What years did Glen Perkins play?

Glen Perkins played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.

Was Glen Perkins a pitcher?

Yes. Glen Perkins pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 504 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Glen Perkins hit?

Glen Perkins hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Glen Perkins play for?

Glen Perkins played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (2006–2017).

Did Glen Perkins win a Cy Young Award?

No. Glen Perkins did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Glen Perkins win?

Glen Perkins was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Glen Perkins's career stats?

In 409 games, Glen Perkins went 35-25 with a 3.88 ERA, 504 strikeouts, 624.1 innings pitched, and 120 saves.

What was Glen Perkins's salary?

Glen Perkins's last recorded salary was $6,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $6,300,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $430,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.

What position did Glen Perkins play?

Glen Perkins played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Glen Perkins and how much did he weigh?

Glen Perkins was listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.

What was Glen Perkins's career ERA?

Glen Perkins finished with a 3.88 career ERA, going 35-25 with 504 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Glen Perkins have?

Glen Perkins recorded 504 career strikeouts.

Is Glen Perkins in the Hall of Fame?

No. Glen Perkins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Glen Perkins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2017)

Glen Perkins was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017 for the Minnesota Twins, a span of 12 seasons. Across 409 career appearances, he went 35-25 with a 3.88 ERA, 504 strikeouts, and 120 saves. Glen Perkins was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3174.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 35–25

ERA 3.88

WHIP 1.29

SO 504

Pitcher PIV 3174.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 3/2/1983 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-09-21
Last Game: 2017-09-30
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Glen Weston Perkins

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Career Pitching Statistics

Glen Perkins — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	25	409	44	0	0	120	624.1	646	269	74	158	504	3.88	3174.8

Career ERA 3.88 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 6.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Glen Perkins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	MIN	AL	0	0	4	0	0	5.2	3	1	0	6	1.59	—	0.0
2007	MIN	AL	0	0	19	0	0	28.2	23	10	12	20	3.14	4.47 (+30%)	185.1
2008	MIN	AL	12	4	26	26	0	151.0	183	74	39	74	4.41	4.32 (-2%)	-3076.0
2009	MIN	AL	6	7	18	17	0	96.1	120	63	23	45	5.89	4.32 (-36%)	-825.6
2010	MIN	AL	1	1	13	1	0	21.2	29	14	5	14	5.82	4.08 (-43%)	-407.9
2011	MIN	AL	4	4	65	0	2	61.2	55	17	21	65	2.48	3.94 (+37%)	2393.8
2012	MIN	AL	3	1	70	0	16	70.1	57	20	16	78	2.56	4.01 (+36%)	1514.1
2013	MIN	AL	2	0	61	0	36	62.2	43	16	15	77	2.30	3.87 (+41%)	2183.7
2014	MIN	AL	4	3	63	0	34	61.2	62	25	11	66	3.65	3.74 (+2%)	1000.5
2015	MIN	AL	3	5	60	0	32	57.0	58	21	10	54	3.32	3.96 (+16%)	207.2
2016	MIN	AL	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	5	2	1	3	9.00	—	0.0
2017	MIN	AL	0	0	8	0	0	5.2	8	6	5	2	9.53	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			35	25	409	44	120	624.1	646	269	158	504	3.88	—	3,175

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Glen Perkins — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
409	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Glen Perkins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	MIN	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	MIN	AL	19	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIN	AL	26	3	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	18	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIN	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIN	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIN	AL	61	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIN	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIN	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			409	4	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Glen Perkins — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Glen Perkins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS2	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Glen Perkins — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Glen Perkins — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Glen Perkins — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	221	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	188	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Glen Perkins — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	221	355.0	367	146	83	281	3.70
Away	188	269.1	279	123	75	223	4.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Glen Perkins — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2017-09-30	MIN	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-20	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2017-09-12	MIN	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-04	MIN	TBR	—	0.1	0	2	2	2	0
2017-08-30	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
2017-08-26	MIN	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
2017-08-20	MIN	AZ	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
2017-08-17	MIN	CLE	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0
2016-04-10	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1
2016-04-09	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Glen Perkins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	409	44	19	86	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Glen Perkins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	MIN	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
2007	MIN	P	19	0	0	3	0	2
2008	MIN	P	26	26	2	25	1	0
2009	MIN	P	18	17	3	8	1	1
2010	MIN	P	13	1	1	9	0	0
2011	MIN	P	65	0	3	7	1	0
2012	MIN	P	70	0	2	13	1	0
2013	MIN	P	61	0	2	5	0	0
2014	MIN	P	63	0	2	8	0	0
2015	MIN	P	60	0	2	7	0	0
2016	MIN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2017	MIN	P	8	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Glen Perkins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	409

Salary History

Glen Perkins's recorded salaries total $20,155,000 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perkins's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Glen Perkins — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIN	AL	$6,300,000
2015	MIN	AL	$4,650,000
2014	MIN	AL	$4,025,000
2013	MIN	AL	$2,500,000
2012	MIN	AL	$1,550,000
2011	MIN	AL	$700,000
2009	MIN	AL	$430,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$20,155,000

College History

Glen Perkins — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	2003, 2004

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Glen Perkins: the record in brief

The profile opens with Glen Perkins's first major league game on September 21, 2006; the last one listed came on September 30, 2017. The team column never changes: it is the Minnesota Twins from 2006 to 2017. Perkins played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 2, 1983, in St. Paul, MN, USA and a listed size of 205 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Glen Perkins was the playing name; the full given name is Glen Weston.

Perkins pitched in 409 games, starting 44, and finished with a 35-25 record and 3.88 ERA. Also on Perkins's record: 504 strikeouts and 120 saves. The leagues Perkins pitched in allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.5% better than average. No season topped the 12 wins of 2008. The strikeout high was 78 in 2012. The most saves in one season was 36, in 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions about Glen Perkins

What years did Glen Perkins play?: Glen Perkins played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.
Was Glen Perkins a pitcher?: Yes. Glen Perkins pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 504 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Glen Perkins hit?: Glen Perkins hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Glen Perkins play for?: Glen Perkins played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (2006–2017).
Did Glen Perkins win a Cy Young Award?: No. Glen Perkins did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Glen Perkins win?: Glen Perkins was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Glen Perkins's career stats?: In 409 games, Glen Perkins went 35-25 with a 3.88 ERA, 504 strikeouts, 624.1 innings pitched, and 120 saves.
How much did Glen Perkins earn in his career?: Glen Perkins's recorded salaries total $20,155,000 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Perkins's career ran from 2006 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
What was Glen Perkins's salary?: Glen Perkins's last recorded salary was $6,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $6,300,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $430,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
What position did Glen Perkins play?: Glen Perkins played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Glen Perkins and how much did he weigh?: Glen Perkins was listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds.
What was Glen Perkins's career ERA?: Glen Perkins finished with a 3.88 career ERA, going 35-25 with 504 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Glen Perkins have?: Glen Perkins recorded 504 career strikeouts.
Is Glen Perkins in the Hall of Fame?: No. Glen Perkins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.