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Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer
| Full name James Alvin Palmer |
| Born October 15, 1945, New York, New York |
| First Game: April 17, 1965; Final Game: May 12, 1984 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 190 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1990 |
| Named AL Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1973 and 1975 to 1976) |
| Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1973 and 1975 to 1976) |
| Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1971, 1973, 1975 to 1976 and 1978) |
| Won AL Gold Glove as pitcher (1976 to 1979) |
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| Ejections: 1975 (2), 1978 (1), 1981 (1). Total: 4 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1965 BAL A Daily Splits 29 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .222 .308 0.0 1965 BAL A
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 36 73 11 7 1 0 1 5 3 0 33 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .096 .132 .151 0.0 1966 BAL A
1967 BAL A Daily Splits 9 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .200 .154 0.0 1967 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 27 64 5 13 3 0 0 6 3 0 30 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .203 .235 .250 0.0 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 44 113 13 17 0 0 1 9 2 0 48 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 .150 .165 .177 0.0 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 38 102 7 20 1 0 0 9 3 0 41 0 11 0 0 2 0 1 0 .196 .219 .206 0.0 1971 BAL A
1972 BAL A Daily Splits 36 98 12 22 3 1 0 8 2 0 36 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 .224 .240 .276 0.0 1972 BAL A
1973 BAL A 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 BAL A
1975 BAL A 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1975 BAL A
1976 BAL A 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 BAL A
1977 BAL A 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 BAL A
1978 BAL A 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1978 BAL A
1979 BAL A 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1979 BAL A
1980 BAL A Daily 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1980 BAL A
1981 BAL A 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1981 BAL A
1982 BAL A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 BAL A
1983 BAL A 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 BAL A
1984 BAL A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1984 BAL A
Total (19 Years) Splits 576 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 16 0 207 0 31 1 0 11 1 1 0 .174 .200 .215 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1971 BAL A
1973 BAL A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1974 BAL A
1979 BAL A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1979 BAL A
1983 BAL A Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1983 BAL A
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 11 14 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .143 .214 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1966 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1971 BAL A
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1979 BAL A
1983 BAL A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1983 BAL A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .130 .048 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1970 AL
1971 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1971 AL
1972 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1972 AL
1977 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1977 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 AL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1965 BAL A Daily Splits 27 6 0 0 7 1 92 75 394 6 49 38 56 1 75 5 4 4 2 0 13 2 12 5 5 4 3.72 2.83 -0.3 1965 BAL A
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 30 30 6 0 0 0 208.1 176 867 21 83 80 91 1 147 9 4 7 0 0 29 6 12 7 15 10 3.46 5.00 -0.3 1966 BAL A
1967 BAL A Daily Splits 9 9 2 1 0 0 49 34 194 6 18 16 20 0 23 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 1 2.94 5.56 0.1 1967 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 26 23 11 6 1 0 181 131 722 11 48 47 64 1 123 2 0 7 1 1 27 4 8 6 16 4 2.34 5.43 3.1 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 39 39 17 5 0 0 305 263 1257 21 98 92 100 4 199 14 3 10 1 3 44 9 14 11 20 10 2.71 4.46 3.1 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 37 37 20 3 0 0 282 231 1165 19 94 84 106 6 184 6 5 8 4 2 37 4 14 12 20 9 2.68 4.59 2.6 1971 BAL A
1972 BAL A Daily Splits 36 36 18 3 0 0 274.1 219 1094 21 73 63 70 1 184 10 4 4 1 1 25 2 16 11 21 10 2.07 4.11 4.1 1972 BAL A
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 38 37 19 6 1 1 296.1 225 1190 16 86 79 113 5 158 5 5 7 3 0 36 9 22 12 22 9 2.40 4.68 4.8 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 26 26 5 2 0 0 178.2 176 770 12 78 65 69 4 84 10 3 4 3 0 24 3 15 11 7 12 3.27 3.38 0.3 1974 BAL A
1975 BAL A Daily Splits 39 38 25 10 1 1 323 253 1268 20 87 75 80 4 193 10 4 4 2 0 37 10 32 17 23 11 2.09 4.08 5.7 1975 BAL A
1976 BAL A Daily Splits 40 40 23 6 0 0 315 255 1256 20 101 88 84 5 159 10 14 5 8 0 35 8 20 13 22 13 2.51 3.38 3.1 1976 BAL A
1977 BAL A Daily Splits 39 39 22 3 0 0 319 263 1269 24 106 103 99 1 193 10 9 7 3 0 42 9 22 8 20 11 2.91 4.21 3.4 1977 BAL A
1978 BAL A Daily Splits 38 38 19 6 0 0 296 246 1197 19 94 81 97 1 138 10 4 5 1 1 33 6 21 13 21 12 2.46 3.68 4.0 1978 BAL A
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 23 22 7 0 1 0 155.2 144 639 12 66 57 43 0 67 5 5 1 0 0 19 2 12 8 10 6 3.30 5.64 1.1 1979 BAL A
1980 BAL A Daily Splits 34 33 4 0 0 0 224 238 959 26 108 99 74 0 109 11 5 2 3 0 37 8 17 8 16 10 3.98 5.06 0.0 1980 BAL A
1981 BAL A Daily Splits 22 22 5 0 0 0 127.1 117 532 14 60 53 46 1 35 4 6 3 2 1 20 3 14 5 7 8 3.75 4.14 -0.1 1981 BAL A
1982 BAL A Daily Splits 36 32 8 2 1 1 227 195 920 22 85 79 63 1 103 5 3 2 4 1 34 1 12 10 15 5 3.13 4.69 1.9 1982 BAL A
