Gary Peters
1959–1972 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
450G
.222AVG
.253OBP
.348SLG
More career statistics
179H
19HR
102RBI
0SB
124–103W–L
2,081.0IP
1,420K
3.25ERA
286GS
5SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 172 | 174 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,707 | 8,708 |
| Pitching · p w | 706 | 707 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450 | 875 | 807 | 86 | 179 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 102 | 29 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 281 | .222 | .253 | .348 | .601 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,081.0 | 359 | 286 | 79 | 124 | 103 | 5 | 1,894 | 847 | 751 | 157 | 706 | 1,420 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 1.249 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1966-06-15 to 1966-07-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1967-09-13 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1967-08-27 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1968-04-18 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 400 | 87 | 7 | 48 | 13 | 84 | .240 | .250 | .361 |
| Away | 233 | 475 | 92 | 12 | 54 | 16 | 90 | .207 | .227 | .338 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | .224 | .233 | .353 |
| May | 79 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 30 | .222 | .239 | .347 |
| June | 82 | 163 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 37 | .252 | .264 | .325 |
| July | 79 | 161 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 34 | .232 | .236 | .351 |
| August | 90 | 185 | 32 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 37 | .190 | .216 | .339 |
| September | 70 | 119 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 27 | .217 | .244 | .396 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 59 | 103 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 21 | .156 | .204 | .344 |
| baltimore-orioles | 51 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .233 | .245 | .333 |
| new-york-yankees | 50 | 110 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | .172 | .200 | .242 |
| detroit-tigers | 45 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 29 | .175 | .188 | .262 |
| minnesota-twins | 44 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .237 | .342 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 35 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 16 | .265 | .274 | .500 |
| boston-red-sox | 34 | 65 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .312 | .323 | .422 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 34 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | .220 | .236 | .400 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Chicago White Sox | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 10 | 6 |
| 1962 | Chicago White Sox | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 |
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox | 50 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 12 | – | .259 | 243 | 189 |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 54 | 120 | 25 | 4 | 19 | – | .208 | 273 | 205 |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 6 | – | .181 | 176 | 95 |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 9 | – | .235 | 204 | 129 |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 13 | – | .212 | 260 | 215 |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 46 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 8 | – | .208 | 162 | 110 |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 37 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 4 | – | .169 | 218 | 140 |
| 1970 |  Boston Red Sox | 37 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 11 | – | .244 | 221 | 155 |
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox | 53 | 96 | 26 | 3 | 19 | – | .271 | 214 | 100 |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 30 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 85 | 67 |