Jim Perry
P · 17 seasons · 1959 – 1975 · B/T: B/R
Few careers score higher: Jim Perry sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 17 seasons. His best year was 1970: +10.5 roto value, 7th that season and 956th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from wins (+21.6), strikeouts (+9.8) and WHIP (+9.2), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.62
1959 · #43,553 all-time
Career Z
-37.4
summed
Avg / Season
-2.20
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959★ | CLE | 44 | -1.62 | #229 | #43,553 |
| 1960 | CLE | 42 | -1.93 | #263 | #49,418 |
| 1961 | CLE | 35 | -2.81 | #584 | #106,543 |
| 1962 | CLE | 35 | -2.47 | #594 | #98,457 |
| 1963 | MIN | 40 | -2.19 | #352 | #75,917 |
| 1964 | MIN | 42 | -2.30 | #512 | #87,989 |
| 1965 | MIN | 36 | -2.42 | #585 | #95,982 |
| 1966 | MIN | 33 | -1.79 | #291 | #46,254 |
| 1967 | MIN | 39 | -1.91 | #311 | #48,772 |
| 1968 | MIN | 32 | -1.95 | #311 | #49,950 |
| 1969 | MIN | 47 | -2.38 | #700 | #94,063 |
| 1970 | MIN | 41 | -1.65 | #335 | #43,971 |
| 1971 | MIN | 40 | -2.33 | #587 | #91,020 |
| 1972 | MIN | 35 | -2.77 | #778 | #105,907 |
| 1973 | DET | 35 | -2.31 | #459 | #88,875 |
| 1974 | CLE | 36 | -2.25 | #476 | #81,812 |
| 1975 | OAK | 23 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
10.45
1970 · #956 all-time
Career Z
41.8
summed
Avg / Season
2.46
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CLE | 44 | 6.12 | #25 | #4,007 |
| 1960 | CLE | 41 | 4.25 | #36 | #6,673 |
| 1961 | CLE | 35 | -1.54 | #133 | #26,936 |
| 1962 | CLE | 35 | 0.21 | #111 | #17,544 |
| 1963 | MIN | 40 | -0.74 | #129 | #21,925 |
| 1964 | MIN | 42 | 0.05 | #116 | #18,215 |
| 1965 | MIN | 36 | 3.64 | #50 | #7,800 |
| 1966 | MIN | 33 | 4.92 | #33 | #5,576 |
| 1967 | MIN | 37 | 0.36 | #114 | #16,932 |
| 1968 | MIN | 32 | 2.52 | #59 | #10,193 |
| 1969 | MIN | 46 | 7.07 | #23 | #3,022 |
| 1970★ | MIN | 40 | 10.45 | #7 | #956 |
| 1971 | MIN | 40 | 0.17 | #119 | #17,700 |
| 1972 | MIN | 35 | 2.18 | #79 | #11,088 |
| 1973 | DET | 35 | 0.19 | #120 | #17,603 |
| 1974 | CLE | 36 | 4.94 | #39 | #5,550 |
| 1975 | OAK | 23 | -3.02 | #293 | #45,355 |
★ Best season by Z