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	11-13 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	37 (16-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
G Hubbard	2
B Benedict	2
R RamÃrez	1
M Sinatro	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Chambliss	2
T Harper	1
C Washington	1
Self	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	488	2 (1)	Apr 11	ATL		CIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.83	0.004	.70	0.00%	0.10	P
2	489	7 (4)	Apr 17	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.89	-0.022	.62	-0.01%	-0.21	P
3	490	11 (3)	Apr 22	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.37	0.080	.30	0.04%	0.88	P
4	491	15 (3)	Apr 26 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.43	-0.076	1.32	-0.04%	-0.62	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	492	20 (4)	May 1	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.21	-0.128	.74	-0.05%	-1.10	P
6	493	25 (4)	May 6	ATL	@	STL	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.66	-0.065	.45	-0.03%	-0.19	P
7	494	30 (4)	May 11	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	2.17	-0.143	1.57	-0.06%	-0.96	P
8	495	35 (4)	May 17	ATL		STL	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	9	1.13	0.098	.63	0.03%	1.27	P
9	496	39 (3)	May 23	ATL		SDP	W,7-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	9						P
10	497	41 (1)	May 25	ATL		LAD	L,1-7	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	9						PR
11	498	43 (1)	May 28	ATL		LAD	W,9-4	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.304	.596	9	.91	0.135	.47	0.04%	1.14	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	499	48 (4)	Jun 2	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	9	1.90	-0.093	.80	-0.02%	-0.78	P
13	500	52 (3)	Jun 7	ATL		PHI	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	9	1.13	0.092	.45	0.02%	0.85	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
14	501	57 (4)	Aug 11	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.276	.543	9	1.11	-0.048	1.62	-0.04%	-0.62	P
15	502	62 (4)	Aug 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.290	.572	9	.24	0.004	.51	0.01%	-0.02	P
16	503	66 (3)	Aug 21	ATL		MON	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.265	.273	.537	9	.89	-0.044	1.50	-0.05%	-0.30	P
17	504	72 (5)	Aug 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.371	.649	9	1.17	0.065	2.11	0.07%	0.37	P
18	505	76 (3)	Aug 31	ATL		PHI	L,8-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.263	.351	.615	9	.29	-0.014	.49	-0.01%	-0.23	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
19	506	80 (3)	Sep 5	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.275	.385	.660	9	.43	0.016	.41	0.01%	0.12	P
20	507	85 (4)	Sep 11	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.286	.390	.676	9	.93	-0.039	.97	-0.02%	-0.64	P
21	508	90 (4)	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256	.273	.372	.645	9	.98	-0.083	.98	-0.05%	-0.78	P
22	509	95 (4)	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.267	.364	.630	9	.44	-0.011	.19	0.00%	-0.08	P
23	510	100 (4)	Sep 27	ATL		CIN	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.261	.356	.616	9	1.04	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
24	511	105 (4)	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,11-5	GS-9	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.265	.354	.619	9	.48	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.99	P
							11-13		54	48	5	12	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	.250	.265	.354	.619		.94	-0.224	.75	-0.17%	-1.04

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