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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 15	SEA	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	14 (4)	Apr 20	SEA		CAL	W,6-4	GS	35	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	19 (4)	Apr 25	SEA		MIN	W,5-4	GS	27	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	23 (3)	Apr 30	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS	35	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (4)	May 6	SEA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 11	SEA		CLE	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
8	38 (4)	May 16	SEA		BAL	L,4-5	GS	41	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	42 (3)	May 21	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	46 (3)	May 26	SEA		DET	W,4-2	GS	34	7.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	51 (4)	May 31	SEA		MIL	W,5-4	GS	38	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	55 (3)	Jun 6	SEA	@	DET	L,2-10	GS	9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (3)	Jun 11	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	36	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
14	64 (4)	Jun 16	SEA		TEX	W,7-2	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	68 (3)	Jun 20	SEA		KCR	L,5-7	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	73 (4)	Jun 26	SEA		CHW	L,3-13	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (3)	Jul 1	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-3	GS	30	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	81 (3)	Jul 6	SEA		NYY	L,7-8	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	86 (4)	Jul 11	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	89 (2)	Jul 17	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-8	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (4)	Jul 23	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 28	SEA		MIN	W,6-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (4)	Aug 2	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	109 (4)	Aug 7	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 13	SEA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
26	120 (5)	Aug 18	SEA	@	DET	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	124 (3)	Aug 23	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	129 (4)	Aug 29	SEA		DET	L,2-6	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (4)	Sep 4	SEA	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	139 (4)	Sep 10	SEA	@	TEX	W,5-2	GS	31	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	144 (4)	Sep 15	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	156 (11)	Sep 27 (1)	SEA	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS	34	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
							32gm		216.2	11	35	3	49	1