Jim Perry Stats

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.

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"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 Perry

Jim Perry Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#220 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1972top01' title='1972 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Jim Perry Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#220 | Checklist )
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Birth Name:
James Evan Perry
Nickname:
Jim
Born On:
10-30-1935  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:
Williamston, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:
Still Living ( 500 Oldest Living )
Place of Death Data Died In:
Still Living
Cemetery:
n/a
High School:
Williamston High School (Williamston, NC)
College:
Campbell Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:
Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:
Right
Player Height Chart Height:
6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:
200
First Game:
04-23-1959 (Age 23)
Last Game:
08-05-1975
Draft:
Not Applicable

Jim Perry

Jim Perry Pitching Stats
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 -
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 Perry

Jim Perry Hitting Stats
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
17 Years 634 889 73 177 22 3 5 0 59 32 0 179 51 5 3 19 .199 .228 .247

Jim Perry

Jim Perry Fielding Stats
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
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 Perry

Jim Perry Miscellaneous Stats
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
17 Years 0 1 .000 0 4 0 177.8 5.0 15.1 1.58 4.32 2.73

Jim Perry

Jim Perry Miscellaneous Items of Interest
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 "     " - -

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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 Perry and Gaylord Perry
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.

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