 .435 3.68 34 32 2 6 2 0 205.2 224 107 84 14 64 3 135 8 0 9 884 106 1.400 9.8 0.6 2.8 5.9 2.11
1980 41 TEX AL 6 9 .400 3.43 24 24 0 6 2 0 155.0 159 74 59 12 46 3 107 7 0 4 655 114 1.323 9.2 0.7 2.7 6.2 2.33
1980 41 NYY AL 4 4 .500 4.44 10 8 2 0 0 0 50.2 65 33 25 2 18 0 28 1 0 5 229 89 1.638 11.5 0.4 3.2 5.0 1.56
1981 42 ATL NL 8 9 .471 3.94 23 23 0 3 0 0 150.2 182 70 66 9 24 1 60 4 1 3 644 91 1.367 10.9 0.5 1.4 3.6 2.50
1982 43 SEA AL 10 12 .455 4.40 32 32 0 6 0 0 216.2 245 117 106 27 54 4 116 4 0 13 923 98 1.380 10.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 2.15
1983 44 TOT AL 7 14 .333 4.64 30 30 0 3 1 0 186.1 214 108 96 24 49 4 82 4 0 5 811 91 1.411 10.3 1.2 2.4 4.0 1.67
1983 44 SEA AL 3 10 .231 4.94 16 16 0 2 0 0 102.0 116 60 56 18 23 3 42 3 0 1 437 87 1.363 10.2 1.6 2.0 3.7 1.83
1983 44 KCR AL 4 4 .500 4.27 14 14 0 1 1 0 84.1 98 48 40 6 26 1 40 1 0 4 374 96 1.470 10.5 0.6 2.8 4.3 1.54
22 Seasons 314 265 .542 3.11 777 690 33 303 53 11 5350.0 4938 2128 1846 399 1379 164 3534 108 6 160 21953 117 1.181 8.3 0.7 2.3 5.9 2.56
162 Game Avg. 15 12 .542 3.11 36 32 2 14 2 1 248 229 99 86 18 64 8 164 5 0 7 1018 117 1.181 8.3 0.7 2.3 5.9 2.56
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
SFG (10 yrs) 134 109 .551 2.96 367 283 30 125 21 10 2294.1 2061 892 755 165 581 89 1606 50 2 81 9417 119 1.152 8.1 0.6 2.3 6.3 2.76
TEX (4 yrs) 48 43 .527 3.26 112 112 0 55 12 0 827.1 787 345 300 59 190 11 575 15 0 11 3385 118 1.181 8.6 0.6 2.1 6.3 3.03
CLE (4 yrs) 70 57 .551 2.71 134 133 1 96 17 1 1130.2 918 377 340 92 330 37 773 24 0 32 4526 134 1.104 7.3 0.7 2.6 6.2 2.34
SDP (2 yrs) 33 17 .660 2.88 69 69 0 15 2 0 493.1 466 186 158 21 133 18 294 6 3 10 2018 118 1.214 8.5 0.4 2.4 5.4 2.21
SEA (2 yrs) 13 22 .371 4.58 48 48 0 8 0 0 318.2 361 177 162 45 77 7 158 7 0 14 1360 94 1.374 10.2 1.3 2.2 4.5 2.05
KCR (1 yr) 4 4 .500 4.27 14 14 0 1 1 0 84.1 98 48 40 6 26 1 40 1 0 4 374 96 1.470 10.5 0.6 2.8 4.3 1.54
ATL (1 yr) 8 9 .471 3.94 23 23 0 3 0 0 150.2 182 70 66 9 24 1 60 4 1 3 644 91 1.367 10.9 0.5 1.4 3.6 2.50
NYY (1 yr) 4 4 .500 4.44 10 8 2 0 0 0 50.2 65 33 25 2 18 0 28 1 0 5 229 89 1.638 11.5 0.4 3.2 5.0 1.56
AL (9 yrs) 139 130 .517 3.24 318 315 3 160 30 1 2411.2 2229 980 867 204 641 56 1574 48 0 66 9874 118 1.190 8.3 0.8 2.4 5.9 2.46
NL (13 yrs) 175 135 .565 3.00 459 375 30 143 23 10 2938.1 2709 1148 979 195 738 108 1960 60 6 94 12079 117 1.173 8.3 0.6 2.3 6.0 2.66

