Ron Perranoski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1973)

W–L 79–74
ERA 2.79
WHIP 1.33
SO 687
Pitcher PIV 11977.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
4/1/1936 in Paterson, NJ, USA
Died
10/2/2020 in Vero Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1961-04-14
Last Game
1973-06-17

Full name: Ronald Peter Perranoski

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
79 74 737 1 0 0 179 1174.7 1,097 364 50 468 687 2.79 11977.8

Career ERA 2.79 vs. league average 3.56 across their career seasons — 21.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1961 LAN NL 7 5 53 1 0 0 6 91.7 82 27 41 56 2.65 4.03 (+34%) 1149.7
1962 LAN NL 6 6 70 0 0 0 20 107.3 103 34 36 68 2.85 3.96 (+28%) 4053.1
1963 LAN NL 16 3 69 0 0 0 21 129.0 112 24 43 75 1.67 3.46 (+52%) 1139.7
1964 LAN NL 5 7 72 0 0 0 14 125.3 128 43 46 79 3.09 3.58 (+14%) 1904.7
1965 LAN NL 6 6 59 0 0 0 17 104.7 85 26 40 53 2.24 3.50 (+36%) 1372.5
1966 LAN NL 6 7 55 0 0 0 7 82.0 82 29 31 50 3.18 3.52 (+10%) 793.4
1967 LAN NL 6 7 70 0 0 0 16 110.0 97 30 45 75 2.45 3.30 (+26%) 973.7
1968 MIN AL 8 7 66 0 0 0 6 87.0 86 30 38 65 3.10 2.98 (-4%) 74.7
1969 MIN AL 9 10 75 0 0 0 31 119.7 85 28 52 62 2.11 3.61 (+42%) 1156.3
1970 MIN AL 7 8 67 0 0 0 34 111.0 108 30 42 55 2.43 3.89 (+37%) 728.0
1971 MIN AL 1 4 36 0 0 0 5 42.7 60 32 28 21 6.75 3.47 (-95%) -839.6
1971 DET AL 0 1 11 0 0 0 2 18.0 16 5 3 8 2.50 3.47 (+28%) -92.1
1972 DET AL 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 18.7 23 16 8 10 7.71 3.26 (-136%) -421.3
1972 LAN NL 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 16.7 19 5 8 5 2.70 3.26 (+17%) 10.4
1973 CAL AL 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 11.0 11 5 7 5 4.09 3.75 (-9%) -25.4
Career · 15 seasons 79 74 737 1 0 0 179 1,174.2 1,097 364 468 687 2.79 — 11,978

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
737 167 6 16 1 1 0 3 0 10 92 .096 .147 .114 .261 0

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 61.5% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career SLG .114 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 69.4% below league average.

Career OPS .261 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1961 LAN NL 53 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .083 — — — — 0.0
1962 LAN NL 70 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .071 — — — — 0.0
1963 LAN NL 69 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .125 — — — — 0.0
1964 LAN NL 72 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 — — — — 0.0
1965 LAN NL 59 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .158 — — — — 0.0
1966 LAN NL 55 8 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1967 LAN NL 70 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .100 — — — — 0.0
1968 MIN AL 66 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 MIN AL 75 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 .083 — — — — 0.0
1970 MIN AL 67 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .042 — — — — 0.0
1971 MIN AL 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 DET AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1972 DET AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1972 LAN NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 CAL AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 737 167 6 16 1 1 0 3 0 10 92 .096 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1970 ALCS MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 ALCS MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1963 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 10 0 1 14.7 21 13 6 9 7.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1970 ALCS MIN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 5 5 1 3 19.29
1969 ALCS MIN 0 1 3 0 0 4.7 8 3 0 2 5.79
1966 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 4 2 1 2 5.40
1965 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 3.7 3 3 4 1 7.36
1963 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 1 0.7 1 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home345682601.088
Away3899941002.101

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home345546.15021672003312.75
Away389626.15901972673552.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1973-06-17 LAANYY — 1.0100000
1973-05-26 LAAMIL — 1.0222200
1973-05-11 LAACHW — 3.0200220
1973-05-10 LAACHW L 0.2111100
1973-05-09 LAACLE — 1.0000110
1973-04-27 LAACLE — 1.2100010
1973-04-22 LAAOAK L 1.0211100
1973-04-07 LAAKCR — 1.2211010
1972-09-17 LADHOU — 0.2220100
1972-09-13 LADSFG — 3.0400020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 737 1 45 222 18 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1961 LAN P 53 1 5 17 1 1
1962 LAN P 70 0 3 17 4 3
1963 LAN P 69 0 6 24 1 0
1964 LAN P 72 0 6 32 2 2
1965 LAN P 59 0 4 15 2 1
1966 LAN P 55 0 7 23 1 1
1967 LAN P 70 0 4 26 1 2
1968 MIN P 66 0 4 13 1 0
1969 MIN P 75 0 4 23 1 2
1970 MIN P 67 0 0 15 1 0
1971 MIN P 36 0 1 8 2 0
1971 DET P 11 0 0 2 1 0
1972 DET P 17 0 0 1 0 0
1972 LAN P 9 0 1 2 0 0
1973 CAL P 8 0 0 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 737

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1970 TSN Fireman of the Year
1969 TSN Fireman of the Year

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Michigan State University East Lansing MI 1956, 1957, 1958

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1970 Cy Young Award AL 7th 5.0 120 1
1970 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 35.0 336 1
1969 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 25.0 336 0
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 130.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ron Perranoski (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gary Lavelle
    80-77, 2.93 ERA
  2. 90
    Darold Knowles
    66-74, 3.12 ERA
  3. 82
    Clay Carroll
    96-73, 2.94 ERA
  4. 75
    Roger McDowell
    70-70, 3.30 ERA
  5. 75
    Greg Minton
    59-65, 3.10 ERA
  6. 72
    Sparky Lyle
    99-76, 2.88 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Perranoski

What years did Ron Perranoski play?
Ron Perranoski played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1973.
Was Ron Perranoski a pitcher?
Yes. Ron Perranoski pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 687 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Perranoski hit?
Ron Perranoski hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.