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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-14 / in Starts: 20-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1980 Pitching Game Log

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1980 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	448	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	6	2	1	4	4	0	0	1.29	3.32	30	10	6	0	1	6	59			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.142	.78	0.10%	1.48	1b start a 4	7b 3 out a3
2	449	5	Apr 15	BAL		KCR	W,12-2	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	8.0	6	2	2	0	5	1	0	1.80	3.22	31	11	9	1	0	6	67			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.42	0.223	.46	0.15%	1.97	1t start tie	8t 3 out a8
3	450	9	Apr 19	BAL		CHW	L,4-5	GS-7		3	6.0	8	3	3	0	2	2	0	2.57	4.13	25	5	10	2	1	8	46			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.051	1.30	0.05%	-0.02	1t start tie	7t --- 0 out a1
4	451	13	Apr 23	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	L(2-1)	3	5.0	7	6	6	4	3	3	0	4.15	5.60	24	7	3	0	1	7	28			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.482	1.25	-0.38%	-3.92	1b start a 2	6b 1-- 0 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	452	20	May 3	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS-2	L(2-2)	9	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	4.61	6.04	8	4	1	1	0	2	39			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.145	.79	-0.09%	-1.59	1b start tie	2b 123 1 out d1
6	453	31	May 14	BAL		TEX	L,3-6	4-7		10	3.1	6	2	2	3	2	2	0	4.70	6.70	18	4	3	2	0	6		0	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.060	.44	-0.03%	-0.92	4t --- 0 out d2	7t 12- 1 out d4
7	454	36	May 20(2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-0	GS-7	W(3-2)	5	7.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.82	5.99	27	5	17	1	4	3	69			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	.89	0.331	.72	0.16%	3.56	1b start tie	7b 3 out a7
8	455	40	May 24	BAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	W(4-2)	3	9.0	7	1	1	3	8	0	0	3.28	5.22	37	7	12	1	3	7	74			0	1	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	.80	0.194	.79	0.12%	3.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
9	456	44	May 28	BAL		CLE	L,6-10	GS-5	L(4-3)	3	4.2	5	5	5	1	4	1	0	3.86	5.15	21	4	7	2	1	5	37			2	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.26	-0.255	1.10	-0.13%	-1.75	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	457	51	Jun 7	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	GS-7	W(5-3)	9	6.0	9	5	3	2	2	0	0	3.92	4.93	29	11	5	0	0	9	38			1	0	0	27	2	2	0	0	0	1	1.06	-0.186	.83	-0.09%	-1.46	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a2
11	458	55	Jun 11	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS-7		3	6.1	9	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.82	4.72	29	5	10	1	4	9	48			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.136	.89	-0.08%	0.09	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out tie
12	459	60	Jun 16	BAL		CAL	W,5-2	GS-8	W(6-3)	4	7.2	5	2	2	5	6	0	0	3.66	4.55	32	8	8	0	2	5	62			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	0.315	.82	0.12%	2.48	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out a2
13	460	64	Jun 20	BAL		SEA	L,1-3	GS-9	L(6-4)	3	8.1	8	3	3	3	1	1	0	3.62	4.61	35	10	13	1	2	8	53			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.184	1.43	-0.09%	0.95	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out d2
14	461	68	Jun 25	BAL		TOR	W,6-3	CG	W(7-4)	4	9.0	8	3	2	2	2	0	1	3.45	4.48	37	11	13	1	7	8	61			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.04	0.330	.75	0.14%	1.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	462	73	Jul 1	BAL	@	TOR	W,2-0	GS-9	W(8-4)	5	8.2	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.14	4.24	29	6	15	3	5	4	80			0	0	0	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.615	1.04	0.35%	4.38	1b start tie	9b --3 2 out a2
16	463	77	Jul 5	BAL		BOS	L,0-1	CG	L(8-5)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	7	0	0	2.96	3.98	33	9	10	0	3	7	76			0	1	0	30	2	0	0	0	1	0	.96	0.336	.98	0.21%	3.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
17	464	80	Jul 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-7	L(8-6)	5	6.1	11	5	5	0	3	1	1	3.20	4.00	31	6	10	0	3	11	34			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.280	.62	-0.14%	-2.05	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d2
