What years did Scott Perry play?

Scott Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1921.

Was Scott Perry a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Perry pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 231 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Perry hit?

Scott Perry hit 1 career home runs with 40 hits.

Scott Perry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1921)

W–L 40–68

ERA 3.05

WHIP 1.35

SO 231

Pitcher PIV -4792.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 4/17/1891 in Denison, TX, USA
Died: 10/27/1959 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1915-05-13
Last Game: 1921-06-01

Full name: Herbert Scott Perry

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	68	131	103	69	5	5	891.3	922	302	23	283	231	3.05	-4792.0

Career ERA 3.05 vs. league average 3.18 across their career seasons — near 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
1916	CHN	NL	2	1	4	3	2	1	0	28.3	30	8	3	10	2.54	2.78 (+9%)	565.9
1917	CIN	NL	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	13.3	17	10	8	4	6.75	2.69 (-151%)	-338.7
1918	PHA	AL	20	19	44	36	30	3	2	332.3	295	73	111	81	1.98	2.83 (+30%)	-296.2
1919	PHA	AL	4	17	25	21	12	0	1	183.7	193	73	72	38	3.58	3.09 (-16%)	-2289.8
1920	PHA	AL	11	25	42	34	20	1	1	263.7	310	106	65	79	3.62	3.45 (-5%)	-1703.3
1921	PHA	AL	3	6	12	8	5	0	1	70.0	77	32	24	19	4.11	4.02 (-2%)	-729.9
Career · 6 seasons			40	68	131	103	69	5	5	891.1	922	302	283	231	3.05	—	-4,792

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
132	296	7	40	6	0	1	10	1	12	88	.135	.172	.166	.337	-1,771

Career AVG .135 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 47.0% below league average.

Career SLG .166 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OPS .337 vs. league average .670 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1915	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	CHN	NL	4	11	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	CIN	NL	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	PHA	AL	44	112	1	15	2	0	5	1	4	33	.134	.255 (-48%)	.318 (-46%)	.326 (-54%)	.645 (-50%)	-814.1
1919	PHA	AL	25	59	2	8	1	0	1	0	5	26	.136	.262 (-48%)	.322 (-37%)	.347 (-56%)	.670 (-47%)	-408.3
1920	PHA	AL	42	83	4	13	2	1	3	0	3	12	.157	.271 (-42%)	.331 (-44%)	.363 (-40%)	.694 (-42%)	-548.2
1921	PHA	AL	12	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			132	296	7	40	6	1	10	1	12	88	.135	—	—	—	—	-1,771

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	64	137	3	18	1	4	.131
Away	68	160	4	22	0	7	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	454.0	410	119	136	126	2.36
Away	68	437.0	522	191	147	109	3.93

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1921-06-01	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	1
1921-05-30	PHA	BOS	W	4	0	0	0
1921-05-25	PHA	DET	W	4	1	0	1
1921-05-21	PHA	CLE	W	2	0	0	2
1921-05-19	PHA	CLE	L	5	0	0	0
1921-05-17	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1921-05-16	PHA	CHW	L	3	0	1	1
1921-05-02	PHA	MIN	W	4	0	0	2
1921-04-30	PHA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0
1921-04-29	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1921-06-01	PHA	BOS	L	4.0	7	5	5	0	0	2
1921-05-30	PHA	BOS	W	9.0	8	1	0	5	2	0
1921-05-25	PHA	DET	W	9.0	8	3	3	3	2	0
1921-05-21	PHA	CLE	SV	4.2	5	5	3	1	0	0
1921-05-19	PHA	CLE	L	10.1	13	4	3	6	1	0
1921-05-17	PHA	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1921-05-16	PHA	CHW	L	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	0
1921-05-02	PHA	MIN	W	9.0	3	1	1	2	3	0
1921-04-30	PHA	MIN	L	3.0	4	3	3	0	1	1
1921-04-29	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	132	0	48	278	16	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1915	SLA	P	1	0	0	0	0
1916	CHN	P	4	2	9	0	0
1917	CIN	P	4	1	3	2	0
1918	PHA	P	44	16	96	4	6
1919	PHA	P	25	14	76	4	11
1920	PHA	P	42	10	70	5	1
1921	PHA	P	12	5	24	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	132

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Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Perry

What years did Scott Perry play?: Scott Perry played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1921.
Was Scott Perry a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Perry pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 231 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Perry hit?: Scott Perry hit 1 career home runs with 40 hits.