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David Palmer

David William Palmer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY
High School: Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1978
Teams (by GP): Expos/Braves/Phillies/Tigers 1978-1989
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: June 30, 1989
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 20 MON NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 21 MON NL 36 36 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .032 .063 .032 .095 -73 1 1 0 4 0 0 1
1980 22 MON NL 25 49 45 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .200 .234 .244 .478 34 11 0 0 2 0 0 1
1982 24 MON NL 13 27 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .042 .042 .042 .083 -77 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1984 26 MON NL 20 39 33 2 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 12 .152 .152 .273 .424 19 9 0 0 6 0 0 1
1985 27 MON NL 24 41 36 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .139 .250 -29 5 2 0 5 0 0 1
1986 28 ATL NL 35 77 66 3 12 3 0 1 6 0 0 1 17 .182 .194 .273 .467 25 18 1 0 10 0 0 1
1987 29 ATL NL 28 57 48 4 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 15 .125 .143 .208 .351 -10 10 1 0 8 0 0 1
1988 30 PHI NL 22 48 39 6 10 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .256 .256 .513 .769 116 20 1 0 9 0 0 1
1989 31 DET AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Yrs 213 375 323 22 48 12 0 5 23 0 0 5 95 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 75 6 0 47 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 285 246 17 37 9 0 4 17 0 0 4 72 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 57 5 0 36 0 0
MON (6 yrs) 123 193 170 9 20 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 59 .118 .133 .159 .292 -18 27 3 0 20 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 63 134 114 7 18 4 0 2 11 0 0 2 32 .158 .172 .246 .418 10 28 2 0 18 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 22 48 39 6 10 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .256 .256 .513 .769 116 20 1 0 9 0 0
DET (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 208 375 323 22 48 12 0 5 23 0 0 5 95 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 75 6 0 47 0 0
AL (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1978 20 MON NL 5 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1979 21 MON NL 36 36 -7 -0 -0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1980 22 MON NL 25 49 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1982 24 MON NL 13 27 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1984 26 MON NL 20 39 -4 -0 0 0 4 0 0.0 1 2 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $162,500 1
1985 27 MON NL 24 41 -7 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $375,000 1
1986 28 ATL NL 35 77 -7 -0 -0 0 10 2 0.2 2 5 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $390,000 1
1987 29 ATL NL 28 57 -9 -1 0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $725,000 1
1988 30 PHI NL 22 48 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.7 2 8 0.7 .533 .505 0.7 0.0 8 $675,000 1
1989 31 DET AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $175,000 /1
10 Seasons 213 375 -43 -1 1 0 45 1 0.2 11 13 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 13 $2,502,500
MON (6 yrs) 123 193 -28 -1 0 0 22 -6 -0.6 6 -0 -0.6 .495 .499 -0.6 0.1 -0 $537,500
ATL (2 yrs) 63 134 -16 -1 0 0 18 1 0.1 4 5 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 5 $1,115,000
PHI (1 yr) 22 48 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.7 2 8 0.7 .533 .505 0.7 0.0 8 $675,000
DET (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $175,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1978 20 MON NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .260 .000 .327 .000 .382 .000 .709 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1979 21 MON NL 36 35 0 0.0 99 .063 .032 .268 .063 .333 .032 .397 .095 .730 -73 .000 -7.5 -0.8 .065 .032 .000
1980 22 MON NL 49 38 3 2.1 95 .300 .200 .267 .234 .329 .244 .387 .478 .716 34 .221 -4.0 -0.4 .361 .089 .044