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1962 23 SFG NL 43.0 7 29 22 1 .8 -7 -0.7 $7,000
1963 24 SFG NL 76.0 4 41 37 -2 1.1 -4 -0.8 $8,000
1964 25 SFG NL 206.1 19 65 113 -1 1.2 48 5.6 $9,000
1965 26 SFG NL 195.2 26 105 109 -1 1.0 4 0.3 $17,000
1966 27 SFG NL 255.2 35 92 145 3 1.1 53 5.8 $20,000 AS,MVP-18
1967 28 SFG NL 293.0 37 98 150 3 1.1 52 6.3 $35,000
1968 29 SFG NL 291.0 38 93 142 -5 1.0 49 6.2 $45,000
1969 30 SFG NL 325.1 39 115 177 -3 1.2 62 7.8 $60,000
1970 31 SFG NL 328.2 41 138 211 -19 1.1 73 8.1 $75,000 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 32 SFG NL 280.0 37 116 137 0 1.1 21 2.6 $75,000
1972 33 CLE AL 342.2 40 79 161 12 1.2 82 10.5 $75,000 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1973 34 CLE AL 344.0 41 143 215 -11 1.0 72 7.4 $100,000 CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 35 CLE AL 322.1 37 98 171 7 1.0 73 8.2 $100,000 AS,CYA-4,MVP-17
1975 36 CLE AL 121.2 15 57 70 -1 1.0 13 1.4 $160,000
1975 36 TEX AL 184.0 22 70 106 -1 1.0 36 3.9
1976 37 TEX AL 250.1 32 93 142 0 1.0 49 5.4
1977 38 TEX AL 238.0 34 108 137 10 1.0 29 3.0
1978 39 SDP NL 260.2 37 96 133 -6 1.1 37 4.7 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 40 SDP NL 232.2 32 90 121 2 1.1 31 3.7 $175,000 AS
1980 41 TEX AL 155.0 24 74 98 -9 1.0 24 2.5 $200,000
1980 41 NYY AL 50.2 8 33 29 -1 .9 -4 -0.4
1981 42 ATL NL 150.2 23 70 84 0 1.0 14 1.6 $300,000
1982 43 SEA AL 216.2 32 117 137 1 1.0 20 2.0 $150,000
1983 44 SEA AL 102.0 16 60 67 -2 1.0 7 0.7
1983 44 KCR AL 84.1 14 48 53 -2 1.1 5 0.5
22 Seasons 5350.5 690 2128 2967 -25 1.1 839 96.3 $1,611,000
IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
SFG (10 yrs) 2294.2 283 892 1243 -24 1.1 351 41.2 $351,000
TEX (4 yrs) 827.1 112 345 483 0 1.0 138 14.8 $200,000
CLE (4 yrs) 1130.2 133 377 617 7 1.1 240 27.5 $435,000
SDP (2 yrs) 493.4 69 186 254 -4 1.1 68 8.4 $175,000
SEA (2 yrs) 318.2 48 177 204 -1 1.0 27 2.7 $150,000
KCR (1 yr) 84.1 14 48 53 -2 1.1 5 0.5
ATL (1 yr) 150.2 23 70 84 0 1.0 14 1.6 $300,000
NYY (1 yr) 50.2 8 33 29 -1 .9 -4 -0.4

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1971 32 SFG NL NLCS L PIT 1 1 .500 6.14 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.2 19 11 10 1 3 1 11 1 0 1 70 1.500 11.7 0.6 1.8 6.8 3.67
1 NLCS 1 1 .500 6.14 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.2 19 11 10 1 3 1 11 1 0 1 70 1.500 11.7 0.6 1.8 6.8 3.67

