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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	TEX		MIN	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 14	TEX		OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 20	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-9	GS	31	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 27	TEX		NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 2	TEX		BOS	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (3)	May 9	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	32	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	26 (4)	May 14	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 20	TEX		CAL	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (4)	May 26 (1)	TEX		KCR	L,2-14	GS	18	3.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	41 (4)	May 30	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (3)	Jun 4	TEX		DET	W,14-3	GS	24	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	50 (4)	Jun 9	TEX	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 15	TEX		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 20	TEX		BAL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	TEX		CHW	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	70 (5)	Jun 30	TEX		OAK	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (4)	Jul 5	TEX		DET	W,8-6	GS	19	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	80 (4)	Jul 10	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	83 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	TEX		NYY	L,6-7	GS	22	4.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
20	91 (7)	Jul 22	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	101 (9)	Aug 1	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	105 (3)	Aug 6	TEX		MIN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	111 (5)	Aug 11	TEX	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	117 (5)	Aug 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	122 (4)	Aug 21	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	127 (4)	Aug 27	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	132 (4)	Sep 1	TEX	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	137 (4)	Sep 7	TEX		MIN	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	142 (4)	Sep 12	TEX		OAK	L,6-9	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	147 (4)	Sep 17	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	153 (5)	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
32	158 (4)	Sep 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
							32gm		250.1	11	24	2	37	1