Gaylord Perry
1962–1983 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, NLS, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
651G
.131AVG
.153OBP
.164SLG
More career statistics
141H
6HR
47RBI
0SB
314–265W–L
5,350.1IP
3,534K
3.11ERA
690GS
11SV
12Rare 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 · Games | 651 | 787 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 21,954 | 21,953 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 16,051 | 16,050 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,379 | 1,378 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 1,220 | 1,076 | 48 | 141 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 176 | .131 | .153 | .164 | .317 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,350.3 | 777 | 690 | 303 | 314 | 265 | 11 | 4,938 | 2,128 | 1,846 | 399 | 1,379 | 3,534 | 0 | 0 | 3.11 | 1.181 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1965-07-22 to 1965-08-06
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1969-04-15 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 16 scoreless innings | 1967-09-01 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1966-07-22 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 395 | 595 | 76 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 167 | .147 | .153 | .185 |
| Away | 392 | 625 | 65 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 202 | .116 | .115 | .143 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 138 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | .122 | .109 | .163 |
| May | 147 | 238 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 62 | .160 | .172 | .188 |
| June | 137 | 197 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 59 | .122 | .132 | .157 |
| July | 124 | 198 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 54 | .151 | .152 | .203 |
| August | 143 | 223 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 72 | .111 | .121 | .146 |
| September | 131 | 208 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 71 | .115 | .106 | .126 |
| October | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .133 | .111 | .133 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 133 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | .099 | .098 | .099 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 121 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | .135 | .149 | .135 |
| chicago-cubs | 48 | 98 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | .135 | .122 | .202 |
| houston-astros | 46 | 104 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | .168 | .163 | .179 |
| new-york-mets | 46 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | .135 | .162 | .169 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 45 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 28 | .100 | .105 | .188 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 45 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | .129 | .126 | .172 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 44 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | .098 | .099 | .110 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  San Francisco Giants | 13 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | 43 | 20 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | .222 | 76 | 52 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 46 | 56 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .054 | 206 | 155 |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 64 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .156 | 195 | 170 |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | 36 | 86 | 16 | – | 2 | – | .186 | 255 | 201 |
| 1967 | San Francisco Giants | 42 | 91 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 293 | 230 |
| 1968 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 97 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .113 | 290 | 173 |
| 1969 | San Francisco Giants | 40 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 2 | – | .120 | 325 | 233 |
| 1970 | San Francisco Giants | 41 | 120 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .117 | 328 | 214 |
| 1971 | San Francisco Giants | 38 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 4 | – | .102 | 280 | 158 |
| 1972 |  Cleveland Guardians | 41 | 110 | 17 | 1 | 9 | – | .155 | 342 | 234 |
| 1973 | Cleveland Guardians | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 344 | 238 |
| 1974 | Cleveland Guardians | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 322 | 216 |
| 1975 | Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 305 | 233 |
| 1976 |  Texas Rangers | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 250 | 143 |
| 1977 | Texas Rangers | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 238 | 177 |
| 1978 |  San Diego Padres | 37 | 87 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .092 | 260 | 154 |
| 1979 | San Diego Padres | 32 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | .085 | 232 | 140 |
| 1980 | New York Yankees, Texas Rangers | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 205 | 135 |
| 1981 |  Atlanta Braves | 24 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 7 | – | .250 | 150 | 60 |
| 1982 |  Seattle Mariners | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 216 | 116 |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 186 | 82 |