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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19 | BAL | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.72 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 75 | 49 | 38 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 394 | 93 | 3.63 | 1.424 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.34 | ||
| 1966 | 20 | BAL | AL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.46 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 176 | 83 | 80 | 21 | 91 | 1 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 867 | 98 | 3.76 | 1.282 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 1.62 | ||
| 1967 | 21 | BAL | AL | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.94 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 194 | 109 | 4.42 | 1.102 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.15 | ||
| 1968 | Did not play in major leagues (Injured) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 23 | BAL | AL | 16 | 4 | .800 | 2.34 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 181.0 | 131 | 48 | 47 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 722 | 152 | 3.02 | 1.077 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 1.92 | ||
| 1970 | 24 | BAL | AL | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.71 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 305.0 | 263 | 98 | 92 | 21 | 100 | 4 | 199 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1257 | 134 | 3.22 | 1.190 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 1.99 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-25 | |
| 1971 | 25 | BAL | AL | 20 | 9 | .690 | 2.68 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 282.0 | 231 | 94 | 84 | 19 | 106 | 6 | 184 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1165 | 126 | 3.19 | 1.195 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 1.74 | AS,MVP-21 | |
| 1972 | 26 | BAL | AL | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.07 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 274.1 | 219 | 73 | 63 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1094 | 149 | 2.83 | 1.053 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 2.63 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-13 | |
| 1973 | 27 | BAL | AL | 22 | 9 | .710 | 2.40 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 296.1 | 225 | 86 | 79 | 16 | 113 | 5 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1190 | 155 | 3.38 | 1.141 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.40 | CYA-1,MVP-2 | |
| 1974 | 28 | BAL | AL | 7 | 12 | .368 | 3.27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 178.2 | 176 | 78 | 65 | 12 | 69 | 4 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 770 | 105 | 3.72 | 1.371 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.22 | ||
| 1975 | 29 | BAL | AL | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.09 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 323.0 | 253 | 87 | 75 | 20 | 80 | 4 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1268 | 169 | 2.96 | 1.031 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 2.41 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-6 | |
| 1976 | 30 | BAL | AL | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2.51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 315.0 | 255 | 101 | 88 | 20 | 84 | 5 | 159 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1256 | 130 | 3.33 | 1.076 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.89 | CYA-1,MVP-10,GG | |
| 1977 | 31 | BAL | AL | 20 | 11 | .645 | 2.91 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 319.0 | 263 | 106 | 103 | 24 | 99 | 1 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1269 | 131 | 3.47 | 1.135 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 1.95 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-19,GG | |
| 1978 | 32 | BAL | AL | 21 | 12 | .636 | 2.46 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 296.0 | 246 | 94 | 81 | 19 | 97 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1197 | 143 | 3.48 | 1.159 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.42 | AS,CYA-3,GG | |
| 1979 | 33 | BAL | AL | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.30 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 155.2 | 144 | 66 | 57 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 639 | 122 | 3.70 | 1.201 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.56 | GG | |
| 1980 | 34 | BAL | AL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.98 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 224.0 | 238 | 108 | 99 | 26 | 74 | 0 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 959 | 100 | 4.32 | 1.393 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.47 | ||
| 1981 | 35 | BAL | AL | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.75 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 | 117 | 60 | 53 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 532 | 97 | 4.61 | 1.280 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.76 | ||
| 1982 | 36 | BAL | AL | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.13 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 227.0 | 195 | 85 | 79 | 22 | 63 | 1 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 920 | 129 | 3.95 | 1.137 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.63 | CYA-2,MVP-26 | |
| 1983 | 37 | BAL | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 86 | 42 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 332 | 94 | 4.48 | 1.370 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.79 | ||
| 1984 | 38 | BAL | AL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9.17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 43 | 6.67 | 2.208 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.24 | ||
| 19 Yrs | 268 | 152 | .638 | 2.86 | 558 | 521 | 15 | 211 | 53 | 4 | 3948.0 | 3349 | 1395 | 1253 | 303 | 1311 | 37 | 2212 | 38 | 11 | 85 | 16114 | 125 | 3.50 | 1.180 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.69 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 17 | 10 | .638 | 2.86 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 211 | 88 | 79 | 19 | 83 | 2 | 139 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1016 | 125 | 3.50 | 1.180 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.69 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||||
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Jim Palmer is 78 years old.
When was Jim Palmer born?
Jim Palmer was born on October 15, 1945.
Where was Jim Palmer born?
Jim Palmer was born in New York, NY.
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Jim Palmer is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.
How much did Jim Palmer weigh when playing?
Jim Palmer weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.
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Jim Palmer played 19 seasons.
Is Jim Palmer in the Hall of Fame?
Jim Palmer was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Jim Palmer was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Jim Palmer have?
Jim Palmer had 2,212 strikeouts over his career.
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Jim Palmer played for 1 team, the Baltimore Orioles.
How many World Series has Jim Palmer won?
Jim Palmer has won 3 World Series.
When did Jim Palmer retire?
Jim Palmer last played in 1984.
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