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	17-15 / in Starts: 17-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-10-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (25-17-9)

Most Driven In
F GonzÃ¡lez	1
Self	1
O Smith	0
B Almon	0
D Briggs	0

Most Driven In By
M Hargrove	1
Self	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	456	1	Apr 5	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.87	0.022	1.36	0.02%	0.07	P
2	457	5 (3)	Apr 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.07	-0.088	1.52	-0.08%	-0.86	P
3	458	9 (3)	Apr 14	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.70	-0.051	.81	-0.04%	-0.32	P
4	459	20 (10)	Apr 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.17	-0.065	1.34	-0.05%	-0.58	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
5	460	24 (3)	May 1	SDP	@	NYM	W,10-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.364	.545	9	1.10	0.042	1.06	0.02%	0.43	P
6	461	28 (3)	May 6	SDP		MON	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	9	.76	0.031	.90	0.02%	0.24	P
7	462	32 (3)	May 10	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.600	.867	9	1.21	0.076	.97	0.04%	0.65	P
8	463	37 (4)	May 15	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.529	.765	9	1.08	-0.054	.91	-0.03%	-0.38	P
9	464	41 (3)	May 20 (1)	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.474	.684	9	1.50	-0.077	1.34	-0.04%	-0.55	P
10	465	46 (4)	May 25	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.409	.591	9	.53	-0.040	.35	-0.02%	-0.43	P
11	466	50 (3)	May 29 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.375	.542	9	.99	-0.166	.60	-0.06%	-1.82	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
12	467	55 (4)	Jun 2	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.333	.481	9	.74	-0.059	.61	-0.03%	-0.69	P
13	468	59 (3)	Jun 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.310	.448	9	1.50	-0.076	1.21	-0.04%	-0.70	P
14	469	63 (3)	Jun 12	SDP		PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.344	.556	9	.13	0.020	.08	0.01%	0.46	P
15	470	67 (3)	Jun 16	SDP		CHC	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.333	.539	9	.96	-0.030	.57	-0.01%	-0.26	P
16	471	71 (3)	Jun 20	SDP		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.314	.509	9	.66	-0.041	.30	-0.01%	-0.71	P
17	472	75 (3)	Jun 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.289	.469	9	.64	-0.047	.16	-0.01%	-0.52	P
18	473	80 (4)	Jun 29	SDP		HOU	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.275	.446	9	1.31	-0.096	.47	-0.02%	-0.77	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
19	474	84 (3)	Jul 3	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.256	.415	9	.59	-0.042	.03	0.00%	-0.37	P
20	475	88 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.239	.406	9	.57	-0.015	.08	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	476	93 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	SDP	@	MON	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.229	.389	9	.81	-0.044	.17	-0.01%	-0.44	P
22	477	98 (4)	Jul 20	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.151	.216	.367	9	.97	-0.070	.29	-0.01%	-0.37	P
23	478	102 (3)	Jul 24	SDP		MON	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.145	.208	.353	9	.91	-0.049	.28	-0.01%	-0.59	P
24	479	106 (3)	Jul 28	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.196	.334	9	1.06	-0.080	.12	-0.01%	-0.64	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
25	480	110 (3)	Aug 2	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.190	.323	9	1.13	-0.060	.06	0.00%	-0.53	P
26	481	114 (3)	Aug 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.131	.186	.318	9	.45	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
27	482	118 (3)	Aug 12 (1)	SDP		CIN	L,2-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.131	.186	.318	9						P
28	483	122 (3)	Aug 16	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.183	.312	9	1.18	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
29	484	126 (3)	Aug 20	SDP	@	STL	L,3-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.095	.123	.175	.298	9	1.70	-0.215	.00	0.00%	-2.07	P
30	485	130 (3)	Aug 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.092	.119	.169	.289	9	.84	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.15	P
31	486	134 (3)	Aug 29	SDP		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.162	.276	9	.45	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
Sept		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
32	487	138 (3)	Sep 3	SDP		SFG	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.110	.155	.265	9	.67	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
							17-15		84	71	2	6	2	0	1	2	2	0	19	0	11	0	0	2	0	0	.085	.110	.155	.265		.88	-1.531	.47	-0.34%	-15.54

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