What years did Pol Perritt play?

Pol Perritt played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1921.

Was Pol Perritt a pitcher?

Yes. Pol Perritt pitched in the major leagues, recording 92 wins and 543 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pol Perritt hit?

Pol Perritt hit 0 career home runs with 72 hits.

What was Pol Perritt's career batting average?

Pol Perritt batted .151 over his career, with 72 hits in 477 at bats.

How many RBI did Pol Perritt have?

Pol Perritt drove in 21 runs in his career.

What was Pol Perritt's career ERA?

Pol Perritt finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 92-78 with 543 strikeouts.

Pol Perritt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1921)

Pol Perritt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1921 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 10 seasons. Across 256 career appearances, he went 92-78 with a 2.89 ERA and 543 strikeouts. He also batted .151 with 0 home runs.

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 12, 2026

W–L 92–78

ERA 2.89

WHIP 1.23

SO 543

Pitcher PIV -1919.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 168 lb
Born: 8/30/1891 in Arcadia, LA, USA
Died: 10/15/1947 in Shreveport, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-07
Last Game: 1921-07-03

Full name: William Dayton Perritt

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pol Perritt — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
92	78	256	177	93	23	8	1469.2	1,416	472	41	390	543	2.89	-1919.2

Career ERA 2.89 vs. league average 3.11 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Pol Perritt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	SLN	NL	1	1	6	3	1	0	0	31.0	25	11	10	13	3.19	3.36 (+5%)	285.2
1913	SLN	NL	6	14	36	21	8	0	0	175.0	205	102	64	64	5.25	3.07 (-71%)	-3044.4
1914	SLN	NL	16	13	41	32	18	3	2	286.0	248	75	93	115	2.36	2.93 (+19%)	-1291.5
1915	NY1	NL	12	18	35	30	16	4	0	220.0	226	65	59	91	2.66	2.90 (+8%)	-89.2
1916	NY1	NL	18	11	40	28	17	5	2	251.0	243	73	56	115	2.62	2.78 (+6%)	-6.5
1917	NY1	NL	17	7	35	26	14	5	1	215.0	186	45	45	72	1.88	2.69 (+30%)	969.6
1918	NY1	NL	18	13	35	31	19	6	0	233.0	212	71	38	60	2.74	2.83 (+3%)	1659.8
1919	NY1	NL	1	1	11	3	0	0	1	19.0	27	15	12	2	7.11	3.09 (-130%)	-674.8
1920	NY1	NL	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	15.0	9	3	4	3	1.80	3.45 (+48%)	94.7
1921	NY1	NL	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	11.2	17	5	2	5	3.86	4.02 (+4%)	350.1
1921	DET	AL	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	13.0	18	7	7	3	4.85	4.02 (-21%)	-172.3
Career · 11 seasons			92	78	256	177	93	23	8	1,469.2	1,416	472	390	543	2.89	—	-1,919

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

Pol Perritt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
257	477	27	72	10	2	0	21	2	10	152	.151	.168	.180	.349	-3,109

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 48.0% below league average.

Career OPS .349 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 48.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Pol Perritt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	SLN	NL	6	9	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	SLN	NL	36	59	3	12	1	0	4	0	0	15	.203	.259 (-22%)	.325 (-37%)	.345 (-36%)	.670 (-37%)	-332.8
1914	SLN	NL	41	92	4	13	1	1	3	2	3	30	.141	.255 (-45%)	.322 (-48%)	.339 (-49%)	.661 (-48%)	-670.7
1915	NY1	NL	35	68	2	11	2	1	4	0	0	26	.162	.250 (-35%)	.318 (-49%)	.332 (-34%)	.651 (-41%)	-432.7
1916	NY1	NL	40	83	7	7	3	0	4	0	4	30	.084	.248 (-66%)	.314 (-60%)	.326 (-63%)	.640 (-61%)	-742.8
1917	NY1	NL	35	70	4	11	1	0	3	0	0	20	.157	.248 (-37%)	.312 (-50%)	.323 (-47%)	.635 (-48%)	-490.5
1918	NY1	NL	36	80	6	14	2	0	2	0	3	19	.175	.255 (-31%)	.318 (-36%)	.326 (-39%)	.645 (-37%)	-439.2
1919	NY1	NL	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	NY1	NL	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	NY1	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	DET	AL	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			257	477	27	72	10	2	21	2	10	152	.151	—	—	—	—	-3,109

