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Jim Perry 2026 Season · ATH

Career: 215-174, 3.45 ERA, 1575 K in 3285.2 IP.

Awards: AL Cy Young (1970).

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Jim Perry

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-5.7Career NUT

+3.7 to Weak

Career

3.45ERA1.26WHIP215W1575K3285.2IP10SV

S/R · 6' 4", 200 lb · b. Oct 30, 1935 · Williamston, NC · Signed Undrafted FA, 1959

Player Overview

Year by Year


1959	23	CLE	+0.8	12	10	2.65	44	13	8	2	18	4	0	615	153.0	122	45	55	2	79	1.16
1960	24	CLE	-1.9	18	10	3.62	41	36	10	4	3	1	0	1103	261.1	257	105	91	4	120	1.33
1961	25	CLE	-1.5	10	17	4.71	35	35	6	1	0	0	0	983	223.2	238	117	87	6	90	1.45
1962	26	CLE	-0.6	12	12	4.14	35	27	7	3	5	0	0	819	193.2	213	89	59	2	74	1.40
1963	27	CLE	—	0	0	5.23	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	46	10.1	12	6	2	0	7	1.35
1963	27	MIN	-1.3	9	9	3.74	35	25	5	1	5	1	0	722	168.1	167	70	57	2	65	1.33
1963	27	TOT	-1.1	9	9	3.83	40	25	5	1	6	1	0	768	178.2	179	76	59	2	72	1.33
1964	28	MIN	+0.1	6	3	3.44	42	1	0	0	9	2	0	279	65.1	61	25	23	1	55	1.29
1965	29	MIN	-0.5	12	7	2.63	36	19	4	2	3	0	0	679	167.2	142	49	47	3	88	1.13
1966	30	MIN	+0.3	11	7	2.54	33	25	8	1	2	0	0	742	184.1	149	52	53	5	122	1.10
1967	31	MIN	+0.3	8	7	3.03	37	11	3	2	7	0	0	549	130.2	123	44	50	3	94	1.32
1968	32	MIN	+0.3	8	6	2.27	32	18	3	2	4	1	0	556	139.0	113	35	26	5	69	1.00
1969	33	MIN	+1.6	20	6	2.82	46	36	12	3	4	0	0	1079	261.2	244	82	66	9	153	1.18
1970	34	MIN	+2.6	24	12	3.04	40	40	13	4	0	0	0	1141	278.2	258	94	57	9	168	1.13
1971	35	MIN	-3.8	17	17	4.23	40	39	8	0	1	1	1	1146	270.0	263	127	102	5	126	1.35
1972	36	MIN	-0.4	13	16	3.35	35	35	5	2	0	0	0	898	217.2	191	81	60	8	85	1.15
1973	37	DET	-1.1	14	13	4.03	35	34	7	1	0	0	0	867	203.0	225	91	55	4	66	1.38
1974	38	CLE	+0.7	17	12	2.96	36	36	8	3	0	0	0	1042	252.0	242	83	64	5	70	1.21
1975	39	CLE	-1.1	1	6	6.69	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	170	37.2	46	28	18	0	11	1.70
1975	39	OAK	-0.6	3	4	4.66	15	11	2	1	2	0	0	296	67.2	61	35	26	7	33	1.29
1975	39	TOT	-1.7	4	10	5.38	23	17	2	1	2	0	0	466	105.1	107	63	44	7	44	1.43
Career	—	17 yrs	-5.7	215	174	3.45	630	447	109	32	64	10	10	13732	3285.2	3127	1258	998	80	1575	1.26

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Perry's career NUT of -5.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.6

5960616263646566676869707172737475

NUT by Season

+0.8

-1.9

-1.5

-0.6

-1.1

+0.1

-0.5

+0.3

+1.6

+2.6

-3.8

-0.4

-1.1

+0.7

-1.7

Awards

1960Cleveland BBWAA Man of the Year Award

1961AL All-Star

1969Twins Joseph W. Haynes Pitcher of the Year Award

1970AL Cy Young · AL All-Star · Twins Joseph W. Haynes Pitcher of the Year Award

1971AL All-Star

1974Cleveland BBWAA Man of the Year Award

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