Lowell Palmer

Q: When was Lowell Palmer born?

Lowell Palmer was born on August 18, 1947.

Q: Where was Lowell Palmer born?

Lowell Palmer was born in Sacramento, CA .

Q: How tall is Lowell Palmer?

Lowell Palmer is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Lowell Palmer weigh when playing?

Lowell Palmer weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Lowell Palmer play?

Lowell Palmer played 5 seasons.

Q: Is Lowell Palmer in the Hall of Fame?

Lowell Palmer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Lowell Palmer drafted?

Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norte Del Rio HS (Sacramento, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from American River College (Sacramento, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Lowell Palmer have?

Lowell Palmer had 239 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Lowell Palmer played for?

Lowell Palmer played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.

Q: When did Lowell Palmer retire?

Lowell Palmer last played in 1974.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: August 18, 1947 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norte Del Rio HS (Sacramento, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from American River College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Norte Del Rio HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 21, 1969 (Age 21-307d, 12,852nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 7.2 IP, 9 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: September 16, 1974 (Age 27-029d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Lowell Raymond Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

5.29

106

316.2

239

WHIP

1.592

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	18	PHI-min	A	9	4	.692	2.78	19	16		7	1		123.0	86	45	38	9	64	1	140	7	1	14				1.220	6.3	0.7	4.7	10.2	2.19	SPB,TID WCRS,CARL
1967	19	PHI-min	A	6	4	.600	2.30	13	13		7	1		98.0	57	30	25	5	51	0	106	6	0	10				1.102	5.2	0.5	4.7	9.7	2.08	TID CARL
1968	20	PHI-min	AAA	13	8	.619	3.44	31	30		13	2		204.0	140	87	78	8	114	8	191	8	0	20				1.245	6.2	0.4	5.0	8.4	1.68	SDG PCL
1969	21	PHI-min	AAA,WRk	9	1	.900	2.55	17	13		6	1	1	99.0	70	38	28	5	52	2	100	3	1	5				1.232	6.4	0.5	4.7	9.1	1.92	EUG,PHL PCL,FLIN
1969	21	PHI	NL	2	8	.200	5.20	26	9	9	1	1	0	90.0	91	54	52	12	47	7	68	6	0	4	407	69	4.50	1.533	9.1	1.2	4.7	6.8	1.45
1970	22	PHI	NL	1	2	.333	5.47	38	5	10	0	0	0	102.0	98	66	62	15	55	4	85	5	1	14	451	74	4.65	1.500	8.6	1.3	4.9	7.5	1.55
1971	23	PHI-min	AAA	6	5	.545	5.54	16	11		4	1	2	78.0	74	54	48	15	52	1	77	3	0	7				1.615	8.5	1.7	6.0	8.9	1.48	EUG PCL
1971	23	PHI	NL	0	0		6.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	15.0	13	11	10	3	13	0	6	4	0	4	73	61	7.65	1.733	7.8	1.8	7.8	3.6	0.46
1972	24	CHW-STL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	4.02	10	7		1	0	0	56.0	40	26	25	7	28	1	62	2	1	1				1.214	6.4	1.1	4.5	10.0	2.21	TUC,TUL PCL,AA
1972	24	TOT	MLB	0	3	.000	3.93	17	2	3	0	0	0	36.2	32	17	16	2	28	1	28	1	0	3	166	89	3.95	1.636	7.9	0.5	6.9	6.9	1.00
1972	24	STL	NL	0	3	.000	3.89	16	2	3	0	0	0	34.2	30	16	15	2	26	1	25	1	0	3	155	89	4.04	1.615	7.8	0.5	6.8	6.5	0.96
1972	24	CLE	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.40	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

1973	25	CLE-min	AAA	12	11	.522	4.59	32	31		13	4	0	196.0	182	111	100	17	111	4	203	13	1	26				1.495	8.4	0.8	5.1	9.3	1.83	OKC AA
1974	26	NYY-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.06	8	8		4	0	0	53.0	42	22	18	6	28	0	57	1	0	1				1.321	7.1	1.0	4.8	9.7	2.04	SYR IL
1974	26	SDP	NL	2	5	.286	5.67	22	8	1	1	0	0	73.0	68	48	46	9	59	6	52	7	0	10	343	63	5.47	1.740	8.4	1.1	7.3	6.4	0.88
1975	27	MIL-min	AAA	1	4	.200	5.91	34	3		1	0	2	102.0	88	75	67	14	109	3	85	8	0	18				1.931	7.8	1.2	9.6	7.5	0.78	SAC PCL
1977	29	PIT-NYM-min	AAA					37																										CLB,TID IL
5 Yrs				5	18	.217	5.29	106	25	23	2	1	0	316.2	302	196	186	41	202	18	239	23	1	35	1440	70	4.86	1.592	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18
162 Game Avg.				3	9	.217	5.29	55	13	12	1	1	0	164	157	102	97	21	105	9	124	12	1	18	747	70	4.86	1.592	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18

