Gaylord Perry ERA in 1979

• 10th-best of Gaylord Perry's 22 seasons on file; the best is 1.92 in 1972.
• Up 0.33 from 2.73 in 1978.

Average of 22 regular seasons, 1962 through 1983. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Gaylord Perry ERA in 1979, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1962	SF	13	3	1	5.23	43.0	20	14	1.58	0
1963	SF	31	1	6	4.03	76.0	52	29	1.49	2
1964	SF	44	12	11	2.75	206.1	155	43	1.08	5
1965	SF	47	8	12	4.19	195.2	170	70	1.35	1
1966	SF	36	21	8	2.99	255.2	201	40	1.10	0
1967	SF	39	15	17	2.61	293.0	230	84	1.08	1
1968	SF	39	16	15	2.44	291.0	173	59	1.03	1
1969	SF	40	19	14	2.49	325.1	233	91	1.17	0
1970	SF	41	23	13	3.20	328.2	214	84	1.14	0
1971	SF	37	16	12	2.76	280.0	158	67	1.15	0
1972	CLE	41	24	16	1.92	342.2	234	82	0.98	1
1973	CLE	41	19	19	3.38	344.0	238	115	1.25	0
1974	CLE	37	21	13	2.51	322.1	216	99	1.02	0
1975	CLE/TEX	37	18	17	3.24	305.2	233	70	1.14	0
1976	TEX	32	15	14	3.24	250.1	143	52	1.13	0
1977	TEX	34	15	12	3.37	238.0	177	56	1.24	0
1978	SD	37	21	6	2.73	260.2	154	66	1.18	0
1979	SD	32	12	11	3.06	232.2	140	67	1.26	0
1980	NYY/TEX	34	10	13	3.68	205.2	135	64	1.40	0
1981	ATL	23	8	9	3.94	150.2	60	24	1.37	0
1982	SEA	32	10	12	4.40	216.2	116	54	1.38	0
1983	SEA/KC	30	7	14	4.64	186.1	82	49	1.41	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV