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

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Team Record in Appearances: 25-14 / in Starts: 25-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1970 Pitching Game Log

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1970 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	93	4	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GS-6		99	5.1	4	2	2	8	4	0	0	3.38	5.64	28	5	7	0	0	4	48			1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.089	2.77	-0.10%	-0.07	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out tie
2	94	7	Apr 16	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	GS-8	L(0-1)	5	8.0	3	4	4	5	5	1	0	4.05	5.19	31	8	10	0	0	3	60			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.090	1.29	-0.11%	-0.25	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
3	95	12	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG(6)	W(1-1)	3	6.0	5	2	2	7	3	0	0	3.72	5.17	28	2	11	1	0	5	50			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	0.135	2.51	0.16%	1.01	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
4	96	15	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	6.1	10	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.86	5.05	29	7	7	1	0	10	42			1	0	0	27	1	1	0	1	0	0	.77	-0.069	1.23	-0.07%	-0.65	1b start a 5	7b 12- 1 out a2
5	97	18	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	CG	W(3-1)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	6	1	0	3.38	4.63	35	9	10	2	0	8	67			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	.19	0.113	.36	0.13%	2.22	1b start tie	9b 3 out a16
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	98	22	May 3	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	L(3-2)	3	9.0	5	4	2	1	11	1	0	3.09	4.08	34	9	8	0	0	5	75			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	-0.425	2.34	-0.49%	0.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
7	99	26	May 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	W(4-2)	4	9.0	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	2.56	3.82	35	12	13	0	0	7	72			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.188	.80	0.23%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
8	100	31	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-6		4	5.1	6	4	4	2	4	1	0	2.95	3.90	23	6	5	2	0	6	42			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	-0.094	2.82	-0.13%	-0.67	1b start a 2	6b 123 1 out a2
9	101	35	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	W(5-2)	5	9.0	4	1	1	3	7	0	0	2.69	3.65	34	5	15	0	0	4	79			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.269	2.54	0.50%	2.97	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
10	102	40	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(6-2)	3	9.0	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.37	3.37	32	7	12	2	0	7	79			0	1	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.503	2.68	0.79%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
11	103	45	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7		3	6.2	8	3	3	5	5	0	0	2.50	3.38	32	6	8	2	0	8	46			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	-0.176	3.61	-0.23%	-0.20	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	104	49	Jun 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	W(7-2)	5	9.0	5	1	1	3	9	0	0	2.36	3.21	35	10	8	0	3	5	79			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.302	1.91	0.38%	3.05	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
13	105	53	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS-5	L(7-3)	3	4.1	7	5	5	1	6	0	0	2.72	3.09	21	2	5	0	1	7	34			2	0	0	19	3	1	0	0	1	0	1.09	-0.277	2.47	-0.38%	-2.17	1b start a 2	5b 1-- 1 out d2
14	106	56	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	W(8-3)	3	9.0	8	1	1	0	9	1	0	2.57	3.00	34	9	8	1	1	8	76			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.63	0.513	3.92	0.74%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
15	107	60	Jun 14	BAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG(10)	W(9-3)	3	10.0	8	2	2	3	9	0	1	2.50	2.92	41	12	10	1	1	6	74			0	1	0	36	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.62	0.380	3.94	0.56%	2.69	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
16	108	63	Jun 19(1)	BAL		WSA	W,12-10	GS-6	W(10-3)	4	5.0	8	4	4	1	4	1	0	2.70	2.97	23	3	7	2	0	8	38			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	-0.199	2.31	-0.31%	-3.48	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a4
17	109	68	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-7	L(10-4)	3	6.1	12	5	5	2	6	2	0	2.92	3.11	31	4	7	1	1	12	33			1	1	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.257	1.87	-0.39%	-2.41	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d4
18	110	72	Jun 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS-8	L(10-5)	3	7.1	9	4	4	6	2	0	0	3.03	3.19	36	9	10	1	3	9	40			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.019	3.55	0.03%	0.68	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	111	76	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	SHO	W(11-5)	3	9.0	8	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.84	3.11	36	13	9	1	0	8	75			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.407	2.63	0.64%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
