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	25-16 / in Starts: 24-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 131 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	91 (48-32-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 131 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	78 (40-25-12)

Most Driven In
R Fosse	2
F Duffy	2
D Unser	1
C Chambliss	1
J Lowenstein	1
B Bell	1
Self	1
T McCraw	0

Most Driven In By
J Brohamer	1
A Johnson	1
Self	1
D Unser	0
E Leon	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	377	1	Apr 15	CLE		MIL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.48	-0.066	2.36	-0.06%	-0.52	P
2	378	4 (2)	Apr 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.002	1.32	0.00%	-0.50	P
3	379	7 (2)	Apr 23	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.125	.286	.411	9	.67	0.059	1.15	0.06%	0.25	P
4	380	10 (2)	Apr 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.100	.222	.322	9	.52	-0.024	.70	-0.02%	-0.20	P
5	381	12 (1)	Apr 30	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-3	16-GF(16)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.100	.222	.322	8						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
6	382	13	May 2	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.077	.167	.244	9	.39	-0.028	.57	-0.02%	-0.59	P
7	383	16 (2)	May 6	CLE		CHW	W,12-0	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.167	.133	.300	9	.06	0.012	.10	0.01%	-0.48	P
8	384	19 (2)	May 10	CLE		KCR	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.238	.222	.460	9	.39	0.005	.70	0.01%	1.14	P
9	385	22 (2)	May 14	CLE		TEX	W,4-3	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.190	.399	9	1.25	-0.089	2.40	-0.10%	-0.52	P
10	386	25 (2)	May 19	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.214	.167	.381	9	1.11	-0.042	3.02	-0.07%	-0.39	P
11	387	28 (2)	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.219	.214	.433	9	1.34	0.243	3.33	0.36%	0.61	P
12	388	32 (3)	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.229	.226	.454	9	.61	-0.006	1.62	-0.01%	-0.16	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
13	389	36 (3)	Jun 1	CLE		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.216	.212	.428	9	.73	-0.037	1.55	-0.05%	-0.41	P
14	390	40 (3)	Jun 5	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.225	.200	.425	9	1.25	0.003	2.07	0.00%	0.04	P
15	391	43 (2)	Jun 9	CLE		MIN	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.250	.289	.539	9	.64	0.125	.91	0.11%	1.60	P
16	392	46 (2)	Jun 13	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186	.265	.302	.568	9	1.51	-0.222	2.17	-0.19%	-0.91	P
17	393	50 (3)	Jun 17	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.255	.289	.544	9	1.09	-0.054	1.19	-0.04%	-0.45	P
18	394	54 (3)	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.241	.271	.512	9	1.19	-0.103	.79	-0.04%	-1.41	P
19	395	56 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.241	.269	.511	9	.94	-0.016	.71	-0.01%	-0.59	P
20	396	63 (6)	Jun 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.230	.255	.484	9	1.17	-0.077	.80	-0.03%	-0.51	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
21	397	68 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	CLE		TEX	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.222	.246	.468	9	.85	-0.026	.27	-0.01%	0.24	P
22	398	74 (5)	Jul 10	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.231	.241	.472	9	.67	0.004	.21	0.00%	-0.05	P
23	399	78 (3)	Jul 14	CLE	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS-14	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.217	.226	.443	9	1.17	-0.108	.16	-0.01%	-0.45	P
24	400	83 (4)	Jul 19	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.233	.242	.475	9	.36	0.024	.02	0.00%	1.22	P
25	401	86 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.224	.232	.456	9	.88	-0.061	.04	0.00%	-0.33	P
26	402	89 (2)	Jul 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG(10)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.221	.229	.449	9	1.92	0.012	.09	0.00%	-0.28	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
27	403	95 (5)	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.225	.233	.458	9	.51	-0.019	.06	0.00%	-0.40	P
28	404	100 (4)	Aug 5	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.214	.221	.435	9	1.29	-0.143	.44	-0.03%	-1.47	P
29	405	105 (4)	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.221	.228	.449	9	1.27	0.119	.19	0.01%	0.71	P
30	406	108 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.213	.220	.433	9	.88	-0.064	.22	-0.01%	-0.44	P
31	407	113 (4)	Aug 18	CLE		OAK	L,0-8	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.213	.220	.433	9	1.75	-0.016	.24	0.00%	-0.16	P
32	408	117 (3)	Aug 22	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.215	.221	.436	9	1.16	-0.050	.20	-0.01%	-0.02	P
33	409	120 (2)	Aug 26	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.215	.221	.436	9						P
34	410	124 (3)	Aug 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.208	.213	.422	9	1.81	-0.131	.06	0.00%	-0.75	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
35	411	128 (3)	Sep 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.202	.207	.409	9	1.37	-0.114	.07	0.00%	-0.87	P
36	412	133 (4)	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.206	.211	.416	9	1.66	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
37	413	139 (5)	Sep 13	CLE	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.202	.206	.408	9	1.06	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
38	414	143 (3)	Sep 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.196	.200	.396	9	.48	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-1.37	P
39	415	147 (3)	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.200	.204	.404	9	.72	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
40	416	152 (4)	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.204	.208	.411	9	.39	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
41	417	153	Oct 1 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.155	.197	.200	.397	9	1.38	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
							25-16		131	110	5	17	2	0	1	9	5	0	43	1	14	1	2	2	0	0	.155	.197	.200	.397		.98	-1.140	.78	-0.15%	-9.71

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