1982 24 MON NL 27 26 0 0.0 96 .059 .042 .268 .042 .331 .042 .389 .083 .721 -77 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .043 .000 .000
1984 26 MON NL 39 34 2 1.6 90 .200 .152 .259 .152 .323 .273 .376 .424 .699 19 .144 -3.6 -0.4 .321 .121 .121 .0
1985 27 MON NL 41 39 0 0.0 91 .154 .111 .254 .111 .321 .139 .379 .250 .700 -29 .000 -6.1 -0.6 .147 .028 .028
1986 28 ATL NL 77 65 4 1.7 102 .229 .182 .267 .194 .338 .273 .403 .467 .741 25 .148 -7.2 -0.8 .345 .106 .091 .0
1987 29 ATL NL 57 51 2 1.0 109 .156 .125 .274 .143 .344 .208 .426 .351 .770 -10 .059 -8.0 -0.8 .256 .104 .083 .0
1988 30 PHI NL 48 39 5 3.5 90 .242 .256 .257 .256 .321 .513 .378 .769 .699 116 .435 0.5 0.1 .667 .256 .256 .0
10 Yrs 375 328 16 1.3 97 .193 .149 .265 .162 .331 .232 .394 .394 .725 8 .103 -42.0 -4.3 .285 .099 .084 .0
162 Game Avg. 285 249 12 1.3 97 .193 .149 .265 .162 .331 .232 .394 .394 .725 8 .103 -42.0 -4.3 .285 .099 .084
MON (6 yrs) 193 173 5 0.8 94 .173 .118 .263 .133 .327 .159 .385 .292 .713 -18 .043 -27.3 -2.8 .196 .059 .041 .0
ATL (2 yrs) 134 116 6 1.4 105 .200 .158 .270 .172 .341 .246 .413 .418 .753 10 .105 -15.2 -1.5 .306 .105 .088 .0
PHI (1 yr) 48 39 5 3.5 90 .242 .256 .257 .256 .321 .513 .378 .769 .699 116 .435 0.5 0.1 .667 .256 .256 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1978 20 MON NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1979 21 MON NL 36 0.0% 41.7% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 15.00 2.1 1.71 44%
1980 22 MON NL 49 0.0% 30.6% 4.1% 4.1% 22% 7.50 3.0 15.0 2.67 61%
1982 24 MON NL 27 0.0% 25.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 3.50 63%
1984 26 MON NL 39 2.6% 30.8% 0.0% 5.1% 40% 2.8 33.0 11.0 6.00 51%
1985 27 MON NL 41 0.0% 24.4% 0.0% 2.4% 25% 3.6 3.83 63%
1986 28 ATL NL 77 1.3% 22.1% 1.3% 5.2% 33% 17.00 3.9 66.0 11.0 1.67 62%
1987 29 ATL NL 57 1.8% 26.3% 1.8% 3.5% 33% 15.00 3.2 48.0 9.6 1.77 56%
1988 30 PHI NL 48 4.2% 8.3% 0.0% 12.5% 60% 9.8 19.5 6.5 1.75 5.80 69% 7% 28.6% 42%
10 Yrs 375 1.3% 25.3% 1.3% 4.5% 35% 19.00 3.4 64.6 14.0 1.75 2.68 59% 7% 28.6% 42%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.8% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.63 6.5 42.5 8.5 0.81 1.08 74% 20% 6.8% 29%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 20 MON NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .72 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.60 -0.2 0
1979 21 MON NL -7.5 -0.8 36 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 .88 -0.7 -0.0 -9.0 -0.9 0.99 -8.5 0.00 1
1980 22 MON NL -4.0 -0.4 49 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 .90 -0.4 0.1 -3.0 -0.3 0.92 -3.8 0
1982 24 MON NL -5.8 -0.6 27 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .86 -0.5 0.2 -3.9 -0.4 1.03 -5.0 0
1984 26 MON NL -3.6 -0.4 39 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 .94 -0.3 0.0 -2.5 -0.3 0.92 -3.0 0
1985 27 MON NL -6.1 -0.6 41 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 .98 -0.8 -0.1 -8.8 -1.0 1.00 -7.9 0
1986 28 ATL NL -7.2 -0.8 77 -0.6 0.7 -1.4 .95 -0.6 -0.1 -7.4 -0.8 0.93 -6.9 0
1987 29 ATL NL -8.0 -0.8 58 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 1.08 -0.8 0.2 -6.5 -0.6 1.04 -8.5 0
1988 30 PHI NL 0.5 0.1 51 0.1 0.8 -0.8 1.00 0.2 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 1.01 1.1 0
1989 31 DET AL 0.0 0.0
10 Yrs -42.0 -4.3 379 -3.6 3.5 -7.1 .96 -4.0 0.3 -43.0 -4.4 0.98 -42.8 0.00 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1978 20 MON NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 21 MON NL 1 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1980 22 MON NL 0 0 27% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1982 24 MON NL 1 0 200% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1984 26 MON NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 27 MON NL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1986 28 ATL NL 1 0 17% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1987 29 ATL NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1988 30 PHI NL 0 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10 Yrs 3 0 35% 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 13% 15 14 1 2 2 0 6 3 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1978 20 MON NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 21 MON NL 36 14% 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 8 1 13% 10 2 20% 27 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1980 22 MON NL 49 18% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 32 3 9% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1982 24 MON NL 27 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 7 0 0% 6 2 33% 22 2 9% 2 1 50% 3 3 100% 0
