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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 18	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS	33	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 22	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 28	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-10	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 15	SFG		HOU	W,7-3	GS	34	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 19 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
14	55 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,5-4	GS	30	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (4)	Jun 13	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	GS	26	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 18 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	75 (9)	Jun 28	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	80 (4)	Jul 3	SFG		ATL	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	84 (3)	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	85	Jul 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	89 (3)	Jul 15	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	92 (2)	Jul 19	SFG		HOU	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
23	98 (5)	Jul 24	SFG		CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
24	102 (3)	Jul 29	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (3)	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
26	110 (3)	Aug 6	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
27	113 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
28	118 (4)	Aug 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
29	122 (3)	Aug 18	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS	24	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	126 (3)	Aug 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	130 (3)	Aug 26	SFG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
32	134 (3)	Aug 30	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	139 (4)	Sep 3	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	144 (4)	Sep 7	SFG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
35	149 (4)	Sep 13	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	GS	26	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	153 (3)	Sep 17	SFG		STL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	157 (3)	Sep 21	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
38	159 (1)	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR P
39	162 (2)	Sep 28	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							39gm		290.2	31	62	2	95	3