Jim Perry was born on Wednesday, October 30, 1935, in Williamston, North Carolina. Perry was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1959, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Perry baseball stats page.
"I was a guy that just liked to work hard. I think Bert ( Blyleven ) and Jim Kaat and Mudcat Grant , guys I roomed with in my career, they all know how hard I worked. I ran a lot. I think the pitchers have to run a lot like I did. When I went to Spring Training I felt like I had to make the team, although I had made the team before that. That made me work harder for when I was called on." - Jim Perry (Kelly Thesier / MLB.com, 01/25/2011, 'Twins great Perry gains entrance to club's Hall', Source )
Jim PerryJim Perry Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1959 | 24 | Indians | 44 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.65 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 153.0 | 615 | 122 | 45 | 54 | 10 | 55 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1960 | 25 | Indians | 41 | 36 | 3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.62 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 261.1 | 1,103 | 257 | 105 | 118 | 35 | 91 | 3 | 120 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1961 | 26 | Indians | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 223.2 | 983 | 238 | 117 | 132 | 28 | 87 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1962 | 27 | Indians | 35 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 193.2 | 819 | 213 | 89 | 94 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
1963 | 28 | Indians | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1963 | 28 | Twins | 35 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.74 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 168.1 | 722 | 167 | 70 | 77 | 17 | 57 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1964 | 29 | Twins | 42 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65.1 | 279 | 61 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
1965 | 30 | Twins | 36 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 167.2 | 679 | 142 | 49 | 57 | 18 | 47 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Twins | 33 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 184.1 | 742 | 149 | 52 | 61 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 122 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
1967 | 32 | Twins | 37 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.03 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 130.2 | 549 | 123 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1968 | 33 | Twins | 32 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 139.0 | 556 | 113 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1969 | 34 | Twins | 46 | 36 | 4 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.82 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 261.2 | 1,079 | 244 | 82 | 87 | 18 | 66 | 10 | 153 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
1970 | 35 | Twins | 40 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 3.04 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 278.2 | 1,141 | 258 | 94 | 112 | 20 | 57 | 10 | 168 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
1971 | 36 | Twins | 40 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4.23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 270.0 | 1,146 | 263 | 127 | 135 | 39 | 102 | 10 | 126 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
1972 | 37 | Twins | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 217.2 | 898 | 191 | 81 | 93 | 14 | 60 | 5 | 85 | 4 | 8 | 0 | - |
1973 | 38 | Tigers | 35 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.03 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 203.0 | 867 | 225 | 91 | 96 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1974 | 39 | Indians | 36 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.96 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 252.0 | 1,042 | 242 | 83 | 94 | 11 | 64 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1975 | 40 | Indians | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 170 | 46 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1975 | 40 | Athletics | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67.2 | 296 | 61 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 630 | 447 | 64 | 215 | 174 | .553 | 3.45 | 109 | 32 | 10 | 3,285.2 | 13,732 | 3,127 | 1,258 | 1,407 | 308 | 998 | 93 | 1,576 | 55 | 80 | 3 | - |
Jim PerryJim Perry Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1959 | 24 | Indians | 44 | 50 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .340 |
1960 | 25 | Indians | 42 | 91 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .247 | .264 |
1961 | 26 | Indians | 35 | 73 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .164 | .176 | .192 |
1962 | 27 | Indians | 35 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .183 | .210 | .200 |
1963 | 28 | Indians | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1963 | 28 | Twins | 35 | 51 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .298 | .255 |
1964 | 29 | Twins | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
1965 | 30 | Twins | 36 | 53 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .170 | .200 | .226 |
1966 | 31 | Twins | 33 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .288 | .339 |
1967 | 32 | Twins | 39 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .286 |
1968 | 33 | Twins | 32 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .182 | .310 |
1969 | 34 | Twins | 47 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .172 | .204 | .226 |
1970 | 35 | Twins | 40 | 97 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .253 | .320 |
1971 | 36 | Twins | 40 | 92 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .185 | .242 | .185 |
1972 | 37 | Twins | 35 | 71 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .187 | .169 |
1973 | 38 | Tigers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 39 | Indians | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 40 | Indians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 40 | Athletics | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 634 | 889 | 73 | 177 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 0 | 179 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .199 | .228 | .247 |