1984 26 MON NL 39 26% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 6 100% 8 0 0% 8 1 13% 23 2 9% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1985 27 MON NL 41 44% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 2 20% 12 3 25% 27 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1986 28 ATL NL 77 38% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 10 83% 16 1 6% 16 4 25% 48 6 13% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1987 29 ATL NL 57 37% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 8 80% 14 1 7% 15 5 33% 44 4 9% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1988 30 PHI NL 48 35% 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 11 9 82% 14 1 7% 15 6 40% 33 4 12% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
10 Yrs 375 32% 48 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 5 0 9 4 1 1 4 0 55 47 85% 81 6 7% 85 25 29% 256 21 8% 20 8 40% 18 9 50% 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 30 PHI NL 47 133 2.83 99 74% 19% 17% 20% 43% 81% 3% 60% 79% 51% 0% 0 0 4% 2 2 2% 1 1 50% 1 0 0
1 Yr 47 133 2.83 99 74% 19% 17% 20% 43% 81% 3% 60% 79% 51% 0% 0 0 4% 2 2 2% 1 1 50% 1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 32% 6% 15% 8% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 20 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 21 41 37 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .031 .061 .031 .092 -74 1 1 0 4 0 0
1980 22 66 86 77 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 .130 .163 .156 .318 -11 12 1 0 6 0 0
1981 23 66 86 77 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 .130 .163 .156 .318 -11 12 1 0 6 0 0
1982 24 79 113 101 6 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .109 .135 .129 .263 -26 13 1 0 9 0 0
1983 25 79 113 101 6 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .109 .135 .129 .263 -26 13 1 0 9 0 0
1984 26 99 152 134 8 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 3 49 .119 .139 .164 .303 -15 22 1 0 15 0 0
1985 27 123 193 170 9 20 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 59 .118 .133 .159 .292 -18 27 3 0 20 0 0
1986 28 158 270 236 12 32 7 0 2 12 0 0 4 76 .136 .150 .191 .341 -6 45 4 0 30 0 0
1987 29 186 327 284 16 38 8 0 3 17 0 0 5 91 .134 .149 .194 .342 -6 55 5 0 38 0 0
1988 30 208 375 323 22 48 12 0 5 23 0 0 5 95 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 75 6 0 47 0 0
1989 31 213 375 323 22 48 12 0 5 23 0 0 5 95 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 75 6 0 47 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1978 20 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1979 21 36 36 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .000 .031 .000 .031 0 36
1980 22 25 50 46 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 15 .217 .250 .261 .511 3 25
1982 24 13 27 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1984 26 20 40 34 3 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 12 .176 .176 .294 .471 2 20
1985 27 24 42 37 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 .135 .135 .162 .297 1 24
1986 28 35 78 67 3 13 3 0 1 7 0 1 17 .194 .206 .284 .489 4 35
1987 29 28 56 47 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 15 .106 .125 .191 .316 1 28
1988 30 22 49 40 7 11 4 0 2 7 0 0 4 .275 .275 .525 .800 6 22
9 Yrs 208 379 327 21 50 12 0 5 24 0 5 95 .153 .166 .235 .401 17 208
162 Game Avg. 162 295 255 16 39 9 0 4 19 0 4 74 .153 .166 .235 .401 13 208

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