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David Palmer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY).

High School: Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY)

Debut: September 9, 1978 (Age 21-021d, 14,126th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 30, 1989 (Age 31-315d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: David William Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.78

212

176

1085.0

748

WHIP

1.355

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1976	18	MON-min	Rk	0	5	.000	7.20	13	3		0	0	0	45.0	58	49	36	6	28	2	44	4	1	1				1.911	11.6	1.2	5.6	8.8	1.57	LTH PION
1977	19	MON-min	A	6	8	.429	2.87	25	19		3	0	0	119.0	120	49	38	4	44	1	88	3	0	5				1.378	9.1	0.3	3.3	6.7	2.00	WPB FLOR
1978	20	MON-min	AA,A	12	12	.500	2.73	26	26		13	4	0	181.0	151	80	55	6	48	2	136	4	0	5				1.099	7.5	0.3	2.4	6.8	2.83	MEM,WPB SOUL,FLOR
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	131	3.10	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	3.40	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	3.47	1.188	8.6	0.8	2.1	5.1	2.43

1981	23	MON-min	A,AA	0	0		1.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	11.0	9	2	2	0	6	0	7	1	0	0				1.364	7.4	0.0	4.9	5.7	1.17	WPB,MEM FLOR,SOUL
1982	24	MON-min	AA	3	2	.600	3.51	9	9	0	1	1	0	51.1	38	21	20	5	33	1	44	2	1	2				1.383	6.7	0.9	5.8	7.7	1.33	MEM SOUL
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	3.55	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	3.39	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	3.15	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	3.73	1.350	7.8	0.7	4.4	7.3	1.67
1987	29	ATL-min	AA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0				1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	10.8	2.00	GRV SOUL
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	89	4.26	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	3.37	1.372	9.0	0.6	3.3	5.9	1.77
1989	31	DET-CLE-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.05	18	17	1	0	0	0	93.1	84	55	42	3	44	0	61	4	1	5				1.371	8.1	0.3	4.2	5.9	1.39	TOL,CSP IL,PCL
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	51	4.03	2.077	13.0	0.5	5.7	6.2	1.09
1990	32	CLE-min	A+	1	0	1.000	3.38	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	4	4	0	8	0	10	1	0	0				1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	8.4	1.25	REN CALL
10 Yrs				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	3.58	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	3.58	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	3.37	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	99	3.96	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	3.37	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	51	4.03	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	3.57	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	51	4.03	2.077	13.0	0.5	5.7	6.2	1.09