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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
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
1975 36 CLE AL 1 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
1981 42 ATL NL 24 54 48 5 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 10 .250 .265 .354 .619 74 17 3 1 5 0 0 1
1983 44 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 Seasons 512 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. 162 386 340 15 45 5 0 2 15 0 0 7 117 .131 .153 .164 .316 -10 56 6 2 36 1 0
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
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
CLE (4 yrs) 42 131 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 43 .155 .197 .200 .397 17 22 2 1 14 1 0
ATL (1 yr) 24 54 48 5 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 10 .250 .265 .354 .619 74 17 3 1 5 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
AL (9 yrs) 43 131 110 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 0 5 43 .155 .197 .200 .397 17 22 2 1 14 1 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 23 SFG NL 15 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 $7,000 1
1963 24 SFG NL 18 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 $8,000 1
1964 25 SFG NL 66 -11 -1 1 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.5 $9,000 1
1965 26 SFG NL 72 -8 0 -1 0 0 6 2 -1 -0.2 $17,000 1
1966 27 SFG NL 93 -10 -1 -1 1 0 7 3 -1 -0.2 $20,000 1 AS,MVP-18
1967 28 SFG NL 106 -13 0 -2 0 0 8 3 -4 -0.6 $35,000 1
1968 29 SFG NL 107 -14 0 -1 0 0 7 3 -5 -0.9 $45,000 1
1969 30 SFG NL 129 -18 0 0 0 0 11 4 -3 -0.5 $60,000 1
1970 31 SFG NL 132 -22 0 -1 1 0 12 4 -6 -0.7 $75,000 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 32 SFG NL 111 -16 -1 -1 -1 0 8 3 -8 -1.1 $75,000 1
1972 33 CLE AL 131 -10 0 0 -1 0 9 4 2 -0.1 $75,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1978 39 SDP NL 102 -16 0 -1 0 0 8 3 -6 -0.9 1 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 40 SDP NL 84 -12 0 -1 -1 0 7 2 -5 -0.6 $175,000 1 AS
1981 42 ATL NL 54 -2 0 0 -1 0 4 2 3 0.2 $300,000 1
14 Seasons 1220 -154 -3 -7 -2 0 94 36 -36 -5.8 $901,000
SFG (10 yrs) 849 -114 -3 -5 1 0 66 25 -30 -4.4 $351,000
SDP (2 yrs) 186 -28 0 -2 -1 0 15 5 -11 -1.5 $175,000
ATL (1 yr) 54 -2 0 0 -1 0 4 2 3 0.2 $300,000
CLE (1 yr) 131 -10 0 0 -1 0 9 4 2 -0.1 $75,000

