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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	26	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 18 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 23	SFG		NYM	L,8-9	GS	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 27	SFG		PHI	W,14-13	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	29	7.1	3	3	0	6	1	P
6	21 (3)	May 5	SFG	@	STL	W,10-5		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	24 (2)	May 9	SFG		LAD	W,6-3	GS	31	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	33 (4)	May 19	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-2	GS	31	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 27	SFG		CIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	46 (3)	May 31	SFG		STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (2)	Jun 4	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 9	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	1	4	0	5	2	P
16	60 (2)	Jun 17	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	65 (4)	Jun 22	SFG		PIT	L,0-6	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 26	SFG		PHI	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (3)	Jun 30	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	77 (3)	Jul 5	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	80 (2)	Jul 8 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	86 (5)	Jul 18	SFG		HOU	L,2-5	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87	Jul 19	SFG		CHC	L,2-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	90 (2)	Jul 22	SFG		CIN	L,4-5		20	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	93 (2)	Jul 25	SFG		MLN	W,2-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	94	Jul 26	SFG		STL	L,4-7		20	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	101 (6)	Aug 2	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	105 (3)	Aug 6	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	110 (4)	Aug 12 (2)	SFG		PIT	L,2-5	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
30	115 (4)	Aug 17	SFG		NYM	W,3-2	GS	13	2.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	117 (1)	Aug 19	SFG		LAD	L,5-8	GF	30	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
32	121 (3)	Aug 23	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-6	GF	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	125 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	127 (1)	Aug 28	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	131 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	136 (4)	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-6		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	140 (3)	Sep 10	SFG		CHC	W,5-2		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	141	Sep 11	SFG		CHC	W,6-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	142	Sep 12 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	145 (2)	Sep 14	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	148 (2)	Sep 17	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-9		10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	152 (3)	Sep 21	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-7	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	153	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	154	Sep 24	SFG		MLN	L,2-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	158 (3)	Sep 28	SFG		STL	L,1-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	159	Sep 29	SFG		STL	L,6-8		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	161 (1)	Oct 1	SFG		CIN	L,2-17		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							47gm		195.2	18	40	1	59	4