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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 13	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (2)	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,6-10	GS	13	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 23	BAL		CHW	L,2-4	GS	37	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	18 (5)	Apr 30	BAL		CAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (4)	May 6	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-2	GS	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	27 (3)	May 10	BAL	@	OAK	L,6-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (1)	May 12	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-5		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (1)	May 14	BAL	@	SEA	W,11-4	GF	12	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 18	BAL		MIN	L,7-8		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
10	41 (6)	May 25	BAL	@	TEX	W,10-3	GS	36	8.1	1	2	1	4	0	P
11	46 (4)	May 30	BAL		TOR	L,0-6	GS	37	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (5)	Jun 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 12	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	GS	30	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 18	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	GS	32	8.2	2	2	0	4	1	P
15	66 (4)	Jun 23	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	70 (3)	Jun 27	BAL		DET	W,13-1	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (3)	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	87 (12)	Jul 18	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	GS	23	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	91 (3)	Jul 23	BAL		OAK	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	95 (3)	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-3	GS	18	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	100 (4)	Aug 1	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	105 (4)	Aug 5	BAL		KCR	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	110 (4)	Aug 9	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	114 (3)	Aug 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
25	118 (3)	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	122 (3)	Aug 22	BAL	@	TEX	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
27	126 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	BAL		TEX	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 31	BAL	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (2)	Sep 4	BAL		MIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
30	138 (3)	Sep 8	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-10	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	142 (3)	Sep 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	147 (4)	Sep 16	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
33	151 (3)	Sep 20	BAL		DET	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	155 (3)	Sep 25	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	158 (2)	Sep 29	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	163 (4)	Oct 3	BAL		MIL	L,2-10	GS	22	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
							36gm		227.0	16	37	2	55	3