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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-5 / in Starts: 7-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1966	WS g2	Oct 6	BAL	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.062	22.88	-2.00%	-1.39	P
1969 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1969	ALCS g3	Oct 6	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.103	12.49	-1.57%	-1.84	P
3	1969	WS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	NYM	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.022	27.27	-0.75%	-0.24	P
1970 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1970	ALCS g3	Oct 5	BAL		MIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.40	0.083	7.16	0.82%	1.30	P
5	1970	WS g1	Oct 10	BAL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.05	-0.110	54.98	-3.57%	-1.12	P
6	1970	WS g4	Oct 14	BAL		CIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.58	0.029	12.87	0.43%	0.06	P
1971 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1971	ALCS g1	Oct 3	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	1971	ALCS g3	Oct 5	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.86	-0.094	20.47	-1.32%	-1.99	P
9	1971	WS g2	Oct 11	BAL		PIT	W,11-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.47	0.018	24.60	0.53%	1.34	P
10	1971	WS g6	Oct 16	BAL		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	2.12	-0.138	188.33	-7.89%	-0.83	P
1974 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1974	ALCS g4	Oct 9	BAL		OAK	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						PR
1979 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1979	WS g2	Oct 11	BAL		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.67	-0.089	88.59	-3.07%	-0.74	P
13	1979	WS g6	Oct 16	BAL		PIT	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.052	83.68	-2.21%	-0.47	P
1983 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1983	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,11-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
15	1983	WS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	PHI	W,3-2	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
									38	35	3	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	14	0	1	0		1	0	0	.086	.135	.114	.249

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