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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 12	BAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 17 (1)	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (4)	Apr 24 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	16 (4)	Apr 29	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	GS	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 4	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	23 (2)	May 8	BAL		SEA	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	25 (1)	May 12	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-7	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (3)	May 16	BAL	@	SEA	L,3-8	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS	26	4.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
11	37 (4)	May 24	BAL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	41 (3)	May 28	BAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	45 (3)	Jun 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	50 (4)	Jun 5	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	58 (3)	Jun 14	BAL		MIL	W,8-5	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	62 (3)	Jun 18	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
18	66 (3)	Jun 22	BAL		BOS	L,4-7	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	71 (4)	Jun 26	BAL		TOR	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	76 (4)	Jul 1	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	80 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
22	84 (3)	Jul 9	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	88 (3)	Jul 13	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-3	GS	30	7.1	0	3	0	3	1	P
24	94 (5)	Jul 23	BAL		TEX	L,0-1	GS	39	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 27	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-4	GS	33	7.2	2	2	0	4	0	P
26	103 (3)	Jul 31	BAL	@	SEA	L,1-6	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	108 (4)	Aug 7	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-6	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
28	113 (4)	Aug 12	BAL		OAK	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	117 (3)	Aug 16	BAL		MIN	W,6-5	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	121 (3)	Aug 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,7-8	GS	30	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 26	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	P
32	129 (3)	Aug 30	BAL		CAL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	133 (3)	Sep 4	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	139 (5)	Sep 8	BAL	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	143 (3)	Sep 12	BAL	@	TOR	W,6-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	147 (3)	Sep 16	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	151 (3)	Sep 20	BAL		TOR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	155 (3)	Sep 24	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
39	158 (2)	Sep 28	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		319.0	20	48	2	70	5