Postseason Batting

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 SFG NL 23 P 13 7 43.0 9 3 5 1 1 .889 1.67 0.62 .956 2.07 2.05
1963 SFG NL 24 P 31 4 76.0 16 4 12 0 0 1.000 1.89 0.52 .950 2.06 2.06
1964 SFG NL 25 P 44 19 206.1 38 12 26 0 3 1.000 1.66 0.86 .950 2.14 2.13
1965 SFG NL 26 P 47 26 195.2 59 18 40 1 4 .983 2.67 1.23 .954 2.08 2.08
1966 SFG NL 27 P 36 35 255.2 57 16 40 1 2 .982 1.97 1.56 .946 1.96 1.96 AS,MVP-18
1967 SFG NL 28 P 39 37 293.0 87 20 64 3 2 .966 2.58 2.15 .960 2.00 2.00
1968 SFG NL 29 P 39 38 290.2 95 31 62 2 3 .979 2.88 2.38 .957 2.01 2.02
1969 SFG NL 30 P 40 39 325.1 85 18 67 0 2 1.000 2.35 2.13 .956 1.95 1.94
1970 SFG NL 31 P 41 41 328.2 101 30 67 4 5 .960 2.66 2.37 .950 1.85 1.84 AS,CYA-2,MVP-14
1971 SFG NL 32 P 37 37 280.0 67 21 41 5 5 .925 1.99 1.68 .955 1.90 1.90
1972 CLE AL 33 P 41 40 342.2 81 18 61 2 7 .975 2.07 1.93 .948 1.86 1.85 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1973 CLE AL 34 P 41 41 344.0 74 19 55 0 1 1.000 1.94 1.80 .949 1.86 1.85 CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 CLE AL 35 P 37 37 322.1 74 26 45 3 4 .959 1.98 1.92 .946 1.81 1.80 AS,CYA-4,MVP-17
1975 TOT AL 36 P 37 37 305.2 63 19 43 1 3 .984 1.83 1.68 .937 1.87 1.86
1975 CLE AL 36 P 15 15 121.2 32 10 21 1 2 .969 2.29 2.07 .938 1.87 1.86
1975 TEX AL 36 P 22 22 184.0 31 9 22 0 1 1.000 1.52 1.41 .935 1.87 1.86
1976 TEX AL 37 P 32 32 250.1 37 11 24 2 1 .946 1.26 1.09 .951 1.87 1.88
1977 TEX AL 38 P 34 34 238.0 43 14 28 1 2 .977 1.59 1.24 .947 1.95 1.93
1978 SDP NL 39 P 37 37 260.2 55 13 40 2 6 .964 1.83 1.43 .951 1.91 1.89 CYA-1,MVP-8
1979 SDP NL 40 P 32 32 232.2 54 11 41 2 2 .963 2.01 1.63 .950 1.80 1.80 AS
1980 TOT AL 41 P 34 32 205.2 46 13 32 1 3 .978 1.97 1.32 .957 1.85 1.85
1980 TEX AL 41 P 24 24 155.0 37 11 25 1 2 .973 2.09 1.50 .957 1.85 1.85
1980 NYY AL 41 P 10 8 50.2 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.60 0.90 .956 1.85 1.85
1981 ATL NL 42 P 23 23 150.2 33 11 19 3 0 .909 1.79 1.30 .961 1.97 1.98
1982 SEA AL 43 P 32 32 216.2 49 11 35 3 1 .939 1.91 1.44 .959 1.80 1.80
1983 TOT AL 44 P 30 30 186.1 41 10 30 1 1 .976 1.93 1.33 .956 1.80 1.78
1983 SEA AL 44 P 16 16 102.0 23 6 16 1 0 .957 1.94 1.38 .957 1.80 1.78
1983 KCR AL 44 P 14 14 84.1 18 4 14 0 1 1.000 1.92 1.29 .956 1.80 1.78
22 Seasons P 777 690 5350.0 1264 349 877 38 58 .970 2.06 1.58 .952 1.91 1.92
22 Seasons TOT 777 690 5350.0 1264 349 877 38 58 .970 2.06 1.58 .952 1.91 1.92
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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 (401st)

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 (14th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1970 NL  7.4 (2nd)
1972 AL  10.4 (1st)
1973 AL  7.4 (4th)
1974 AL  8.2 (1st)
Career  90.5 (36th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1964 NL  5.6 (10th)
1966 NL  5.8 (7th)
1967 NL  6.3 (5th)
1968 NL  6.2 (5th)
1969 NL  7.8 (5th)
1970 NL  8.1 (2nd)
1972 AL  10.5 (1st)
1973 AL  7.4 (3rd)
1974 AL  8.2 (1st)
1975 AL  5.3 (9th)
1976 AL  5.4 (7th)
1979 NL  3.7 (10th)
Career  96.3 (10th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1964 NL  2.75 (9th)
1967 NL  2.61 (5th)
1968 NL  2.45 (10th)
1969 NL  2.49 (8th)
1970 NL  3.20 (6th)
1971 NL  2.76 (8th)
1972 AL  1.92 (2nd)
1974 AL  2.51 (2nd)
1977 AL  3.37 (9th)
1978 NL  2.73 (6th)
1979 NL  3.06 (9th)
Career  3.11 (201st)

