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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (9)	Apr 21	SDP		ATL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	16 (4)	Apr 26	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (3)	May 1	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	24 (3)	May 6	SDP	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	30	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
6	28 (3)	May 11	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
7	32 (3)	May 15	SDP		STL	W,4-3	GS	38	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
8	36 (3)	May 20	SDP	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 24	SDP		LAD	W,9-3	GS	25	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
10	45 (3)	May 29	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-9	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (4)	Jun 4	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-2	GS	30	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	55 (4)	Jun 10	SDP	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	60 (4)	Jun 14 (2)	SDP		MON	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	64 (3)	Jun 18	SDP		PHI	W,4-1	GS	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	68 (3)	Jun 23	SDP		HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	73 (4)	Jun 27	SDP		SFG	L,1-9	GS	35	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	79 (5)	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-2	GS	30	7.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
18	84 (4)	Jul 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-11	GS	26	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	88 (3)	Jul 13	SDP	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	30	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 17	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	97 (3)	Jul 21	SDP		CHC	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
22	101 (3)	Jul 26	SDP		PIT	W,6-5	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
23	105 (3)	Jul 30	SDP		STL	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (3)	Aug 4	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	113 (3)	Aug 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	117 (3)	Aug 12	SDP		CIN	W,4-2	GS	29	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	121 (3)	Aug 17	SDP	@	NYM	W,9-2	GS	23	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	125 (3)	Aug 21	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	129 (3)	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	134 (4)	Aug 30	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	138 (3)	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,8-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	142 (3)	Sep 8	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
33	146 (3)	Sep 12	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 16	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 21	SDP		SFG	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
36	158 (3)	Sep 26	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	28	7.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	162 (3)	Oct 1	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	GS	38	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
							37gm		260.2	13	40	2	55	6