Gaylord Perry
[edit] Biography
Born on September 15, 1938 in Williamston, North Carolina, Gaylord Perry (Gaylord Jackson Perry) played for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 22 year career. Perry broke into the bigs on April 14, 1962 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 4.03 ERA in 76 innings pitched in 1963, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Gaylord Perry's best season was 1972, when he posted a 1.92 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 234 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 5.23
| 20
| 29
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 54
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 4.03
| 52
| 41
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 76
| 84
| 10
| 29
| 7
| 4
| 2
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 44
| 19
| 12
| 11
| 2.75
| 155
| 65
| 63
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 206.1
| 179
| 16
| 43
| 6
| 5
| 5
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 47
| 26
| 8
| 12
| 4.19
| 170
| 105
| 91
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 195.2
| 194
| 21
| 70
| 16
| 12
| 6
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 36
| 35
| 21
| 8
| 2.99
| 201
| 92
| 85
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 255.2
| 242
| 15
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 5
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 39
| 37
| 15
| 17
| 2.61
| 230
| 98
| 85
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 293
| 231
| 20
| 84
| 17
| 13
| 4
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 39
| 38
| 16
| 15
| 2.44
| 173
| 93
| 79
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 291
| 240
| 10
| 59
| 12
| 6
| 4
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 40
| 39
| 19
| 14
| 2.49
| 233
| 115
| 90
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 325.1
| 290
| 23
| 91
| 14
| 12
| 11
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 41
| 41
| 23
| 13
| 3.20
| 214
| 138
| 117
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 328.2
| 292
| 27
| 84
| 8
| 11
| 8
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 37
| 37
| 16
| 12
| 2.76
| 158
| 116
| 86
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 280
| 255
| 20
| 67
| 4
| 8
| 5
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 40
| 24
| 16
| 1.92
| 234
| 79
| 73
| 29
| 5
| 1
| 342.2
| 253
| 17
| 82
| 16
| 11
| 12
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 41
| 19
| 19
| 3.38
| 238
| 143
| 129
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 344
| 315
| 34
| 115
| 9
| 17
| 5
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 37
| 21
| 13
| 2.51
| 216
| 98
| 90
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 322.1
| 230
| 25
| 99
| 7
| 2
| 6
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 22
| 12
| 8
| 3.03
| 148
| 70
| 62
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 184
| 157
| 12
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 15
| 6
| 9
| 3.55
| 85
| 57
| 48
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 121.2
| 120
| 16
| 34
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 37
| 18
| 17
| 3.24
| 233
| 127
| 110
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 305.2
| 277
| 28
| 70
| 6
| 5
| 4
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 32
| 32
| 15
| 14
| 3.24
| 143
| 93
| 90
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 250.1
| 232
| 14
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 12
| 3.37
| 177
| 108
| 89
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 238
| 239
| 21
| 56
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 37
| 37
| 21
| 6
| 2.73
| 154
| 96
| 79
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 260.2
| 241
| 9
| 66
| 8
| 4
| 2
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 11
| 3.06
| 140
| 90
| 79
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 232.2
| 225
| 12
| 67
| 10
| 6
| 4
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 24
| 24
| 6
| 9
| 3.43
| 107
| 74
| 59
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 155
| 159
| 12
| 46
| 3
| 4
| 7
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 10
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 4.44
| 28
| 33
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.2
| 65
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 32
| 10
| 13
| 3.68
| 135
| 107
| 84
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 205.2
| 224
| 14
| 64
| 3
| 9
| 8
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 23
| 23
| 8
| 9
| 3.94
| 60
| 70
| 66
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 150.2
| 182
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 12
| 4.40
| 116
| 117
| 106
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 216.2
| 245
| 27
| 54
| 4
| 13
| 4
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 16
| 16
| 3
| 10
| 4.94
| 42
| 60
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 116
| 18
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 14
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 4.27
| 40
| 48
| 40
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 84.1
| 98
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 30
| 7
| 14
| 4.64
| 82
| 108
| 96
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 186.1
| 214
| 24
| 49
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 459
| 375
| 175
| 135
| 3.00
| 1960
| 1148
| 979
| 143
| 23
| 10
| 2938.2
| 2709
| 195
| 738
| 108
| 94
| 60
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 318
| 315
| 139
| 130
| 3.24
| 1574
| 980
| 867
| 160
| 30
| 1
| 2411.2
| 2229
| 204
| 641
| 56
| 66
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 777
| 690
| 314
| 265
| 3.11
| 3534
| 2128
| 1846
| 303
| 53
| 11
| 5350.1
| 4938
| 399
| 1379
| 164
| 160
| 108
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| SF
| N
| P
| 13
| 7
| 43
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| P
| 31
| 4
| 76
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| P
| 44
| 19
| 206.1
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| P
| 47
| 26
| 195.2
| 18
| 40
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 5
| 0
| .983
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| P
| 36
| 35
| 255.2
| 16
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 9
| 0
| .982
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| P
| 39
