Born on October 30, 1935 in Williamston, North Carolina, Jim Perry (James Evan Perry) played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 17 year career. Perry broke into the bigs on April 23, 1959 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.65 ERA in 153 innings pitched in 1959, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Perry's best season was 1970, when he posted a 3.04 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 168 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1959
CLE
A
44
13
12
10
2.65
79
54
45
8
2
4
153
122
10
55
7
2
2
1960
CLE
A
41
36
18
10
3.62
120
118
105
10
4
1
261.1
257
35
91
3
3
4
1961
CLE
A
35
35
10
17
4.71
90
132
117
6
1
0
223.2
238
28
87
5
5
6
1962
CLE
A
35
27
12
12
4.14
74
94
89
7
3
0
193.2
213
21
59
1
0
2
1963
MIN
A
35
25
9
9
3.74
65
77
70
5
1
1
168.1
167
17
57
4
2
2
1963
CLE
A
5
0
0
0
5.23
7
6
6
0
0
0
10.1
12
0
2
0
2
0
1963
TOT
A
40
25
9
9
3.83
72
83
76
5
1
1
178.2
179
17
59
4
4
2
1964
MIN
A
42
1
6
3
3.44
55
26
25
0
0
2
65.1
61
7
23
4
6
1
1965
MIN
A
36
19
12
7
2.63
88
57
49
4
2
0
167.2
142
18
47
2
4
3
1966
MIN
A
33
25
11
7
2.54
122
61
52
8
1
0
184.1
149
17
53
4
6
5
1967
MIN
A
37
11
8
7
3.03
94
51
44
3
2
0
130.2
123
8
50
5
2
3
1968
MIN
A
32
18
8
6
2.27
69
37
35
3
2
1
139
113
8
26
2
2
5
1969
MIN
A
46
36
20
6
2.82
153
87
82
12
3
0
261.2
244
18
66
10
3
9
1970
MIN
A
40
40
24
12
3.04
168
112
94
13
4
0
278.2
258
20
57
10
3
9
1971
MIN
A
40
39
17
17
4.23
126
135
127
8
0
1
270
263
39
102
10
5
5
1972
MIN
A
35
35
13
16
3.35
85
93
81
5
2
0
217.2
191
14
60
5
4
8
1973
DET
A
35
34
14
13
4.03
66
96
91
7
1
0
203
225
22
55
5
2
4
1974
CLE
A
36
36
17
12
2.96
71
94
83
8
3
0
252
242
11
64
10
1
5
1975
OAK
A
15
11
3
4
4.66
33
43
35
2
1
0
67.2
61
7
26
1
3
7
1975
CLE
A
8
6
1
6
6.69
11
34
28
0
0
0
37.2
46
8
18
5
0
0
1975
TOT
A
23
17
4
10
5.38
44
77
63
2
1
0
105.1
107
15
44
6
3
7
Total
630
447
215
174
3.45
1576
1407
1258
109
32
10
3285.2
3127
308
998
93
55
80
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1959
CLE
A
P
44
13
153
12
24
0
1
0
0
2
10
3
1.000
1960
CLE
A
P
41
36
261.1
23
40
2
4
0
2
4
6
5
.969
1961
CLE
A
P
35
35
223.2
17
37
5
5
0
3
6
7
0
.915
1962
CLE
A
P
35
27
193.2
12
39
1
3
0
2
4
8
1
.981
1963
MIN
A
P
35
25
168.1
8
28
2
1
0
4
1
7
1
.947
1963
CLE
A
P
5
0
10.1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1963
TOT
A
P
40
25
178.2
8
30
2
1
0
4
1
7
1
.950
1964
MIN
A
P
42
1
65.1
3
9
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1.000
1965
MIN
A
P
36
19
167.2
7
26
1
3
0
1
4
4
0
.971
1966
MIN
A
P
33
25
184
9
22
1
0
0
0
6
9
1
.969
1967
MIN
A
P
37
11
130.2
4
15
1
2
0
0
5
6
1
.950
1968
MIN
A
P
32
18
139
10
26
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
.923
1969
MIN
A
P
46
36
261.2
12
31
1
3
0
2
8
7
1
.977
1970
MIN
A
P
40
40
278.2
11
47
1
0
0
6
6
13
4
.983
1971
MIN
A
P
40
39
270
17
44
0
4
0
2
7
10
1
1.000
1972
MIN
A
P
35
35
217.2
21
28
6
3
0
1
3
7
1
.891
1973
DET
A
P
35
34
203
12
33
3
1
0
1
5
8
1
.938
1974
CLE
A
P
36
36
252
7
42
2
1
0
3
12
12
1
.961
1975
OAK
A
P
15
11
67.2
3
6
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
1.000
1975
CLE
A
P
8
6
37.2
3
7
0
1
0
1
2
5
0
1.000
1975
TOT
A
P
23
17
105.1
6
13
0
1
0
3
4
9
0
1.000
Total
P
630
447
3285.1
191
506
29
33
0
33
80
126
21
.960
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1959
CLE
A
44
50
5
15
0
5
.300
.300
.340
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
1960
CLE
A
42
91
7
22
0
5
.242
.247
.264
2
0
1
14
0
5
0
0
0
1961
CLE
A
35
73
4
12
0
3
.164
.176
.192
2
0
1
14
0
5
0
0
2
1962
CLE
A
35
60
8
11
0
0
.183
.210
.200
1
0
2
8
0
7
0
0
2
1963
MIN
A
35
51
5
11
0
4
.216
.298
.255
2
0
6
12
0
1
0
0
1
1963
CLE
A
5
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1963
TOT
A
40
53
5
11
0
4
.208
.288
.245
2
0
6
14
0
1
0
0
1
1964
MIN
A
42
13
0
2
0
1
.154
.154
.154
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
1965
MIN
A
36
53
3
9
0
3
.170
.200
.226
1
1
1
16
1
4
0
0
0
1966
MIN
A
33
59
5
13
1
7
.220
.288
.339
4
0
5
18
1
2
0
0
0
1967
MIN
A
39
42
2
8
1
7
.190
.190
.286
1
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
2
1968
MIN
A
32
42
4
6
2
5
.143
.182
.310
1
0
2
12
0
4
0
0
1
1969
MIN
A
47
93
8
16
0
7
.172
.204
.226
3
1
3
24
1
3
0
0
5
1970
MIN
A
41
97
9
24
1
6
.247
.253
.320
4
0
1
14
0
10
0
0
1
1971
MIN
A
40
92
10
17
0
5
.185
.242
.185
0
0
7
18
0
4
0
0
4
1972
MIN
A
35
71
3
11
0
1
.155
.187
.169
1
0
3
14
0
5
0
0
0
1973
DET
A
35
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1974
CLE
A
36
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
OAK
A
15
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
CLE
A
8
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
TOT
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
635
889
73
177
5
59
.199
.228
.247
22
3
32
179
3
51
0
0
19
Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1956).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Jack Kralick (May 2, 1963).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Danny Fife and cash (March 27, 1973).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to New York Yankees; New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to Detroit Tigers; and Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to New York Yankees (March 19, 1974).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Dick Bosman to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Blue Moon Odom and cash (May 20, 1975).
