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Ron Perranoski

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Ron Perranoski

1961–1973  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'0", 180 lb  ·  b. 1936 Paterson, NJ

Career 79–74 · 2.79 ERA · 687 SO · 1174.2 IP · 737 G · 16 H · 3 RBI · .096 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
6 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1969 Best season

Spanning 1969–1970, peaking at 1 titles in 1969.

Team records #6 Dodgers career SV #9 Twins career SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 2 1st 2 yrs (1969–1970) 1969 31 1970 AL 34 1962 #2 1963 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1970 1 SV 34
1969 1 SV 31

Pitching

  led the league   13 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1961 LAN NL 7 5 2.65 53 1 6 91.2 82 27 5 41 56 1.34
1962 LAN NL 6 6 2.85 70 0 20 107.1 103 34 1 36 68 1.30
1963 LAN NL 16 3 1.67 69 0 21 129.0 112 24 7 43 75 1.20
1964 LAN NL 5 7 3.09 72 0 14 125.1 128 43 5 46 79 1.39
1965 LAN NL 6 6 2.24 59 0 17 104.2 85 26 2 40 53 1.19
1966 LAN NL 6 7 3.18 55 0 7 82.0 82 29 4 31 50 1.38
1967 LAN NL 6 7 2.45 70 0 16 110.0 97 30 4 45 75 1.29
1968 MIN AL 8 7 3.10 66 0 6 87.0 86 30 5 38 65 1.43
1969 MIN AL 9 10 2.11 75 0 31 119.2 85 28 4 52 62 1.14
1970 MIN AL 7 8 2.43 67 0 34 111.0 108 30 7 42 55 1.35
1971 MIN +1 AL 1 5 5.49 47 0 7 60.2 76 37 4 31 29 1.76
1972 DET +1 AL 2 1 5.35 26 0 0 35.1 42 21 2 16 15 1.64
1973 CAL AL 0 2 4.09 8 0 0 11.0 11 5 0 7 5 1.64
Career — — 79 74 2.79 737 1 179 1174.2 1,097 364 50 468 687 1.33

Batting

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1961 LAN NL 53 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
1962 LAN NL 70 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
1963 LAN NL 69 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 .125 .192 .125 .317
1964 LAN NL 72 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
1965 LAN NL 59 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 .158 .238 .158 .396
1966 LAN NL 55 8 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
1967 LAN NL 70 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
1968 MIN AL 66 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1969 MIN AL 75 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
1970 MIN AL 67 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 .042 .042 .042 .083
1971 MIN +1 AL 47 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 DET +1 AL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 CAL AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 737 167 6 16 1 1 0 3 10 92 0 .096 .147 .114 .261

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1961 LAN NL P 53 1 91.2 5 17 1 1 23 .957 0.42
1962 LAN NL P 70 0 107.1 3 17 4 3 24 .833 0.29
1963 LAN NL P 69 0 129.0 6 24 1 0 31 .968 0.43
1964 LAN NL P 72 0 125.1 6 32 2 2 40 .950 0.53
1965 LAN NL P 59 0 104.2 4 15 2 1 21 .905 0.32
1966 LAN NL P 55 0 82.0 7 23 1 1 31 .968 0.55
1967 LAN NL P 70 0 110.0 4 26 1 2 31 .968 0.43
1968 MIN AL P 66 0 87.0 4 13 1 0 18 .944 0.26
1969 MIN AL P 75 0 119.2 4 23 1 2 28 .964 0.36
1970 MIN AL P 67 0 111.0 0 15 1 0 16 .938 0.22
1971 MIN AL P 47 0 61.0 1 10 3 0 14 .786 0.23
1972 DET AL P 26 0 36.0 1 3 0 0 4 1.000 0.15
1973 CAL AL P 8 0 11.0 0 4 0 0 4 1.000 0.50
Career — — P 737 1 1175.2 45 222 18 12 285 .937 0.36