Wins s c a p y
1966 NL  21 (3rd)
1967 NL  15 (10th)
1968 NL  16 (8th)
1969 NL  19 (10th)
1970 NL  23 (1st)
1972 AL  24 (1st)
1974 AL  21 (7th)
1975 AL  18 (7th)
1978 NL  21 (1st)
Career  314 (17th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1966 NL  .724 (3rd)
1970 NL  .639 (6th)
1972 AL  .600 (10th)
1974 AL  .618 (6th)
1978 NL  .778 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1964 NL  1.076 (5th)
1966 NL  1.103 (9th)
1967 NL  1.075 (5th)
1968 NL  1.029 (6th)
1970 NL  1.144 (4th)
1972 AL  .978 (3rd)
1974 AL  1.021 (3rd)
1975 AL  1.135 (5th)
1976 AL  1.135 (7th)
1977 AL  1.240 (10th)
Career  1.181 (97th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL  7.808 (8th)
1967 NL  7.096 (3rd)
1968 NL  7.431 (7th)
1970 NL  7.996 (6th)
1972 AL  6.645 (6th)
1973 AL  8.241 (9th)
1974 AL  6.422 (2nd)
Career  8.307 (228th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL  1.876 (10th)
1966 NL  1.408 (3rd)
1968 NL  1.827 (8th)
1970 NL  2.300 (9th)
1972 AL  2.154 (9th)
1975 AL  2.061 (2nd)
1976 AL  1.870 (3rd)
1977 AL  2.118 (6th)
1981 NL  1.434 (1st)
1982 AL  2.243 (9th)
Career  2.320 (204th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 NL  7.819 (6th)
1966 NL  7.076 (9th)
1974 AL  6.031 (5th)
1975 AL  6.860 (5th)
1977 AL  6.693 (8th)
1980 AL  5.908 (5th)
Career  5.945 (248th)

Games Played s c a p y
Career  777 (48th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1966 NL  255.7 (10th)
1967 NL  293.0 (2nd)
1968 NL  290.7 (4th)
1969 NL  325.3 (1st)
1970 NL  328.7 (1st)
1971 NL  280.0 (4th)
1972 AL  342.7 (2nd)
1973 AL  344.0 (2nd)
1974 AL  322.3 (3rd)
1975 AL  305.7 (3rd)
1978 NL  260.7 (4th)
Career  5350.0 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1966 NL  201 (8th)
1967 NL  230 (3rd)
1969 NL  233 (5th)
1970 NL  214 (4th)
1972 AL  234 (3rd)
1973 AL  238 (4th)
1974 AL  216 (4th)
1975 AL  233 (2nd)
1976 AL  143 (9th)
1977 AL  177 (8th)
1978 NL  154 (9th)
1979 NL  140 (10th)
Career  3534 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1967 NL  37 (5th)
1968 NL  38 (2nd)
1969 NL  39 (6th)
1970 NL  41 (1st)
1971 NL  37 (4th)
1972 AL  40 (4th)
1973 AL  41 (4th)
1975 AL  37 (7th)
1978 NL  37 (2nd)
1981 NL  23 (10th)
Career  690 (9th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1966 NL  13 (6th)
1967 NL  18 (2nd)
1968 NL  19 (4th)
1969 NL  26 (3rd)
1970 NL  23 (2nd)
1971 NL  14 (10th)
1972 AL  29 (1st)
1973 AL  29 (1st)
1974 AL  28 (2nd)
1975 AL  25 (2nd)
1976 AL  21 (4th)
1979 NL  10 (7th)
Career  303 (39th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1967 NL  3 (6th)
1970 NL  5 (1st)
1972 AL  5 (7th)
1973 AL  7 (2nd)
1974 AL  4 (6th)
1975 AL  5 (3rd)
1977 AL  4 (5th)
1980 AL  2 (10th)
Career  53 (16th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 NL  20 (6th)
1969 NL  23 (10th)
1970 NL  27 (9th)
1973 AL  34 (3rd)
1974 AL  25 (8th)
1975 AL  28 (4th)
1983 AL  24 (10th)
Career  399 (12th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 NL  84 (2nd)
1972 AL  82 (8th)
1973 AL  115 (4th)
1974 AL  99 (6th)
Career  1379 (21st)