1983 BAL A Daily Splits 14 11 0 0 1 0 76.2 86 332 11 42 36 19 0 34 4 3 1 0 1 11 0 7 7 5 4 4.23 4.45 -0.3 1983 BAL A
1984 BAL A Daily Splits 5 3 0 0 2 0 17.2 22 89 2 19 18 17 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 9.17 3.33 -1.3 1984 BAL A
Total (19 Years) Splits 558 521 211 53 15 4 3948 3349 16114 303 1395 1253 1311 37 2212 133 84 85 38 11 512 88 272 165 268 152 2.86 4.38 35.0 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 10 38 0 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.00 11.00 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 7 36 0 1 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 6.00 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 7 36 3 3 3 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.00 5.00 1971 BAL A
1973 BAL A Daily Splits 3 2 1 1 1 0 14.2 11 62 0 3 3 8 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.84 5.50 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 4 32 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.00 0.00 1974 BAL A
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 35 1 3 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 6.00 1979 BAL A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 8 7 5 1 1 0 59.2 46 239 5 13 13 19 2 46 1 0 2 1 0 10 2 4 1 4 1 1.96 5.57 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1966 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 4 34 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6.00 1966 BAL A
1969 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 27 1 4 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 0.00 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.2 11 68 2 8 8 9 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 4.60 4.50 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 15 75 2 5 5 9 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.65 7.00 1971 BAL A
1979 BAL A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 18 66 0 6 6 5 1 8 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3.60 1.00 1979 BAL A
1983 BAL A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 - 1983 BAL A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 9 8 1 1 0 0 64.2 55 279 5 23 23 31 2 44 2 3 4 1 0 8 2 1 3 4 2 3.20 3.88 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1970 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 1970 AL
1971 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1971 AL
1972 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1972 AL
1977 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 3 5 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 5.00 1977 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 14 0 3 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.12 3.00 1978 AL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 4 0 0 0 0 12.2 11 53 3 8 8 7 0 14 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5.68 3.75 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1965 BAL A Daily Splits P 27 6 0 92 6 17 3 1 0 3 6 2 0 .885
1966 BAL A Daily Splits P 30 30 6 208.1 14 26 1 2 0 5 11 12 0 .976
1967 BAL A Daily Splits P 9 9 2 49 2 9 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1.000
1969 BAL A Daily Splits P 26 23 11 181 7 11 1 1 0 0 9 7 0 .947
1970 BAL A Daily Splits P 39 39 17 305 21 42 2 4 0 1 20 5 0 .969
1971 BAL A Daily Splits P 37 37 20 282 27 41 5 3 0 3 17 11 1 .932
1972 BAL A Daily Splits P 36 36 18 274.1 14 37 3 4 0 1 14 3 1 .944
1973 BAL A Daily Splits P 38 37 19 296.1 24 35 2 3 0 2 16 10 0 .967
1974 BAL A Daily Splits P 26 26 5 178.2 15 33 1 2 0 1 18 6 1 .980
1975 BAL A Daily Splits P 39 38 25 323 30 52 6 7 0 1 29 11 1 .932
1976 BAL A Daily Splits P 40 40 23 315 27 49 1 2 0 1 33 15 3 .987
1977 BAL A Daily Splits P 39 39 22 319 20 48 2 5 0 2 15 30 1 .971
1978 BAL A Daily Splits P 38 38 19 296 27 43 2 5 0 2 18 17 1 .972
1979 BAL A Daily Splits P 23 22 7 155.2 10 23 0 1 0 1 6 4 0 1.000
1980 BAL A Daily Splits P 34 33 4 224 14 37 2 6 0 2 20 10 1 .962
1980 BAL A DH 3 3 0 -
1981 BAL A Daily Splits P 22 22 5 127.1 12 26 0 2 0 0 10 4 1 1.000
1982 BAL A Daily Splits P 36 32 8 227 16 37 2 3 0 0 10 12 4 .964
1983 BAL A Daily Splits P 14 11 0 76.2 5 8 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 .929
1984 BAL A Daily Splits P 5 3 0 17.2 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1.000
Total (19 Years) Splits P 558 521 211 3948 292 577 34 53 0 27 265 164 15 .962
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 3 3 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1969 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 BAL A Daily Splits P 3 2 1 14.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1974 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1979 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1983 BAL A Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
Total ( 6 Years) Splits P 8 7 5 59.2 4 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1966 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1970 BAL A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 15.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -
1971 BAL A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 BAL A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 15 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1983 BAL A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 6 Years) Splits P 9 8 1 64.2 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .900
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1970 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1971 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1978 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 5 4 0 12.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-10-1975 BOX BAL A Dave Phillips Bench jockeying Call at 1B
8-10-1975 BOX BAL A Bill Haller Bench jockeying
5-31-1978 BOX BAL A Steve Palermo Balls and strikes (not in game)
6-10-1981 BOX BAL A Marty Springstead Call at 1B (not in game)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (August 16, 1963).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 17, 1984).
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