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

Pol Perritt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pol Perritt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1917	WS	NY1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pol Perritt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	8.1	9	2	3	3	2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pol Perritt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1917	WS	NY1	0	0	3	0	0	8.1	9	2	3	3	2.16

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pol Perritt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	239	13	37	0	13	.155
Away	126	240	14	35	0	11	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Pol Perritt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	130	789.1	679	209	191	299	2.38
Away	126	684.2	740	271	200	248	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pol Perritt — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1921-07-03	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1921-06-29	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0
1921-06-26	DET	CHW	W	2	1	0
1921-06-17	DET	BOS	L	3	1	1
1921-05-31	NY1	PHI	L	0	0	0
1921-05-28	NY1	BSN	L	3	0	2
1921-05-21	NY1	CHC	L	0	0	0
1921-05-20	NY1	CHC	W	0	0	0
1921-05-15	NY1	CIN	W	0	0	0
1920-10-03	NY1	PHI	L	2	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pol Perritt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1921-07-03	DET	CLE	—	0.1	0	2	2	3	0
1921-06-29	DET	CLE	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	1
1921-06-26	DET	CHW	W	3.0	5	3	2	1	0
1921-06-17	DET	BOS	—	7.2	11	4	3	2	2
1921-05-31	NY1	PHI	—	1.0	4	4	2	0	0
1921-05-28	NY1	BSN	—	5.1	10	5	2	1	4
1921-05-21	NY1	CHC	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1921-05-20	NY1	CHC	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	1
1921-05-15	NY1	CIN	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
1920-10-03	NY1	PHI	—	4.0	3	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pol Perritt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	256	0	62	349	30	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pol Perritt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	SLN	P	6	0	8	0	0
1913	SLN	P	36	10	46	3	1
1914	SLN	P	41	8	67	9	1
1915	NY1	P	35	7	40	8	0
1916	NY1	P	40	12	55	4	2
1917	NY1	P	35	11	63	2	4
1918	NY1	P	35	12	54	3	1
1919	NY1	P	11	0	8	0	0
1920	NY1	P	8	1	5	0	0
1921	NY1	P	5	0	1	1	0
1921	DET	P	4	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Pol Perritt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	256

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Pol Perritt: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 7, 1912 and the final game on July 3, 1921, Pol Perritt built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1912 to 1914), the New York Giants (1915 through 1921), and the Detroit Tigers (1921). Perritt, born on August 30, 1891, in Arcadia, LA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'2" and 168 pounds. The bio records the death on October 15, 1947, in Shreveport, LA, USA. The bio lists the given name William Dayton.

Perritt pitched in 256 games, starting 177, and finished with a 92-78 record and 2.89 ERA. The same table counts 543 strikeouts, 93 complete games, and 23 shutouts. The leagues Perritt pitched in allowed 3.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.2% better than average. 1916 brought Perritt a season-high 18 wins. Perritt struck out 115 batters in 1914, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pol Perritt

What years did Pol Perritt play?: Pol Perritt played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1921.
Was Pol Perritt a pitcher?: Yes. Pol Perritt pitched in the major leagues, recording 92 wins and 543 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pol Perritt hit?: Pol Perritt hit 0 career home runs with 72 hits.
What was Pol Perritt's career batting average?: Pol Perritt batted .151 over his career, with 72 hits in 477 at bats.
How many RBI did Pol Perritt have?: Pol Perritt drove in 21 runs in his career.
What was Pol Perritt's career ERA?: Pol Perritt finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 92-78 with 543 strikeouts.