Jim Palmer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 15, 1945 in New York, NY us

High School: Scottsdale HS (Scottsdale, AZ)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Towson University (Towson, MD)

Debut: April 17, 1965 (Age 19-184d, 12,341st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1984 (Age 38-210d)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1990. (Voted by BBWAA on 411/444 ballots)
View Jim Palmer's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: Ed Keating • Previously: Ron Shapiro?

Full Name: James Alvin Palmer

Nicknames: Cakes

Twitter: @Jim22Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.5

268

152

ERA

2.86

558

521

3948.0

2212

WHIP

1.180

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 15 (1)	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	40	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 19	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (6)	Apr 28	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (2)	May 2	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
6	24 (2)	May 6	BAL		CAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	35 (2)	May 21	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	GS	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 29	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (3)	Jun 2	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	47 (3)	Jun 7	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	GS	31	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	51 (3)	Jun 12	BAL		KCR	W,6-4	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	55 (3)	Jun 16	BAL		TEX	W,9-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	59 (3)	Jun 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (4)	Jun 26	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	69 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	GS	34	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	72 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,9-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	75 (2)	Jul 6 (1)	BAL		OAK	L,5-7	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	80 (4)	Jul 10	BAL		CAL	L,8-10	GS	35	8.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
21	84 (3)	Jul 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	88 (3)	Jul 18	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	92 (3)	Jul 22	BAL	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	95 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
25	100 (4)	Jul 31	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (4)	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	110 (4)	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	114 (3)	Aug 12	BAL	@	KCR	W,10-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 17	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	122 (3)	Aug 21	BAL		MIN	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	126 (3)	Aug 26	BAL		KCR	W,10-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 31	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	30	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	135 (4)	Sep 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
34	138 (2)	Sep 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	143 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
36	147 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	152 (4)	Sep 20	BAL	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	159 (6)	Sep 28 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
							38gm		296.1	24	35	2	61	3