| 37
| 293
| 20
| 64
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 8
| 1
| .966
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| P
| 39
| 38
| 290.2
| 31
| 62
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 10
| 1
| .979
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| P
| 40
| 39
| 325.1
| 18
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| P
| 41
| 41
| 328.2
| 30
| 67
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 8
| 3
| .960
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| P
| 37
| 37
| 280
| 21
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 6
| 0
| .925
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| P
| 41
| 40
| 342.2
| 18
| 61
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 8
| 0
| .975
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| P
| 41
| 41
| 344
| 19
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 19
| 16
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 37
| 322.1
| 26
| 45
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 3
| .959
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 184
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| P
| 15
| 15
| 121.2
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .969
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| P
| 37
| 37
| 305.2
| 19
| 43
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 17
| 2
| .984
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 250.1
| 11
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 21
| 1
| .946
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 238
| 14
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| .977
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| P
| 37
| 37
| 260.2
| 13
| 40
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 18
| 16
| 2
| .964
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 232.2
| 11
| 41
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 13
| 0
| .963
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 155
| 11
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 0
| .973
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| P
| 10
| 8
| 50.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 205.2
| 13
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 13
| 0
| .978
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 150.2
| 11
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| .909
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 216.2
| 11
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 0
| .939
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| P
| 16
| 16
| 102
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 2
| .957
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| P
| 14
| 14
| 84.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 186.1
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 5
| 2
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 777
| 690
| 5350
| 349
| 877
| 38
| 58
| 1
| 83
| 236
| 213
| 17
| .970
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .231
| .231
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 32
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 46
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .054
| .085
| .071
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 49
| 64
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .156
| .194
| .156
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 36
| 86
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 2
| .186
| .195
| .198
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 42
| 91
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .143
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 39
| 97
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .113
| .131
| .113
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 40
| 117
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 2
| .120
| .156
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 47
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 41
| 120
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 7
| .117
| .123
| .167
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 38
| 98
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 4
| .102
| .129
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 110
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 9
| .155
| .197
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 43
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 37
| 87
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .092
| .112
| .115
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 32
| 71
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 2
| .085
| .110
| .155
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 24
| 48
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 7
| .250
| .265
| .354
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 469
| 966
| 43
| 124
| 5
| 38
| .128
| .147
| .159
| 15
| 0
| 17
| 326
| 5
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 318
| 110
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 9
| .155
| .197
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 43
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 787
| 1076
| 48
| 141
| 6
| 47
| .131
| .153
| .164
| 17
| 0
| 22
| 369
| 6
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 20
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (June 3, 1958).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Frank Duffy to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sam McDowell (November 29, 1971).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits and $100000 (June 13, 1975).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Tomlin and $125000 (January 25, 1978).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll to Texas Rangers in exchange for Willie Montanez (February 15, 1980).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees in exchange for Ken Clay and a player to be named later (August 14, 1980); Texas Rangers received Marvin Thompson (October 1, 1980).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 12, 1981).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (October 5, 1981).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (March 5, 1982).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (June 27, 1983).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (July 6, 1983).
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