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	27-17 / in Starts: 25-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	81 (41-29-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (39-24-12)

Most Driven In
D Johnson	4
E Hendricks	2
C Salmon	1
T Crowley	1
Self	1
A Etchebarren	0

Most Driven In By
F Robinson	4
M Belanger	3
D Buford	2
Self	1
A Etchebarren	1
P Blair	1
B Powell	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	102	4 (3)	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,3-2	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.56	0.012	3.02	0.01%	-0.04	P
2	103	7 (2)	Apr 16	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.32	-0.047	2.60	-0.06%	-0.39	P
3	104	12 (4)	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.80	-0.039	1.54	-0.05%	-0.32	P
4	105	15 (2)	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.50	0.036	.80	0.03%	0.72	P
5	106	18 (2)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	CG	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9	.08	0.004	.15	0.00%	0.90	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	107	22 (3)	May 3	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.70	-0.138	3.28	-0.16%	-1.01	P
7	108	26 (3)	May 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.12	-0.009	.24	-0.01%	-0.54	P
8	109	31 (4)	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	.93	-0.071	2.07	-0.10%	-0.62	P
9	110	35 (3)	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	.66	0.000	2.06	0.00%	-0.46	P
10	111	40 (4)	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	1.05	-0.052	2.74	-0.08%	-0.63	P
11	112	45 (4)	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.281	.493	9	.80	0.106	1.77	0.14%	0.85	P
12	113	48 (2)	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.281	.493	5						PR
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	114	49	Jun 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.270	.333	.604	9	.56	0.087	1.17	0.11%	1.29	P
14	115	53 (3)	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.256	.316	.572	9	.76	-0.039	1.72	-0.05%	-0.36	P
15	116	56 (2)	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.293	.531	9	.91	-0.068	2.19	-0.10%	-0.59	P
16	117	60 (3)	Jun 14	BAL		OAK	W,4-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.295	.540	9	.82	0.093	2.01	0.14%	0.76	P
17	118	63 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,12-10	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.229	.277	.506	9	.35	-0.032	.90	-0.05%	-0.74	P
18	119	68 (4)	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.220	.265	.485	9	1.13	-0.058	2.88	-0.09%	-0.47	P
19	120	70 (1)	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-8	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.220	.265	.485	6	3.87	0.054	10.57	0.09%	0.16	PR
20	121	72 (1)	Jun 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.226	.269	.496	9	.90	0.031	2.25	0.05%	0.02	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
21	122	76 (3)	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.218	.259	.477	9	.80	-0.050	2.08	-0.08%	-0.87	P
22	123	80 (3)	Jul 5	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.241	.445	9	1.26	-0.138	4.41	-0.29%	-1.42	P
23	124	84 (3)	Jul 10	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.197	.233	.430	9	1.05	-0.048	3.76	-0.10%	-0.44	P
24	125	86 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.197	.233	.430	9						PR
25	126	91 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.197	.231	.428	9	.49	0.117	1.43	0.21%	0.33	P
26	127	96 (4)	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.221	.421	9	1.06	-0.009	2.77	-0.01%	-0.41	P
27	128	100 (3)	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.214	.409	9	.70	-0.037	1.39	-0.04%	-0.47	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
28	129	104 (3)	Aug 1	BAL		KCR	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.200	.219	.419	9	.49	0.004	1.13	0.01%	0.02	P
29	130	107 (2)	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.187	.208	.227	.434	9	.36	0.047	.53	0.04%	0.63	P
30	131	112 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.222	.241	.463	9	.88	-0.003	1.38	0.00%	-0.10	P
31	132	116 (3)	Aug 13	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.217	.235	.451	9	.61	-0.030	.35	-0.01%	-0.23	P
32	133	120 (3)	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.209	.226	.435	9	.75	0.008	.60	0.00%	-0.18	P
33	134	124 (3)	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.202	.218	.421	9	2.08	-0.156	.69	-0.03%	-1.34	P
34	135	127 (2)	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.194	.209	.402	9	.70	-0.077	.13	-0.01%	-1.59	P
35	136	130 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-4	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.194	.209	.402	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
36	137	132 (1)	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.207	.398	9	.76	-0.019	.06	0.00%	-0.15	P
Sep/Oct		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
37	138	134 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.191	.207	.398	4						PR
38	139	136 (1)	Sep 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	GS-9	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.165	.182	.196	.378	9	.75	-0.015	.20	0.00%	-0.25	P
39	140	140 (3)	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.186	.200	.386	9	1.04	-0.004	.07	0.00%	-0.08	P
40	141	144 (3)	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS-12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.181	.194	.375	9	1.29	-0.084	.01	0.00%	-0.82	P
41	142	148 (3)	Sep 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.178	.190	.368	9	.59	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
42	143	152 (3)	Sep 20	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.174	.187	.361	9	.37	0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
43	144	157 (4)	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.170	.182	.351	9	.48	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
44	145	162 (4)	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.165	.177	.342	9	1.77	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-1.28	P
							27-17		122	113	13	17	0	0	1	9	2	0	48	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	.150	.165	.177	.342		.85	-0.805	1.42	-0.49%	-10.84

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