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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Team Record in Appearances: 11-12 / in Starts: 11-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	693	2	Apr 11	ATL		CIN	L,2-3	GS-7		99	7.0	6	1	1	1	5	1	0	1.29	3.46	27	10	5	0	0	6	65			0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.261	.98	0.13%	2.12	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
2	694	7	Apr 17	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	GS-4	L(0-1)	5	3.2	8	5	3	2	2	0	0	3.38	3.35	21	4	5	0	0	8	29			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.331	.75	-0.14%	-3.43	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out d4
3	695	11	Apr 22	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	6	3	3	2	6	1	0	3.20	3.36	34	10	11	0	1	5	67			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.103	.53	0.05%	0.97	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a4
4	696	15	Apr 26(1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-6	L(1-2)	3	6.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.81	2.99	22	8	6	3	0	3	65			1	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.114	.90	0.06%	1.54	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	697	20	May 1	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	9	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.34	2.66	35	12	19	8	3	0	69			0	1	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.36	0.606	.83	0.22%	3.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
6	698	25	May 6	ATL	@	STL	W,10-2	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	1	0	2.27	2.85	33	14	13	2	3	4	69			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.79	0.119	.54	0.05%	2.01	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
7	699	30	May 11	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9		4	9.0	10	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.22	2.75	39	12	13	3	0	10	61			0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.48	0.373	1.07	0.16%	2.01	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
8	700	35	May 17	ATL		STL	L,3-4	GS-5	L(3-3)	5	5.0	9	4	4	0	1	0	2	2.65	2.81	25	4	11	3	1	7	34			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	.57	-0.244	.32	-0.08%	-1.78	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
9	701	39	May 23	ATL		SDP	W,7-6	GS-3		5	2.1	10	6	5	0	0	1	1	3.30	3.07	17	3	3	0	1	10	15			0	0	0	15	1	1	0	1	0	1	.93	-0.389	.38	-0.10%	-5.56	1t start tie	3t --3 1 out d6
10	702	43	May 28	ATL		LAD	W,9-4	GS-8	W(4-3)	4	8.0	9	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.44	3.16	32	11	8	0	0	9	50			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.43	0.211	.22	0.07%	-0.44	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	703	48	Jun 2	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS-9	W(5-3)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.16	3.11	33	11	15	1	4	5	73			0	1	0	30	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.40	0.429	.59	0.11%	2.77	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
12	704	52	Jun 7	ATL		PHI	L,5-7	GS-6	L(5-4)	4	5.2	11	6	5	1	1	0	0	3.48	3.08	29	9	7	2	1	11	25			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	2	2	1.55	-0.506	.62	-0.12%	-3.74	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	705	57	Aug 11	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-5	W(6-4)	64	5.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.39	3.06	19	5	9	1	0	5	53			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.153	1.24	0.13%	1.03	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a3
14	706	62	Aug 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.46	3.01	26	7	10	2	1	8	43			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.068	1.93	0.09%	-0.49	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
15	707	66	Aug 21	ATL		MON	L,1-4	GS-8		4	8.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.28	3.13	29	14	9	3	1	5	67			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.258	2.10	0.26%	2.56	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
16	708	72	Aug 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-7		4	7.0	8	3	3	1	4	0	0	3.31	3.05	29	10	6	0	0	8	52			0	1	0	26	2	0	0	1	1	2	1.45	0.003	2.62	0.00%	0.17	1b start a 2	7b 3 out tie
17	709	76	Aug 31	ATL		PHI	L,8-11	GS-5	L(6-5)	4	4.1	10	6	6	1	4	3	0	3.66	3.33	23	2	6	2	0	10	22			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.489	1.83	-0.50%	-4.01	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	710	80	Sep 5	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS-6	L(6-6)	4	5.2	9	4	4	3	2	0	1	3.79	3.37	28	6	7	0	0	9	34			0	1	0	22	2	1	0	1	1	0	.91	-0.274	.87	-0.16%	-1.86	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out d2
19	711	85	Sep 11	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	W(7-6)	5	7.0	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.65	3.31	30	13	7	2	0	9	56			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.23	0.270	1.28	0.17%	2.12	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
20	712	90	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	L(7-7)	4	6.2	8	3	3	2	6	0	0	3.67	3.23	27	9	2	0	0	8	50			0	2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	-0.220	1.76	-0.13%	-0.52	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out d2
21	713	95	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-3	GS-5	L(7-8)	5	4.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.76	3.22	20	7	3	0	0	8	34			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	1	0	.76	-0.211	.32	-0.05%	-2.31	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out d3
22	714	100	Sep 27	ATL		CIN	L,2-4	GS-6	L(7-9)	4	6.0	8	4	4	3	5	0	0	3.86	3.18	28	9	5	1	0	6	42			0	0	0	25	5	0	0	1	0	0	.97	-0.221	.00	0.00%	-1.33	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
23	715	105	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,11-5	GS-9	W(8-9)	4	8.1	11	5	5	2	4	0	0	3.94	3.14	38	14	7	0	0	11	43			0	0	0	36	2	1	0	0	0	1	.30	0.164	.00	0.00%	-1.16	1b start a 2	9b 1-3 1 out a7
							11-12		W-L:8-9	4.2	150.2	182	70	66	24	60	9	4	3.94	3.14	644	1.09		8%	4%	165	49		---%	2	11	0	598	20	3	1	11	6	13	1.04	0.247	.93	0.23%	-6.28

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