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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 15	BAL		MIL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	12 (4)	Apr 21	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	16 (3)	Apr 25	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
4	18 (1)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (3)	May 3	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	25 (2)	May 7	BAL		MIN	L,9-15	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 12	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-9	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
8	32 (3)	May 16	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-8	GS	26	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	35 (2)	May 20	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	29	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 24 (2)	BAL		DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	P
11	45 (4)	May 28 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 1	BAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 5	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	56 (2)	Jun 10	BAL	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 14	BAL		CAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 18	BAL		OAK	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
17	68 (3)	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	72 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (4)	Jul 1	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
20	82 (4)	Jul 6	BAL		TOR	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	89 (6)	Jul 15 (2)	BAL		TEX	L,1-11	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 19	BAL	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	P
23	96 (2)	Jul 23	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	2	4	0	6	1	P
24	101 (4)	Jul 28	BAL		CAL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (3)	Aug 2	BAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	109 (3)	Aug 6	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	113 (3)	Aug 10	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	GS	34	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	117 (3)	Aug 14	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	121 (3)	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	125 (3)	Aug 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	129 (3)	Aug 28	BAL		OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	133 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	139 (5)	Sep 5	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	143 (3)	Sep 11	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
35	147 (3)	Sep 15	BAL		TOR	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
36	151 (3)	Sep 19	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	154 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	BAL		DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	158 (3)	Sep 28	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
							38gm		296.0	27	43	2	72	5