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David Palmer
David William Palmer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1978
Final Game: June 30, 1989
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 20 MON NL 0 1 .000 2.79 5 1 1 0 0 0 9.2 9 4 3 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 39 126 1.138 8.4 0.9 1.9 6.5 3.50
1979 21 MON NL 10 2 .833 2.64 36 11 13 2 1 2 122.2 110 41 36 10 30 7 72 2 0 2 502 139 1.141 8.1 0.7 2.2 5.3 2.40
1980 22 MON NL 8 6 .571 2.98 24 19 0 3 1 0 129.2 124 53 43 11 30 1 73 2 2 1 529 120 1.188 8.6 0.8 2.1 5.1 2.43
1982 24 MON NL 6 4 .600 3.18 13 13 0 1 0 0 73.2 60 34 26 3 36 2 46 2 1 6 312 115 1.303 7.3 0.4 4.4 5.6 1.28
1984 26 MON NL 7 3 .700 3.84 20 19 0 1 1 0 105.1 101 45 45 5 44 4 66 0 2 0 444 90 1.377 8.6 0.4 3.8 5.6 1.50
1985 27 MON NL 7 10 .412 3.71 24 23 0 0 0 0 135.2 128 60 56 5 67 5 106 3 0 9 588 92 1.437 8.5 0.3 4.4 7.0 1.58
1986 28 ATL NL 11 10 .524 3.65 35 35 0 2 0 0 209.2 181 98 85 17 102 8 170 5 0 9 889 108 1.350 7.8 0.7 4.4 7.3 1.67
1987 29 ATL NL 8 11 .421 4.90 28 28 0 0 0 0 152.1 169 94 83 17 64 4 111 7 0 5 687 88 1.530 10.0 1.0 3.8 6.6 1.73
1988 30 PHI NL 7 9 .438 4.47 22 22 0 1 1 0 129.0 129 67 64 8 48 5 85 0 0 2 551 80 1.372 9.0 0.6 3.3 5.9 1.77
1989 31 DET AL 0 3 .000 7.79 5 5 0 0 0 0 17.1 25 19 15 1 11 0 12 0 0 0 85 49 2.077 13.0 0.5 5.7 6.2 1.09
10 Seasons 64 59 .520 3.78 212 176 14 10 4 2 1085.0 1036 515 456 78 434 36 748 21 5 34 4626 99 1.355 8.6 0.6 3.6 6.2 1.72
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .520 3.78 37 31 2 2 1 0 190 182 90 80 14 76 6 131 4 1 6 811 99 1.355 8.6 0.6 3.6 6.2 1.72
MON (6 yrs) 38 26 .594 3.26 122 86 14 7 3 2 576.2 532 237 209 35 209 19 370 9 5 18 2414 109 1.285 8.3 0.5 3.3 5.8 1.77
ATL (2 yrs) 19 21 .475 4.18 63 63 0 2 0 0 362.0 350 192 168 34 166 12 281 12 0 14 1576 98 1.425 8.7 0.8 4.1 7.0 1.69
PHI (1 yr) 7 9 .438 4.47 22 22 0 1 1 0 129.0 129 67 64 8 48 5 85 0 0 2 551 80 1.372 9.0 0.6 3.3 5.9 1.77
DET (1 yr) 0 3 .000 7.79 5 5 0 0 0 0 17.1 25 19 15 1 11 0 12 0 0 0 85 49 2.077 13.0 0.5 5.7 6.2 1.09
NL (9 yrs) 64 56 .533 3.72 207 171 14 10 4 2 1067.2 1011 496 441 77 423 36 736 21 5 34 4541 101 1.343 8.5 0.6 3.6 6.2 1.74
AL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 7.79 5 5 0 0 0 0 17.1 25 19 15 1 11 0 12 0 0 0 85 49 2.077 13.0 0.5 5.7 6.2 1.09

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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
10 Seasons 208 375 323 22 48 12 0 5 23 0 0 5 95 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 75 6 0 47 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 252 17 37 9 0 4 18 0 0 4 74 .149 .162 .232 .394 8 58 5 0 37 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 MON NL 20 P 5 1 9.2 6 0 5 1 0 .833 4.66 1.00 .950 1.96 0.72
1979 MON NL 21 P 36 11 122.2 25 7 17 1 0 .960 1.76 0.67 .952 1.80 0.66
1980 MON NL 22 P 24 19 129.2 37 9 26 2 0 .946 2.43 1.46 .951 1.91 0.69
1982 MON NL 24 P 13 13 73.2 18 7 10 1 1 .944 2.08 1.31 .950 1.97 0.70
1984 MON NL 26 P 20 19 105.1 34 20 13 1 1 .971 2.82 1.65 .953 1.88 0.67
1985 MON NL 27 P 24 23 135.2 39 17 21 1 3 .974 2.52 1.58 .951 1.92 0.68
1986 ATL NL 28 P 35 35 209.2 51 18 33 0 3 1.000 2.19 1.46 .953 1.94 0.66
1987 ATL NL 29 P 28 28 152.1 35 9 25 1 2 .971 2.01 1.21 .954 1.91 0.62
1988 PHI NL 30 P 22 22 129.0 27 14 12 1 2 .963 1.81 1.18 .956 1.96 0.69
1989 DET AL 31 P 5 5 17.1 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.56 0.60 .975 1.87 0.66
10 Seasons P 212 176 1085.0 276 103 163 10 12 .964 2.21 1.25 .953 1.91 0.67
10 Seasons TOT 212 176 1085.0 276 103 163 10 12 .964 2.21 1.25 .917 1.91 0.67

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 NL--7.297--6th
Career--6.205--186th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1986 NL--170--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1986 NL--35--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1986 NL--102--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1985 NL--9--7th
1986 NL--9--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1986 NL--5--8th
1987 NL--7--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1986 NL--10--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1978 NL--born 1957-10-19--3rd
1979 NL--born 1957-10-19--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1974), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3910), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 7 (1083), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 13, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 13, 1988: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 25, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 13, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

July 27, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 26, 1989: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Montreal Expos$375,000
1986Atlanta Braves$390,000
1987Atlanta Braves$725,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$675,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,165,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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