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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 14	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	20 (10)	Apr 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (3)	May 1	SDP	@	NYM	W,10-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	28 (3)	May 6	SDP		MON	L,5-7	GS	27	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	32 (3)	May 10	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
8	37 (4)	May 15	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	41 (3)	May 20 (1)	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	46 (4)	May 25	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	P
11	50 (3)	May 29 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	55 (4)	Jun 2	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	59 (3)	Jun 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63 (3)	Jun 12	SDP		PIT	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
15	67 (3)	Jun 16	SDP		CHC	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
16	71 (3)	Jun 20	SDP		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	75 (3)	Jun 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	80 (4)	Jun 29	SDP		HOU	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	84 (3)	Jul 3	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	88 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	SDP	@	MON	W,7-5	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	98 (4)	Jul 20	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	102 (3)	Jul 24	SDP		MON	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	106 (3)	Jul 28	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	110 (3)	Aug 2	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-7	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	114 (3)	Aug 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	118 (3)	Aug 12 (1)	SDP		CIN	L,2-9	GS	15	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	122 (3)	Aug 16	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	25	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	126 (3)	Aug 20	SDP	@	STL	L,3-6	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	130 (3)	Aug 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-4	GS	33	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	134 (3)	Aug 29	SDP		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (3)	Sep 3	SDP		SFG	W,3-0	GS	30	7.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
							32gm		232.2	11	41	2	54	2