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	12-17 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	13 (5-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Orsino	1
D Johnson	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
L Aparicio	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1	3 (2)	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	5 (1)	Apr 19	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	7 (1)	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSA	W,18-4	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	1.11	P
4	4	10 (2)	Apr 27	BAL		WSA	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
May		Gtm	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
5	5	17 (6)	May 4	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	6	22 (4)	May 9 (2)	BAL		DET	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.77	0.038	1.68	0.05%	0.28	P
7	7	29 (6)	May 16	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	3-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.800	1.500	2.300	9	1.52	0.239	2.78	0.26%	1.76	P
8	8	33 (3)	May 20	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	1.000	1.571	9	.35	-0.017	.70	-0.02%	-0.28	P
9	9	38 (4)	May 24	BAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.875	1.431	9	.59	0.007	1.26	0.01%	0.10	P
10	10	46 (7)	May 31 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.778	1.278	9	.30	-0.007	.71	-0.01%	-0.14	P
Jun		Gtm	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	11	50 (3)	Jun 6	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.636	1.053	9	1.39	-0.068	3.13	-0.09%	-0.53	P
12	12	55 (4)	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	9	.66	-0.049	1.24	-0.06%	-0.59	P
13	13	59 (3)	Jun 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	15-15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	7						PR
14	14	60	Jun 18	BAL		WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	9	2.39	-0.117	7.03	-0.21%	-0.94	P
15	15	70 (9)	Jun 27 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	9						P
Jul		Gtm	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
16	16	75 (4)	Jul 2	BAL		CLE	L,0-8	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	9	.16	-0.008	.56	-0.02%	-0.39	PH P
17	17	86 (10)	Jul 16	BAL	@	DET	W,2-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	6						PR
18	18	96 (9)	Jul 26	BAL		MIN	L,2-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	9						P
Aug		Gtm	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
19	19	101 (4)	Aug 1	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.368	.618	9	.97	-0.023	4.49	-0.07%	-0.15	P
20	20	102	Aug 2	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	9	1.26	-0.031	7.10	-0.11%	-0.10	P
21	21	104 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	9						P
22	22	106 (1)	Aug 6	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-9	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.350	.588	9						P
23	23	110 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-15	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
24	24	122 (11)	Aug 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	9						P
Sept		Gtm	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
25	25	134 (11)	Sep 5	BAL		CLE	W,9-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	9						P
26	26	136 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-2	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9	.77	-0.037	.72	-0.02%	-0.35	P
27	27	142 (5)	Sep 10 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,5-10	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	9	1.33	-0.036	1.82	-0.03%	-0.34	P
28	28	145 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-7	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.320	.551	9	.84	0.035	.17	0.00%	0.24	P
29	29	158 (12)	Sep 30	BAL		MIN	L,6-7	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.308	.530	9	.44	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							12-17		27	26	2	5	0	0	1	3	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.308	.530		.79	-0.085	1.89	-0.30%	-0.68

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