What years did Jim Perry play?

Jim Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975.

Was Jim Perry a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Perry pitched in the major leagues, recording 215 wins and 1576 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Perry hit?

Jim Perry hit 5 career home runs with 177 hits.

What teams did Jim Perry play for?

Jim Perry played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1959–1963, 1974–1975), the Minnesota Twins (1963–1972), the Detroit Tigers (1973), and the Oakland Athletics (1975).

How many Cy Young Awards did Jim Perry win?

Jim Perry won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1970.

What awards did Jim Perry win?

Jim Perry won the Cy Young Award (1970). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Jim Perry's career stats?

In 630 games, Jim Perry went 215-174 with a 3.45 ERA, 1,576 strikeouts, 3,285.2 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 177 hits and 5 home runs.

What position did Jim Perry play?

Jim Perry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jim Perry and how much did he weigh?

Jim Perry was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Jim Perry's career ERA?

Jim Perry finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 215-174 with 1,576 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim Perry have?

Jim Perry recorded 1,576 career strikeouts.

Is Jim Perry in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jim Perry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Jim Perry make?

Jim Perry was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Jim Perry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1975)

Jim Perry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 17 seasons. Across 630 career appearances, he went 215-174 with a 3.45 ERA and 1,576 strikeouts. He also batted .199 with 5 home runs. Jim Perry was a 3-time All-Star and a Cy Young.

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 215–174

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,576

Pitcher PIV -11061.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 190 lb
Born: 10/30/1935 in Williamston, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-23
Last Game: 1975-08-05
Awards: 3× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: James Evan Perry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Perry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
215	174	630	447	109	32	10	3285.2	3,127	1,258	308	998	1,576	3.45	-11061.4

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Perry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1959	CLE	AL	12	10	44	13	8	2	4	153.0	122	45	55	79	2.65	3.90 (+32%)	1684.7
1960	CLE	AL	18	10	41	36	10	4	1	261.1	257	105	91	120	3.62	3.82 (+5%)	-4070.9
1961	CLE	AL	10	17	35	35	6	1	0	223.2	238	117	87	90	4.71	4.03 (-17%)	-3453.8
1962	CLE	AL	12	12	35	27	7	3	0	193.2	213	89	59	74	4.14	3.96 (-5%)	-1221.5
1963	CLE	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10.1	12	6	2	7	5.23	3.46 (-51%)	454.1
1963	MIN	AL	9	9	35	25	5	1	1	168.1	167	70	57	65	3.74	3.46 (-8%)	-2576.2
1964	MIN	AL	6	3	42	1	0	0	2	65.1	61	25	23	55	3.44	3.58 (+4%)	272.1
1965	MIN	AL	12	7	36	19	4	2	0	167.2	142	49	47	88	2.63	3.50 (+25%)	-1085.4
1966	MIN	AL	11	7	33	25	8	1	0	184.1	149	52	53	122	2.54	3.52 (+28%)	702.2
1967	MIN	AL	8	7	37	11	3	2	0	130.2	123	44	50	94	3.03	3.30 (+8%)	638.8
1968	MIN	AL	8	6	32	18	3	2	1	139.0	113	35	26	69	2.27	2.98 (+24%)	616.5
1969	MIN	AL	20	6	46	36	12	3	0	261.2	244	82	66	153	2.82	3.61 (+22%)	3581.6
1970	MIN	AL	24	12	40	40	13	4	0	278.2	258	94	57	168	3.04	3.89 (+22%)	5964.1
1971	MIN	AL	17	17	40	39	8	0	1	270.0	263	127	102	126	4.23	3.47 (-22%)	-7531.4
1972	MIN	AL	13	16	35	35	5	2	0	217.2	191	81	60	85	3.35	3.26 (-3%)	-693.0
1973	DET	AL	14	13	35	34	7	1	0	203.0	225	91	55	66	4.03	3.75 (-8%)	-2284.7
1974	CLE	AL	17	12	36	36	8	3	0	252.0	242	83	64	71	2.96	3.63 (+18%)	1482.4
1975	CLE	AL	1	6	8	6	0	0	0	37.2	46	28	18	11	6.69	3.71 (-80%)	-2341.9
1975	OAK	AL	3	4	15	11	2	1	0	67.2	61	35	26	33	4.66	3.71 (-25%)	-1199.2
Career · 19 seasons			215	174	630	447	109	32	10	3,285.2	3,127	1,258	998	1,576	3.45	—	-11,061

