League Leaders Who Led?
Jim Perry

Jim Perry

1959–1975  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 190 lb  ·  b. 1935 Williamston, NC

Career 215–174 · 3.45 ERA · 1,576 SO · 3285.2 IP · 635 G · 177 H · 5 HR · 59 RBI · .199 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
1 best in baseball 2 league only
9 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1960 Best season

Spanning 1960–1970, peaking at 2 titles in 1960.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 635th League titles 3
  • 607th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,216th Top-5 finishes 9

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
Wins 2 1st — 1970 24 1960 AL 18 1969 #3
Shutouts 1 1st — 1960 AL 4 1970 #3
Innings Pitched — #3 — 1960 #3
Walks + Hits / IP — #2 — 1970 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1970 1 W 24
1960 2 W 18 SHO 4

Pitching

17 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1959 CLE AL 12 10 2.65 44 13 4 153.0 122 45 10 55 79 1.16
1960 CLE AL 18 10 3.62 41 36 1 261.1 257 105 35 91 120 1.33
1961 CLE AL 10 17 4.71 35 35 0 223.2 238 117 28 87 90 1.45
1962 CLE AL 12 12 4.14 35 27 0 193.2 213 89 21 59 74 1.40
1963 MIN +1 AL 9 9 3.83 40 25 1 178.2 179 76 17 59 72 1.33
1964 MIN AL 6 3 3.44 42 1 2 65.1 61 25 7 23 55 1.29
1965 MIN AL 12 7 2.63 36 19 0 167.2 142 49 18 47 88 1.13
1966 MIN AL 11 7 2.54 33 25 0 184.1 149 52 17 53 122 1.10
1967 MIN AL 8 7 3.03 37 11 0 130.2 123 44 8 50 94 1.32
1968 MIN AL 8 6 2.27 32 18 1 139.0 113 35 8 26 69 1.00
1969 MIN AL 20 6 2.82 46 36 0 261.2 244 82 18 66 153 1.19
1970 MIN AL 24 12 3.04 40 40 0 278.2 258 94 20 57 168 1.13
1971 MIN AL 17 17 4.23 40 39 1 270.0 263 127 39 102 126 1.35
1972 MIN AL 13 16 3.35 35 35 0 217.2 191 81 14 60 85 1.15
1973 DET AL 14 13 4.03 35 34 0 203.0 225 91 22 55 66 1.38
1974 CLE AL 17 12 2.96 36 36 0 252.0 242 83 11 64 71 1.21
1975 OAK +1 AL 4 10 5.38 23 17 0 105.1 107 63 15 44 44 1.43
Career — — 215 174 3.45 630 447 10 3285.2 3,127 1,258 308 998 1,576 1.26

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1959 CLE AL 44 50 5 15 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 .300 .300 .340 .640
1960 CLE AL 42 91 7 22 2 0 0 5 1 14 0 .242 .247 .264 .511
1961 CLE AL 35 73 4 12 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 .164 .176 .192 .368
1962 CLE AL 35 60 8 11 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 .183 .210 .200 .410
1963 MIN +1 AL 40 53 5 11 2 0 0 4 6 14 0 .208 .288 .245 .533
1964 MIN AL 42 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
1965 MIN AL 36 53 3 9 1 1 0 3 1 16 0 .170 .200 .226 .426
1966 MIN AL 33 59 5 13 4 0 1 7 5 18 0 .220 .288 .339 .627
1967 MIN AL 39 42 2 8 1 0 1 7 0 6 0 .191 .191 .286 .476
1968 MIN AL 32 42 4 6 1 0 2 5 2 12 0 .143 .182 .310 .491
1969 MIN AL 47 93 8 16 3 1 0 7 3 24 0 .172 .204 .226 .430
1970 MIN AL 41 97 9 24 4 0 1 6 1 14 0 .247 .253 .320 .572
1971 MIN AL 40 92 10 17 0 0 0 5 7 18 0 .185 .242 .185 .427
1972 MIN AL 35 71 3 11 1 0 0 1 3 14 0 .155 .187 .169 .356
1973 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 OAK +1 AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 635 889 73 177 22 3 5 59 32 179 0 .199 .228 .248 .476

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 630 191 506 29 33 .960
OF 1 0 0 0 0 —