Hits s c a p y
1966 NL  242 (7th)
1967 NL  231 (7th)
1968 NL  240 (5th)
1969 NL  290 (2nd)
1970 NL  292 (1st)
1971 NL  255 (7th)
1972 AL  253 (5th)
1973 AL  315 (2nd)
1975 AL  277 (3rd)
1978 NL  241 (3rd)
1981 NL  182 (1st)
Career  4938 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1964 NL  3.605 (6th)
1966 NL  5.025 (2nd)
1970 NL  2.548 (10th)
1972 AL  2.854 (5th)
1973 AL  2.070 (9th)
1974 AL  2.182 (8th)
1975 AL  3.329 (2nd)
1976 AL  2.750 (4th)
1977 AL  3.161 (3rd)
1981 NL  2.500 (5th)
1982 AL  2.148 (9th)
Career  2.563 (76th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 NL  .528 (3rd)
1968 NL  .310 (3rd)
1972 AL  .447 (7th)
1978 NL  .311 (2nd)
1979 NL  .464 (3rd)
1980 AL  .613 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1967 NL  17 (2nd)
1968 NL  15 (7th)
1972 AL  16 (7th)
1973 AL  19 (3rd)
1975 AL  17 (6th)
1981 NL  9 (6th)
1983 AL  14 (7th)
Career  265 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1967 NL  85 (8th)
1970 NL  117 (3rd)
1973 AL  129 (4th)
1975 AL  110 (7th)
1981 NL  66 (2nd)
Career  1846 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 NL  12 (6th)
1967 NL  13 (3rd)
1969 NL  12 (6th)
1970 NL  11 (9th)
1972 AL  11 (3rd)
1973 AL  17 (1st)
1980 AL  9 (7th)
1982 AL  13 (1st)
Career  160 (27th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1969 NL  11 (2nd)
1970 NL  8 (8th)
1972 AL  12 (2nd)
1980 AL  8 (2nd)
1981 NL  4 (2nd)
Career  108 (64th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1967 NL  1178 (3rd)
1968 NL  1159 (4th)
1969 NL  1345 (1st)
1970 NL  1336 (1st)
1971 NL  1149 (5th)
1972 AL  1345 (2nd)
1973 AL  1410 (2nd)
1974 AL  1262 (6th)
1975 AL  1248 (4th)
1978 NL  1055 (7th)
1981 NL  644 (9th)
Career  21953 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1964 NL  130 (8th)
1966 NL  124 (9th)
1967 NL  128 (6th)
1968 NL  122 (10th)
1969 NL  142 (9th)
1970 NL  125 (10th)
1971 NL  124 (8th)
1972 AL  170 (2nd)
1974 AL  144 (1st)
1977 AL  122 (9th)
Career  117 (162nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1964 NL  22 (10th)
1966 NL  22 (9th)
1967 NL  24 (6th)
1968 NL  16 (9th)
1969 NL  33 (10th)
1970 NL  27 (5th)
1972 AL  50 (1st)
1973 AL  23 (7th)
1974 AL  42 (1st)
1975 AL  17 (10th)
Career  301 (27th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1964 NL  2.4 (10th)
1966 NL  2.4 (9th)
1967 NL  2.7 (6th)
1968 NL  2.0 (9th)
1969 NL  3.6 (10th)
1970 NL  2.8 (5th)
1972 AL  6.2 (1st)
1973 AL  2.5 (7th)
1974 AL  4.7 (1st)
1975 AL  1.8 (10th)
Career  33.9 (23rd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1964 NL  30.74 (8th)
1966 NL  28.42 (6th)
1967 NL  29.44 (3rd)
1968 NL  18.60 (9th)
1970 NL  30.50 (6th)
1972 AL  58.27 (1st)
1973 AL  26.81 (8th)
1974 AL  50.66 (1st)
1976 AL  22.59 (8th)
Career  325.59 (18th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1964 NL  4.6 (3rd)
1966 NL  3.7 (5th)
1967 NL  4.1 (3rd)
1970 NL  3.2 (5th)
1972 AL  7.1 (1st)
1974 AL  3.7 (6th)
1978 NL  3.1 (7th)
1979 NL  2.6 (7th)
Career  36.4 (14th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1964 NL  3.3 (7th)
1966 NL  3.3 (5th)
1967 NL  3.4 (2nd)
1968 NL  3.6 (2nd)
1970 NL  3.6 (4th)
1972 AL  4.8 (1st)
1973 AL  2.8 (7th)
1974 AL  4.4 (2nd)
1975 AL  2.9 (6th)
1976 AL  2.8 (5th)
1977 AL  1.8 (10th)
1979 NL  2.2 (7th)
Career  38.9 (11th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1964 NL  3.4 (8th)
1966 NL  3.1 (6th)
1967 NL  3.4 (2nd)
1968 NL  2.2 (10th)
1970 NL  3.2 (5th)
1972 AL  7.2 (1st)
1973 AL  2.8 (9th)
1974 AL  5.8 (1st)
1976 AL  2.5 (7th)
Career  37.3 (15th)