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

Jim Perry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
635	889	73	177	22	3	5	59	0	32	179	.199	.228	.247	.476	-3,897

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 28.2% below league average.

Career SLG .247 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Career OPS .476 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 31.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Perry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	CLE	AL	44	50	5	15	0	1	0	5	0	3	.300	.256 (+17%)	.323 (-7%)	.392 (-13%)	.715 (-11%)	-91.3
1960	CLE	AL	42	91	7	22	2	0	0	5	1	14	.242	.255 (-5%)	.323 (-24%)	.387 (-32%)	.711 (-28%)	-414.4
1961	CLE	AL	35	73	4	12	2	0	0	3	1	14	.164	.258 (-36%)	.328 (-46%)	.399 (-52%)	.727 (-49%)	-581.2
1962	CLE	AL	35	60	8	11	1	0	0	0	2	8	.183	.257 (-29%)	.326 (-36%)	.393 (-49%)	.719 (-43%)	-407.7
1963	CLE	AL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	MIN	AL	35	51	5	11	2	0	0	4	6	12	.216	.246 (-12%)	.308 (-3%)	.371 (-31%)	.680 (-19%)	0.0
1964	MIN	AL	42	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	MIN	AL	36	53	3	9	1	1	0	3	1	16	.170	.245 (-31%)	.310 (-36%)	.371 (-39%)	.682 (-38%)	-307.8
1966	MIN	AL	33	59	5	13	4	0	1	7	5	18	.220	.248 (-11%)	.309 (-7%)	.376 (-10%)	.685 (-9%)	-81.3
1967	MIN	AL	39	42	2	8	1	0	1	7	0	6	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	MIN	AL	32	42	4	6	1	0	2	5	2	12	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	MIN	AL	47	93	8	16	3	1	0	7	3	24	.172	.248 (-31%)	.320 (-36%)	.369 (-39%)	.689 (-38%)	-561.3
1970	MIN	AL	41	97	9	24	4	0	1	6	1	14	.247	.253 (-3%)	.325 (-22%)	.385 (-17%)	.711 (-20%)	-326.8
1971	MIN	AL	40	92	10	17	0	0	0	5	7	18	.185	.249 (-26%)	.316 (-23%)	.365 (-49%)	.682 (-37%)	-501.5
1972	MIN	AL	35	71	3	11	1	0	0	1	3	14	.155	.243 (-36%)	.310 (-40%)	.353 (-52%)	.664 (-46%)	-497.3
1973	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			635	889	73	177	22	3	5	59	32	179	.199	—	—	—	—	-3,771

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

Jim Perry — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Perry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	RBI	SO	AVG
1970	ALCS	MIN	2	1	1	0	.000
1969	ALCS	MIN	1	3	0	1	.000
1965	WS	MIN	2	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jim Perry — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	2	0	17.1	21	13	6	10	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Perry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1970	ALCS	MIN	1	2	1	5.1	10	8	1	3	13.50
1969	ALCS	MIN	0	1	1	8.0	6	3	3	3	3.38
1965	WS	MIN	0	2	0	4.0	5	2	2	4	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Perry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	320	460	38	90	3	31	.196
Away	315	429	35	87	2	28	.203

