David Palmer

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY).

High School: Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY)

Last Game: June 30, 1989 (Age 31-254d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: David William Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.78

212

176

1085.0

748

WHIP

1.355

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1976	18	-1.7	Lethbridge	PION	Rk	MON	0	5	.000	7.20	9.80	13	3		0	0	0	45.0	58	49	36	6	28	2	44	4	1	1		1.911	11.6	1.2	5.6	8.8	1.57
1977	19	-2.2	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	6	8	.429	2.87	3.71	25	19		3	0	0	119.0	120	49	38	4	44	1	88	3	0	5		1.378	9.1	0.3	3.3	6.7	2.00
1978	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	MON	12	12	.500	2.73	3.98	26	26		13	4	0	181.0	151	80	55	6	48	2	136	4	0	5		1.099	7.5	0.3	2.4	6.8	2.83
1978	20	-2.6	Memphis	SOUL	AA	MON	8	10	.444	3.05	3.95	19	19		10	4	0	130.0	107	57	44	5	44	2	78	3	0	4		1.162	7.4	0.3	3.0	5.4	1.77
1978	20	-1.2	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	4	2	.667	1.94	4.06	7	7		3	0	0	51.0	44	23	11	1	4	0	58	1	0	1		0.941	7.8	0.2	0.7	10.2	14.50
1978	20	-8.0	MON	NL	Maj	MON	0	1	.000	2.79	3.72	5	1	1	0	0	0	9.2	9	4	3	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	39	1.138	8.4	0.9	1.9	6.5	3.50
1979	21	-7.2	MON	NL	Maj	MON	10	2	.833	2.64	3.01	36	11	13	2	1	2	122.2	110	41	36	10	30	7	72	2	0	2	502	1.141	8.1	0.7	2.2	5.3	2.40
1980	22	-6.3	MON	NL	Maj	MON	8	6	.571	2.98	3.68	24	19	0	3	1	0	129.2	124	53	43	11	30	1	73	2	2	1	529	1.188	8.6	0.8	2.1	5.1	2.43
1981	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	MON	0	0		1.64	1.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	11.0	9	2	2	0	6	0	7	1	0	0		1.364	7.4	0.0	4.9	5.7	1.17
1981	23	0.0	Memphis	SOUL	AA	MON	0	0		inf	inf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0							0.00
1981	23	1.2	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	0	0		0.82	0.82	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	9	1	1	0	5	0	7	1	0	0		1.273	7.4	0.0	4.1	5.7	1.40
1982	24	0.7	Memphis	SOUL	AA	MON	3	2	.600	3.51	3.68	9	9	0	1	1	0	51.1	38	21	20	5	33	1	44	2	1	2		1.383	6.7	0.9	5.8	7.7	1.33
1982	24	-4.7	MON	NL	Maj	MON	6	4	.600	3.18	4.15	13	13	0	1	0	0	73.2	60	34	26	3	36	2	46	2	1	6	312	1.303	7.3	0.4	4.4	5.6	1.28

1984	26	-2.1	MON	NL	Maj	MON	7	3	.700	3.84	3.84	20	19	0	1	1	0	105.1	101	45	45	5	44	4	66	0	2	0	444	1.377	8.6	0.4	3.8	5.6	1.50
1985	27	-1.2	MON	NL	Maj	MON	7	10	.412	3.71	3.98	24	23	0	0	0	0	135.2	128	60	56	5	67	5	106	3	0	9	588	1.437	8.5	0.3	4.4	7.0	1.58
1986	28	-0.3	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	11	10	.524	3.65	4.21	35	35	0	2	0	0	209.2	181	98	85	17	102	8	170	5	0	9	889	1.350	7.8	0.7	4.4	7.3	1.67
1987	29	5.2	Greenville	SOUL	AA	ATL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0		1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	10.8	2.00
1987	29	0.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	8	11	.421	4.90	5.55	28	28	0	0	0	0	152.1	169	94	83	17	64	4	111	7	0	5	687	1.530	10.0	1.0	3.8	6.6	1.73
1988	30	1.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	7	9	.438	4.47	4.67	22	22	0	1	1	0	129.0	129	67	64	8	48	5	85	0	0	2	551	1.372	9.0	0.6	3.3	5.9	1.77
1989	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	CLE	4	6	.400	4.05	5.30	18	17	1	0	0	0	93.1	84	55	42	3	44	0	61	4	1	5		1.371	8.1	0.3	4.2	5.9	1.39
1989	31	5.4	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	4	.333	3.93	5.56	10	10	0	0	0	0	55.0	49	34	24	3	23	0	33	2	1	2		1.309	8.0	0.5	3.8	5.4	1.43
1989	31	5.0	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	2	2	.500	4.23	4.93	8	7	1	0	0	0	38.1	35	21	18	0	21	0	28	2	0	3		1.461	8.2	0.0	4.9	6.6	1.33
1989	31	2.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	3	.000	7.79	9.87	5	5	0	0	0	0	17.1	25	19	15	1	11	0	12	0	0	0	85	2.077	13.0	0.5	5.7	6.2	1.09
1990	32	9.2	Reno	CALL	A+	CLE	1	0	1.000	3.38	3.38	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	4	4	0	8	0	10	1	0	0		1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	8.4	1.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		64	59	.520	3.78	4.27	212	176	14	10	4	2	1085.0	1036	515	456	78	434	36	748	21	5	34	4626	1.355	8.6	0.6	3.6	6.2	1.72
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		27	33	.450	3.43	4.53	99	82	1	17	5	0	516.1	471	260	197	24	214	6	396	19	3	18		1.327	8.2	0.4	3.7	6.9	1.85
All Levels (14 Seasons)							91	92	.497	3.67	4.36	311	258	15	27	9	2	1601.1	1507	775	653	102	648	42	1144	40	8	52	4626	1.346	8.5	0.6	3.6	6.4	1.77

AAA (1 season)					Minors		4	6	.400	4.05	5.30	18	17	1	0	0	0	93.1	84	55	42	3	44	0	61	4	1	5		1.371	8.1	0.3	4.2	5.9	1.39
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		12	12	.500	3.14	3.82	30	30	0	11	5	0	186.1	148	79	65	10	81	3	128	5	1	6		1.229	7.1	0.5	3.9	6.2	1.58
A+ (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	3.38	3.38	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	4	4	0	8	0	10	1	0	0		1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	8.4	1.25
A (3 seasons)					Minors		10	10	.500	2.49	3.63	35	29	0	6	0	0	181.0	173	73	50	5	53	1	153	5	0	6		1.249	8.6	0.2	2.6	7.6	2.89
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	5	.000	7.20	9.80	13	3		0	0	0	45.0	58	49	36	6	28	2	44	4	1	1		1.911	11.6	1.2	5.6	8.8	1.57