18	465	84	Jul 15	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-3	GS-8	W(9-6)	3	7.0	7	3	2	0	2	0	0	3.16	3.90	28	6	13	0	5	7	55			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.073	.36	0.02%	0.06	1b start tie	8b 1-3 0 out a5
19	466	89	Jul 20	BAL		TEX	L,1-7	CG	L(9-7)	4	9.0	9	7	7	2	2	1	0	3.43	3.93	37	14	10	1	3	9	41			1	0	0	34	2	1	0	0	1	0	.55	-0.116	.36	-0.05%	-2.53	1t start tie	9t 3 out d6
20	467	94	Jul 25	BAL		MIL	L,0-5	GS-8	L(9-8)	4	8.0	10	5	5	1	4	3	0	3.56	4.11	33	7	11	0	5	10	45			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.54	-0.152	.47	-0.08%	-1.03	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
21	468	98	Jul 30	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	GS-7	W(10-8)	4	6.1	11	2	2	3	1	1	0	3.52	4.19	31	12	4	2	1	11	41			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.60	0.006	1.90	0.00%	0.71	1b start a 1	7b -2- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	469	102	Aug 3	BAL		MIN	W,7-2	GS-7	W(11-8)	3	6.0	7	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.50	4.19	24	3	9	1	2	7	53			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.096	.96	0.06%	0.60	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a3
23	470	106	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS-8	W(12-8)	4	7.2	6	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.45	4.18	30	10	10	0	2	6	61			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.076	3.41	0.15%	1.71	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a2
24	471	111	Aug 13	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-6	GS-7	L(12-9)	4	7.0	8	6	6	5	1	1	0	3.63	4.28	32	7	11	3	1	8	33			2	1	0	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	.48	-0.251	1.26	-0.39%	-2.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out d5
25	472	116	Aug 18	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	GS-8	W(13-9)	4	7.1	6	5	5	2	2	1	0	3.74	4.30	29	6	13	1	0	6	46			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.055	4.07	-0.16%	-0.97	1t start tie	8t --3 1 out a2
26	473	120	Aug 22	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS-5		3	5.0	5	2	1	3	3	0	0	3.68	4.27	21	7	3	0	0	5	51			0	0	0	17	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.35	-0.009	4.72	-0.02%	0.31	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
27	474	125	Aug 28	BAL		CAL	W,13-8	GS-7	W(14-9)	5	6.1	11	6	6	2	7	1	1	3.85	4.27	31	7	3	0	0	11	32			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	.67	-0.022	2.57	-0.05%	-1.71	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a9
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	475	130	Sep 2	BAL		SEA	W,10-4	GS-9	W(15-9)	4	8.1	10	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.87	4.20	36	12	9	0	2	10	48			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	.29	0.191	1.09	0.44%	0.56	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a7
29	476	134	Sep 6	BAL		OAK	L,2-3	GS-9	L(15-10)	3	8.1	9	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.84	4.17	35	5	15	0	2	9	57			3	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	1	0	.79	-0.044	2.72	-0.09%	0.07	1t start tie	9t -23 1 out d2
30	477	139	Sep 10	BAL	@	DET	W,8-4	GS-5		3	4.1	3	4	4	7	2	1	0	3.94	4.29	22	3	7	1	1	3	36			0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.171	3.80	-0.33%	-0.97	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out tie
31	478	143	Sep 14	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS-8		3	7.2	3	2	1	6	3	1	0	3.84	4.35	30	8	10	0	2	3	64			2	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	.83	0.096	1.87	0.13%	1.43	1b start tie	8b 123 2 out d1
32	479	147	Sep 19	BAL		TOR	W,8-6	GS-4		4	3.1	6	4	4	2	4	0	0	3.95	4.31	18	4	3	0	1	5	34			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.290	1.17	-0.18%	-2.54	1t start tie	4t 1-- 1 out d1
33	480	151	Sep 23	BAL		BOS	W,8-6	GS-3		3	3.0	7	4	3	1	4	1	0	4.02	4.33	16	0	4	1	2	7	34			1	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.235	.84	-0.10%	-2.51	1t start tie	3t 3 out a1
34	481	155	Sep 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-7	W(16-10)	4	6.2	7	3	2	4	2	0	0	3.98	4.32	30	7	10	0	3	7	48			2	2	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.21	-0.002	.13	0.00%	0.11	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a2
							20-14		W-L:16-10	4.0	224.0	238	108	99	74	109	26	3	3.98	4.32	959	0.81		5%	13%	235	50	0	---%	20	10	1	866	37	8	0	17	5	7	.91	0.000	1.35	-0.27%	2.43

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