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Perry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	319	1774.2	1613	602	506	840	3.05
Away	311	1510.2	1514	657	492	738	3.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Perry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1975-08-05	OAK	TEX	—	2.0	4	3	2	0	1	1
1975-08-04	OAK	TEX	—	2.1	6	6	4	1	1	0
1975-07-29	OAK	TEX	L	5.2	7	5	5	6	4	2
1975-07-24	OAK	DET	L	3.0	4	4	4	1	3	0
1975-07-19	OAK	BAL	L	5.0	6	5	3	1	3	1
1975-07-12	OAK	BAL	W	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1975-07-07	OAK	CLE	W	6.1	6	1	1	0	4	0
1975-07-02	OAK	CHW	—	4.1	3	4	3	2	2	0
1975-06-23	OAK	MIN	—	5.0	4	2	2	3	2	0
1975-06-18	OAK	MIN	—	5.0	6	3	3	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Perry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
P	630	447	191	506	29	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Perry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	CLE	P	44	13	12	24	0	1
1960	CLE	P	41	36	23	40	2	4
1961	CLE	P	35	35	17	37	5	5
1962	CLE	P	35	27	12	39	1	3
1963	CLE	P	5	0	0	2	0	0
1963	MIN	P	35	25	8	28	2	1
1964	MIN	P	42	1	3	9	0	0
1965	MIN	P	36	19	7	26	1	3
1966	MIN	P	33	25	9	22	1	0
1967	MIN	P	37	11	4	15	1	2
1968	MIN	P	32	18	10	26	3	1
1969	MIN	P	46	36	12	31	1	3
1970	MIN	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1970	MIN	P	40	40	11	47	1	0
1971	MIN	P	40	39	17	44	0	4
1972	MIN	P	35	35	21	28	6	3
1973	DET	P	35	34	12	33	3	1
1974	CLE	P	36	36	7	42	2	1
1975	CLE	P	8	6	3	7	0	1
1975	OAK	P	15	11	3	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Perry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	630

Awards & Honors

Jim Perry — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1970	Cy Young Award
1970	TSN All-Star	RHP

College History

Jim Perry — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Campbell University	Buies Creek	NC	1956

Award Voting History

Jim Perry — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1970	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	55.0	120	6
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	63.0	336	0
1969	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	3.0	24	3
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	40.0	336	0
1960	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	6.0	336	0
1959	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	5.0	24	5

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Jim Perry: the record in brief

Jim Perry's major league career runs from a debut on April 23, 1959 to a final game on August 5, 1975. By club, Perry's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (1959 through 1975), the Minnesota Twins (1963 to 1972), the Detroit Tigers (1973), and the Oakland Athletics (1975). At 6'4" and 190 pounds, Perry is listed as a pitcher. Perry batted from both sides and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Perry was born on October 30, 1935, in Williamston, NC, USA. The bio lists the given name James Evan.

The pitching table credits Perry with a 215-174 record and a 3.45 ERA in 630 games. Perry had 1,576 strikeouts, 109 complete games, 32 shutouts, and 10 saves. Perry's 3.45 ERA was close to the 3.60 league figure for those seasons. Perry won 24 games in 1970, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.54 in 1966, when the league's was 3.52.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Perry

What years did Jim Perry play?: Jim Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975.
Was Jim Perry a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Perry pitched in the major leagues, recording 215 wins and 1576 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Perry hit?: Jim Perry hit 5 career home runs with 177 hits.
What teams did Jim Perry play for?: Jim Perry played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1959–1963, 1974–1975), the Minnesota Twins (1963–1972), the Detroit Tigers (1973), and the Oakland Athletics (1975).
How many Cy Young Awards did Jim Perry win?: Jim Perry won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1970.
What awards did Jim Perry win?: Jim Perry won the Cy Young Award (1970). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Jim Perry's career stats?: In 630 games, Jim Perry went 215-174 with a 3.45 ERA, 1,576 strikeouts, 3,285.2 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 177 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Jim Perry play?: Jim Perry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Perry and how much did he weigh?: Jim Perry was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Jim Perry's career ERA?: Jim Perry finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 215-174 with 1,576 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim Perry have?: Jim Perry recorded 1,576 career strikeouts.
Is Jim Perry in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim Perry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Jim Perry make?: Jim Perry was selected to 3 All-Star Games.