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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-15 / in Starts: 22-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 116 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	92 (49-32-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 116 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	70 (36-22-11)

Most Driven In
E Hendricks	3
B Robinson	2
D Johnson	2
M Rettenmund	1
A Etchebarren	1
M Belanger	0

Most Driven In By
D Buford	2
M Rettenmund	2
P Blair	1
B Powell	1
F Robinson	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	146	3 (2)	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.42	-0.077	2.58	-0.08%	-0.46	P
2	147	7 (3)	Apr 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.07	-0.020	2.30	-0.03%	-0.09	P
3	148	11 (3)	Apr 20	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.84	-0.082	4.10	-0.11%	-0.72	P
4	149	15 (3)	Apr 25	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.67	0.039	1.25	0.04%	-0.12	P
5	150	19 (3)	Apr 29	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.98	-0.028	1.74	-0.03%	-0.35	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	151	23 (3)	May 4	BAL		CAL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	.44	0.053	.81	0.06%	0.67	P
7	152	27 (3)	May 9 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	1.14	-0.051	2.08	-0.06%	-0.47	P
8	153	31 (3)	May 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	1.92	-0.223	5.29	-0.37%	-1.35	P
9	154	35 (3)	May 19	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	9	.86	-0.002	1.77	0.00%	-0.31	P
10	155	38 (2)	May 23 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,12-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.226	.476	9	.58	0.091	1.71	0.16%	0.84	P
11	156	41 (2)	May 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.219	.461	9	2.39	-0.067	5.12	-0.09%	-0.55	P
12	157	45 (3)	May 31 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.212	.447	9	1.34	-0.032	2.59	-0.04%	-0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	158	49 (3)	Jun 5	BAL	@	MIL	W,12-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.237	.216	.453	9	1.18	-0.147	2.68	-0.20%	-0.82	P
14	159	53 (3)	Jun 10	BAL		MIN	W,12-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.262	.244	.506	9	.12	0.024	.29	0.04%	-0.19	P
15	160	57 (3)	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	L,5-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.227	.472	9	.46	-0.035	1.15	-0.05%	-0.81	P
16	161	61 (3)	Jun 19	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.229	.213	.442	9	1.29	-0.093	3.36	-0.15%	-0.61	P
17	162	66 (4)	Jun 23	BAL	@	WSA	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.216	.200	.416	9	.51	-0.043	1.19	-0.06%	-0.86	P
18	163	71 (4)	Jun 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.212	.196	.408	9	1.31	-0.042	4.41	-0.09%	-0.34	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	164	76 (4)	Jul 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.218	.204	.422	9	1.17	-0.037	2.98	-0.06%	-0.31	P
20	165	84 (7)	Jul 9	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.190	.393	9	.76	-0.074	1.92	-0.11%	-1.97	P
21	166	90 (5)	Jul 17	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.200	.186	.386	9	.38	-0.009	.85	-0.01%	-0.08	P
22	167	94 (3)	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.210	.197	.406	9	1.18	0.105	2.81	0.15%	0.91	P
23	168	98 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,6-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.219	.194	.412	9	.40	0.001	1.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
24	169	102 (3)	Jul 30	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.215	.190	.406	9	.55	-0.013	1.06	-0.02%	-0.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	170	105 (2)	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.227	.203	.430	9	1.09	0.047	4.65	0.12%	0.37	P
26	171	108 (2)	Aug 7	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.214	.191	.405	9	.43	-0.043	1.07	-0.06%	-0.76	P
27	172	112 (3)	Aug 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.194	.411	9	.38	-0.001	.52	0.00%	-0.19	P
28	173	116 (3)	Aug 16	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9	1.07	0.099	1.00	0.06%	0.68	P
29	174	120 (3)	Aug 21	BAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.235	.205	.440	9	.83	0.038	.41	0.01%	0.26	P
30	175	124 (3)	Aug 26	BAL		CHW	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.253	.225	.478	9	1.70	0.125	.14	0.01%	2.15	P
31	176	129 (4)	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.214	.456	9	1.45	-0.137	.10	-0.01%	-1.00	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	177	133 (3)	Sep 4	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	.30	-0.018	.03	0.00%	-0.72	P
33	178	138 (4)	Sep 9	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.237	.211	.448	9	.67	0.016	.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
34	179	142 (3)	Sep 14	BAL		DET	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.234	.209	.443	9	1.14	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.31	P
35	180	147 (4)	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.229	.204	.433	9	1.07	-0.049	.18	-0.01%	-0.43	P
36	181	151 (3)	Sep 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.218	.194	.412	9	.26	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
37	182	154 (2)	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.218	.194	.412	4						PR
38	183	155	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.196	.219	.206	.425	9	.95	0.237	.00	0.00%	1.69	P
							23-15		116	102	7	20	1	0	0	9	3	0	41	0	11	0	2	0	1	0	.196	.219	.206	.425		.87	-0.516	1.48	-0.97%	-7.64

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