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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-12 / in Starts: 25-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	29 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	66 (35-20-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (30-20-10)

Most Driven In
G Tenace	1
C Baker	1
O Smith	1
R Sweet	0
B Almon	0
D Thomas	0

Most Driven In By
B Almon	2
O Smith	1
D Winfield	1
B Perkins	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	419	1	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.35	-0.114	3.86	-0.11%	-0.93	P
2	420	11 (9)	Apr 21	SDP		ATL	W,9-3	CG	4	3	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	1.000	1.600	9	1.01	0.243	1.01	0.15%	2.13	P
3	421	16 (4)	Apr 26	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9	.97	-0.070	1.11	-0.05%	-0.95	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	422	20 (3)	May 1	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	9	.57	-0.042	.50	-0.02%	-0.52	P
5	423	24 (3)	May 6	SDP	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615	9	1.46	-0.066	1.50	-0.04%	-0.48	P
6	424	28 (3)	May 11	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	9	1.33	-0.063	1.09	-0.03%	-0.51	P
7	425	32 (3)	May 15	SDP		STL	W,4-3	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	9	1.17	-0.073	.90	-0.03%	-0.56	P
8	426	36 (3)	May 20	SDP	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	9	1.34	0.070	1.19	0.04%	0.44	P
9	427	41 (4)	May 24	SDP		LAD	W,9-3	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.227	.401	9	.37	-0.014	.30	-0.01%	0.00	P
10	428	45 (3)	May 29	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.208	.368	9	.95	-0.046	.62	-0.02%	-0.35	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	429	50 (4)	Jun 4	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9	.66	0.016	.29	0.00%	-0.18	P
12	430	55 (4)	Jun 10	SDP	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.214	.387	9	.49	-0.013	.20	0.00%	-0.34	P
13	431	60 (4)	Jun 14 (2)	SDP		MON	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.194	.350	9	.59	-0.042	.18	-0.01%	-0.41	P
14	432	64 (3)	Jun 18	SDP		PHI	W,4-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.171	.182	.353	9	.16	-0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.43	P
15	433	68 (3)	Jun 23	SDP		HOU	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.162	.171	.334	9	1.18	-0.068	.16	-0.01%	-0.68	P
16	434	73 (4)	Jun 27	SDP		SFG	L,1-9	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.194	.379	9	1.37	0.003	.65	0.00%	0.03	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	435	79 (5)	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	1.14	0.002	.33	0.00%	0.18	P
18	436	84 (4)	Jul 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	9	.63	-0.031	.25	-0.01%	-0.26	P
19	437	88 (3)	Jul 13	SDP	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.196	.205	.400	9	.69	0.084	.15	0.01%	0.37	P
20	438	93 (4)	Jul 17	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.196	.383	9	.98	-0.053	.15	-0.01%	-0.58	P
21	439	97 (3)	Jul 21	SDP		CHC	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.180	.188	.368	9	1.38	-0.061	.16	0.00%	-0.52	P
22	440	101 (3)	Jul 26	SDP		PIT	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.173	.180	.353	9	.93	-0.042	.04	0.00%	-0.89	P
23	441	105 (3)	Jul 30	SDP		STL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.167	.173	.340	9	.92	-0.043	.14	0.00%	-0.32	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	442	109 (3)	Aug 4	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.158	.164	.322	9	.77	-0.059	.36	-0.02%	-0.69	P
25	443	113 (3)	Aug 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.153	.158	.310	9	1.04	-0.056	.26	-0.01%	-0.50	P
26	444	117 (3)	Aug 12	SDP		CIN	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.145	.150	.295	9	1.04	-0.081	.09	0.00%	-0.81	P
27	445	121 (3)	Aug 17	SDP	@	NYM	W,9-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.141	.145	.286	9	.31	-0.025	.04	0.00%	-0.58	P
28	446	125 (3)	Aug 21	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.134	.138	.273	9	.96	-0.069	.28	-0.01%	-0.63	P
29	447	129 (3)	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.145	.149	.294	9	.75	0.011	.13	0.00%	0.11	P
30	448	134 (4)	Aug 30	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.147	.290	9	1.29	-0.056	.11	0.00%	-0.60	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	449	138 (3)	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.137	.141	.278	9	2.08	-0.162	.01	0.00%	-1.57	P
32	450	142 (3)	Sep 8	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.110	.133	.137	.270	9	.64	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
33	451	146 (3)	Sep 12	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.127	.130	.256	9	.56	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
34	452	150 (3)	Sep 16	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.122	.125	.247	9	1.72	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
35	453	154 (3)	Sep 21	SDP		SFG	W,5-1	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.099	.120	.123	.244	9	1.06	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
36	454	158 (3)	Sep 26	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.116	.119	.235	9	.52	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
37	455	162 (3)	Oct 1	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.092	.112	.115	.227	9	2.07	-0.386	.00	0.00%	-2.33	P
							25-12		102	87	5	8	2	0	0	3	2	0	31	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	.092	.112	.115	.227		1.00	-1.598	.41	-0.20%	-16.12

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