Jim Perry stats

Pitcher

Age 91

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Jim Perry played 17 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1975.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
630
W
215
L
174
ERA
3.45
IP
3,285.2
K
1,576
BB
998
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1959CLE4412102.65153.079551.16
1960CLE4118103.62261.1120911.33
1961CLE3510174.71223.290871.45
1962CLE3512124.14193.274591.40
1963CLE/MIN40993.83178.272591.33
1964MIN42633.4465.155231.29
1965MIN361272.63167.288471.13
1966MIN331172.54184.1122531.10
1967MIN37873.03130.294501.32
1968MIN32862.27139.069261.00
1969MIN462062.82261.2153661.18
1970MIN4024123.04278.2168571.13
1971MIN4017174.23270.01261021.35
1972MIN3513163.35217.285601.15
1973DET3514134.03203.066551.38
1974CLE3617122.96252.071641.21
1975CLE/ATH234105.38105.144441.43

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

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
0
L
1
ERA
6.88
IP
17.0
K
10
BB
6
WHIP
1.59

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
109
SHO
32
K/9
4.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1959CLE0824.60000
1960CLE01044.10000
1961CLE0613.60000
1962CLE0733.40000
1963CLE/MIN0513.60000
1964MIN0007.60000
1965MIN0424.70000
1966MIN0816.00000
1967MIN0326.50000
1968MIN0324.50000
1969MIN01235.30000
1970MIN01345.40000
1971MIN0804.20000
1972MIN0523.50000
1973DET0712.90000
1974CLE0832.50000
1975CLE/ATH0213.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
91 yearsOct 30, 1935
Debut
1959
AL Cy Young
1970

What were Jim Perry's career stats?

Jim Perry played 17 seasons for the Guardians, the Twins and the Tigers. He had 215 wins and 1,576 strikeouts with a 3.45 ERA over 3,285.2 innings. His best season was 1970: 24 wins, a 3.04 ERA and 168 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1959 to 1975

Jim Perry led MLB in wins (1970); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 208th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,576)
  • 86th in wins (pitching) (215)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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