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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 16	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	GS	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
4	15 (2)	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (2)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 3	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
11	45 (4)	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	GS	32	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	56 (2)	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 14	BAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	63 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,12-10	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	68 (4)	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72 (3)	Jun 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS	36	7.1	3	1	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (3)	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	80 (3)	Jul 5	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	84 (3)	Jul 10	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	91 (6)	Jul 19 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
23	96 (4)	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (3)	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 1	BAL		KCR	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	107 (2)	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	112 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS	38	8.2	1	2	1	4	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 13	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	127 (2)	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	132 (4)	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	136 (3)	Sep 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS	35	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	140 (3)	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS	47	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	148 (3)	Sep 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
37	152 (3)	Sep 20	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	157 (4)	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS	32	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	162 (4)	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							39gm		305.0	21	42	2	65	4