Cy Young awards
2
Career wins
314
Career strikeouts
3,534
Career innings pitched
5,350
Seasons played
22
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 12 | |
| 1965 | 8 | |
| 1966 | 21 | |
| 1967 | 15 | |
| 1968 | 16 | |
| 1969 | 19 | |
| 1970 | 23 | |
| 1971 | 16 | |
| 1972 | 24 | |
| 1973 | 19 | |
| 1974 | 21 | |
| 1975 | 18 | |
| 1976 | 21 | |
| 1977 | 15 | |
| 1978 | 6 | |
| 1979 | 21 | |
| 1980 | 10 | |
| 1981 | 8 | |
| 1982 | 7 | |
| 1983 | 3 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gaylord Perry ranks #26 in Baseball
Gaylord Perry ranks #26 in Baseball and #1939 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.0/100.
The verified career covers 1962–1983 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young awards 2, Career wins 314, Career strikeouts 3534, Career innings pitched 5350.
Nearest context: ahead Eddie Collins (90.1); behind Freddie Freeman (90.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gaylord Perry GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Perry comparisons
Gaylord Perry — frequently asked
- Is Gaylord Perry the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gaylord Perry ranks #26 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 90.0/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Gaylord Perry's GOAT Score?
- 90.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Gaylord Perry rank all time?
- #1939 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #26 in Baseball.
- Gaylord Perry vs Eddie Collins: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Collins ranks higher at 90.1 versus Gaylord Perry at 90.0, a margin of 0.1 points.