PHI (3 yrs)				3	10	.231	5.39	67	15	19	1	1	0	207.0	202	131	124	30	115	11	159	15	1	22	931	71	4.80	1.531	8.8	1.3	5.0	6.9	1.38
STL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.89	16	2	3	0	0	0	34.2	30	16	15	2	26	1	25	1	0	3	155	89	4.04	1.615	7.8	0.5	6.8	6.5	0.96
SDP (1 yr)				2	5	.286	5.67	22	8	1	1	0	0	73.0	68	48	46	9	59	6	52	7	0	10	343	63	5.47	1.740	8.4	1.1	7.3	6.4	0.88
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.40	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

NL (5 yrs)				5	18	.217	5.29	105	25	23	2	1	0	314.2	300	195	185	41	200	18	236	23	1	35	1429	70	4.87	1.589	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18
AL (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.40	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1969	21	PHI	NL	0.1	26	25	22	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.136	.174	.273	.447	25	.206	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	1
1970	22	PHI	NL	0.1	38	30	27	4	4	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	15	.148	.207	.259	.466	26	.214	8	7	0	0	1	0	0	1
1971	23	PHI	NL	0.0	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	14	.183	-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1972	24	2TM	2LG	-0.1	18	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-144	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
1972	24	STL	NL	-0.1	17	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-144	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
1972	24	CLE	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1974	26	SDP	NL	-0.1	23	23	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	.087	.087	.174	.261	-27	.114	-57	4	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
5 Yrs				0.0	108	88	82	9	10	3	1	1	5	0	0	3	45	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	.170	-21	18	0	0	3	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.1	162	132	123	13	15	4	1	1	7	0	0	4	67	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	.170	-21	27	0	0	4	0	0

PHI (3 Yrs)				0.2	67	60	54	6	8	3	0	1	5	0	0	3	27	.148	.193	.259	.452	24	.208	3	14	0	0	3	0	0	1
SDP (1 Yr)				-0.1	23	23	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	.087	.087	.174	.261	-27	.114	-57	4	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
STL (1 Yr)				-0.1	17	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-144	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/H
CLE (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (5 Yrs)				0.0	107	88	82	9	10	3	1	1	5	0	0	3	45	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	.170	-21	18	0	0	3	0	0	1/H
AL (1 Yr)				0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1969	21	PHI	NL	P	26	9	1	90.0	17	4	13	0	1	1.000	.958	1.70	1.95	0.65	1.94	4	4	4	50.0	40.0	1
1970	22	PHI	NL	P	38	5	0	102.0	17	7	10	0	1	1.000	.951	1.50	1.85	0.45	1.84	14	13	1	7.1	33.0	0
1971	23	PHI	NL	P	3	1	0	15.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	.953	1.80	1.92	1.00	1.90	4	0	0			0
1972	24	2TM	2LG	P	17	2	0	36.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.950	1.72	1.79	0.41	1.79	3	2	5	71.4	37.1	0
1972	24	STL	NL	P	16	2	0	34.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.950	1.82	1.79	0.44	1.78	3	2	5	71.4	37.1	0
1972	24	CLE	AL	P	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.90	0	0	0			0

1974	26	SDP	NL	P	22	8	1	73.0	11	1	9	1	1	.909	.944	1.23	1.87	0.45	1.88	10	8	2	20.0	33.2	0
5 Yrs					106	25	2	316.2	55	17	37	1	3	.982	.952	1.53	1.88	0.51	1.87	35	27	12	30.8	35.2	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lowell Palmer?

Lowell Palmer is 77 years old.

When was Lowell Palmer born?

Lowell Palmer was born on August 18, 1947.

Where was Lowell Palmer born?

Lowell Palmer was born in Sacramento, CA.

How tall is Lowell Palmer?

Lowell Palmer is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Lowell Palmer weigh when playing?

Lowell Palmer weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lowell Palmer play?

Lowell Palmer played 5 seasons.

Is Lowell Palmer in the Hall of Fame?

Lowell Palmer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Lowell Palmer drafted?

Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norte Del Rio HS (Sacramento, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from American River College (Sacramento, CA).

What position did Lowell Palmer play?

Lowell Palmer was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Lowell Palmer have?

Lowell Palmer had 239 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Lowell Palmer played for?

Lowell Palmer played for 4 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.

When did Lowell Palmer retire?

Lowell Palmer last played in 1974.

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