Jim PerryJim Perry Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1959 Indians | P | 44 | 13 | 459 | 36 | 0.8 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1960 Indians | P | 41 | 36 | 784 | 65 | 1.6 | 63 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.17 |
1961 Indians | P | 35 | 35 | 671 | 59 | 1.7 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 2.17 |
1962 Indians | P | 35 | 27 | 581 | 52 | 1.5 | 51 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.37 |
1963 Indians | P | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
1963 Twins | P | 35 | 25 | 505 | 38 | 1.1 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.92 |
1964 Twins | P | 42 | 1 | 196 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.65 |
1965 Twins | P | 36 | 19 | 503 | 34 | 0.9 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.77 |
1966 Twins | P | 33 | 25 | 553 | 32 | 1.0 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.51 |
1967 Twins | P | 37 | 11 | 392 | 20 | 0.5 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.31 |
1968 Twins | P | 32 | 18 | 417 | 39 | 1.2 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.33 |
1969 Twins | P | 46 | 36 | 785 | 44 | 1.0 | 43 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.48 |
1970 Twins | P | 40 | 40 | 836 | 59 | 1.5 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.87 |
1971 Twins | P | 40 | 39 | 810 | 61 | 1.5 | 61 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
1972 Twins | P | 35 | 35 | 653 | 55 | 1.6 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 2.03 |
1973 Tigers | P | 35 | 34 | 609 | 48 | 1.4 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.00 |
1974 Indians | P | 36 | 36 | 756 | 51 | 1.4 | 49 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.75 |
1975 Indians | P | 8 | 6 | 113 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
1975 Athletics | P | 15 | 11 | 203 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.20 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 630 | 447 | 9,857 | 726 | 1.2 | 697 | 191 | 506 | 29 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.91 | |
17 Years | 630 | 447 | 9,857 | 726 | 1.2 | 697 | 191 | 506 | 29 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.91 |
Jim PerryJim Perry Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1959 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 1.44 | 4.65 | 3.24 |
1960 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 1.32 | 4.13 | 3.13 |
1961 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 24.3 | 1.03 | 3.62 | 3.50 |
1962 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 3.44 | 2.74 |
1963 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 6.10 | 1.74 |
1963 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 1.14 | 3.48 | 3.05 |
1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 2.39 | 7.58 | 3.17 |
1965 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 17.7 | 1.87 | 4.72 | 2.52 |
1966 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 2.30 | 5.96 | 2.59 |
1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 42.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.88 | 6.47 | 3.44 |
1968 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.65 | 4.47 | 1.68 |
1969 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 2.32 | 5.26 | 2.27 |
1970 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 97.0 | 6.9 | 16.2 | 2.95 | 5.43 | 1.84 |
1971 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 18.4 | 1.24 | 4.20 | 3.40 |
1972 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 71.0 | 1.42 | 3.51 | 2.48 |
1973 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 2.93 | 2.44 |
1974 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 2.54 | 2.29 |
1975 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 2.63 | 4.30 |
1975 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.27 | 4.39 | 3.46 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 177.8 | 5.0 | 15.1 | 1.58 | 4.32 | 2.73 |
Jim PerryJim Perry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1959 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1962 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1966 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1971 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1972 Minnesota Twins | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $61,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Cleveland Indians | 31 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cleveland Indians | 31 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Oakland Athletics | 36 | " " | - | - |
Jim Perry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Camilo Pascual (1962-1963) and Jim Perry (1969-1970) are the only two Twins pitchers to record back-to-back 20-win seasons in Minnesota ? If we include previous pitchers from the franchise ( Washington Senators , 1901-1960) only two more aces get added to the list, hall of famer Walter Johnson (1910-1919 & 1924-1925) and Alvin Crowder (1932-1933).
Jim Perry went 24-12 in 1970 , leading all American League pitchers in games won ( Top 25 ), and took home the Cy Young Award - the first Minnesota Twins pitcher to receive the honor .
Gaylord Perry , Jim's brother, went 24-16 in 1972 , leading all American League pitchers in games won ( Top 25 ), and took home the Cy Young Award - the first Cleveland Indians pitcher to receive the honor .
The Perry brothers, through today, remain the only set of brothers in baseball history to each win a Cy Young Award .
The Perry Brothers (Jim &
Gaylord
) | First Day Cover Art by Gateway Stamps | Baseball Almanac Collection
The Perry brothers were once the winningest siblings in baseball history, having a combined 529 wins, well ahead of second place at that time,
Christy Mathewson
(373 wins) and
Henry Mathewson
(0 wins). In 1987, the Perry brothers were passed by the Niekro brothers (
Phil Niekro
, 318 wins &
Joe Niekro
, 221 wins), who wrapped up their careers with a combined 539 wins.