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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
Career  777 (48th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1967 NL  20 (2nd)
1968 NL  31 (2nd)
1970 NL  30 (1st)
1974 AL  26 (1st)
Career  349 (6th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1967 NL  64 (1st)
1968 NL  62 (2nd)
1969 NL  67 (2nd)
1970 NL  67 (1st)
1972 AL  61 (2nd)
1973 AL  55 (4th)
Career  877 (39th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1970 NL  4 (2nd)
1971 NL  5 (4th)
1981 NL  3 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
Career  1.58 (44th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
Career  .970 (71st)

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)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 29 (53), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 252 (18), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 177 (29), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 57 (22), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Don Sutton (945) *
  2. Bert Blyleven (909)
  3. Phil Niekro (903) *
  4. Tom Seaver (866) *
  5. Steve Carlton (859) *
  6. Warren Spahn (845) *
  7. Tommy John (845)
  8. Fergie Jenkins (829) *
  9. Greg Maddux (826)
  10. Early Wynn (825) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jack Salveson (994)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Adam Wainwright (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dennis Ribant (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Stafford (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Bosman (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Scott Sanderson (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bill Singer (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Doug Drabek (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Burt Hooton (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Rube Marquard (954) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Rube Marquard (933) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jim Bunning (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Don Sutton (916) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Mickey Lolich (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Fergie Jenkins (926) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Fergie Jenkins (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Fergie Jenkins (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Don Sutton (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Don Sutton (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Don Sutton (940) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Phil Niekro (852) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Bill Doak (979)
  2. Burt Hooton (977)
  3. Larry Dierker (975)
  4. Al Downing (974)
  5. Jim Lonborg (973)
  6. Red Ames (973)
  7. Bob Groom (972)
  8. Bob Friend (969)
  9. Earl Moore (969)
  10. Danny MacFayden (969)
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  1. Pedro Astacio (991)  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 (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bill Doak (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bill Doak (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bill Doak (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bill Doak (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jerry Koosman (977)  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 (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Red Faber (971) * 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 (966) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 3, 1958: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1971: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Frank Duffy to the Cleveland Indians for Sam McDowell.

June 13, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits and $100,000.

January 25, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Dave Tomlin and $125,000.

February 15, 1980: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Joe Carroll (minors) and Tucker Ashford to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montanez.

August 14, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Ken Clay. The New York Yankees sent Marvin Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

October 23, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 5, 1981: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

March 5, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

June 27, 1983: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

July 6, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196223San Francisco Giants$7,000Bill James Historical AbstractAlso received $73,500 signing bonus
196324San Francisco Giants$8,000Bill James Historical Abstract
196425San Francisco Giants$9,000Bill James Historical Abstract
196526San Francisco Giants$17,0002/20/65 TSNBJHA: $15,000
196627San Francisco Giants$20,000Bill James Historical AbstractIncludes $5,000 raise during season
196728San Francisco Giants$35,000Bill James Historical Abstract
196829San Francisco Giants$45,000Bill James Historical Abstract
196930San Francisco Giants$60,000Bill James Historical Abstract
197031San Francisco Giants$75,000Bill James Historical Abstract
197132San Francisco Giants$75,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database1/22/72 TSN: $85,000
197233Cleveland Indians$75,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database2 years at 90K per; BJHA 100K, 12/9/72 TSN 92K
197334Cleveland Indians$100,00012/8/73 TSN2 years at 90K per; BJHA 100K, 12/9/72 TSN 92K
197435Cleveland Indians$100,00012/8/73 TSN
197536Cleveland Indians$160,0006/28/75 TSN1/28/75 TSN: $150,000 per
197637Cleveland Indians$160,0006/28/75 TSN1/28/75 TSN: $150,000 per
197940San Diego Padres$175,0006/9/79 TSN
198041Texas Rangers$200,0006/9/79 TSN
198142Atlanta Braves$300,000Bill James Historical Abstract
198243Seattle Mariners$150,000Bill James Historical Abstract
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,771,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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