20	112	80	Jul 5	BAL		DET	W,2-0	SHO	W(12-5)	3	9.0	3	0	0	3	7	0	0	2.67	3.05	33	12	8	0	0	3	85			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.557	4.33	1.18%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
21	113	84	Jul 10	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-6	L(12-6)	4	6.0	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	2.74	3.09	26	4	11	3	0	9	44			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.103	3.17	-0.22%	-0.19	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
22	114	91	Jul 19(1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	W(13-6)	8	9.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.70	3.10	34	8	13	0	0	7	69			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.28	0.164	.82	0.29%	2.22	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
23	115	96	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS-8	W(14-6)	3	7.1	7	4	4	6	3	0	0	2.79	3.15	34	8	10	1	0	7	45			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	-0.091	4.45	-0.14%	-0.81	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out a1
24	116	100	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS-6	L(14-7)	3	5.0	7	5	4	3	1	2	0	2.92	3.32	25	8	6	1	0	7	33			0	1	0	20	1	1	1	0	0	1	.59	-0.251	1.18	-0.30%	-2.98	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	117	104	Aug 1	BAL		KCR	W,9-1	CG	W(15-7)	4	9.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.82	3.27	36	11	12	1	0	6	74			1	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	2	.51	0.242	1.17	0.33%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
26	118	107	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(16-7)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.70	3.20	33	10	10	1	0	4	84			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.381	1.25	0.34%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	119	112	Aug 9(1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS-9		3	8.2	6	4	4	5	4	0	0	2.76	3.21	38	11	12	2	0	6	55			1	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.306	2.36	0.29%	1.24	1b start a 1	9b 123 2 out a2
28	120	116	Aug 13	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	7	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.75	3.22	28	11	4	0	0	7	59			0	1	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.032	.66	0.01%	1.12	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
29	121	120	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	W(17-7)	3	9.0	3	2	1	3	5	0	0	2.68	3.19	33	10	11	0	3	3	77			0	0	0	29	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.93	0.368	1.53	0.18%	2.18	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
30	122	124	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	GS-9		4	9.0	7	2	1	2	4	0	0	2.61	3.16	36	10	13	2	3	7	69			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.55	0.196	.52	0.04%	2.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
31	123	127	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	W(18-7)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	6	1	0	2.55	3.16	33	7	13	0	3	6	76			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.321	.18	0.04%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
32	124	132	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	GS-6	L(18-8)	3	6.0	7	5	5	3	2	2	0	2.67	3.27	29	6	11	1	2	7	37			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.81	-0.274	.07	-0.01%	-2.19	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	125	136	Sep 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS-9	W(19-8)	3	8.1	10	4	4	1	6	1	0	2.73	3.26	35	9	9	1	1	10	52			0	0	0	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	.57	0.171	.15	0.03%	-0.51	1b start a 1	9b 1-- 1 out a4
34	126	140	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-7	L(19-9)	3	6.1	7	5	5	5	4	0	0	2.83	3.28	31	8	7	0	0	7	38			0	0	0	24	1	0	2	0	0	0	.71	-0.096	.05	0.00%	-1.87	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d4
35	127	144	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS-12		3	12.0	10	2	2	0	8	1	0	2.78	3.24	47	9	20	0	2	10	82			1	0	0	46	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.69	0.700	.01	0.00%	3.62	1t start tie	12t 3 out tie
36	128	148	Sep 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	GS-7	L(19-10)	4	7.0	6	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.77	3.23	29	7	10	1	0	6	57			1	0	0	24	0	3	0	1	1	0	.70	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.09	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
37	129	152	Sep 20	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	SHO	W(20-10)	3	9.0	4	0	0	3	8	0	0	2.68	3.19	32	6	11	1	0	4	84			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	2	0	0	.31	0.176	.00	0.00%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
38	130	157	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS-9		5	8.2	6	4	4	0	2	2	0	2.73	3.25	32	11	13	2	0	6	58			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.108	.00	0.00%	0.13	1b start a 1	9b 1-- 2 out tie
39	131	162	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS-8		4	8.0	9	2	2	3	6	0	0	2.71	3.22	36	7	12	2	0	8	59			1	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.271	.00	0.00%	1.75	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
							25-14		W-L:20-10	3.6	305.0	263	98	92	100	199	21	1	2.71	3.22	1258	0.81		5%	3%	260	60		---%	20	5	0	1139	44	9	4	14	3	7	1.05	4.115	1.71	3.97%	43.88

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