Gaylord Perry Earned Runs
Gaylord Perry Career Earned Runs Overview
During Gaylord Perry's 22-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
1846 earned runs, an average of 84 earned runs per season. 1962 was his best season
with 25 earned runs and his worst season was 1973 when he had
129 earned runs. Gaylord Perry underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (260.02402513399), The Silent Generation (319.76666666667), Y (1220.25), mlb (252.43564513569), and SP (361.29457364341) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)
An earned run is run scored by the opposing team that is considered to be a direct result of the pitchers actions. For example a home run would be counted as an earned run since the pitcher would be directly responsible for the hit whereas a player scoring because of a position player's defensive error, or had advanced bases because of a position player's defenisve error allowing them to score later is not an earned run Generally, for Earned Runs, lower is better. (Source)