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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 20	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 25	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 29	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 4	BAL		CAL	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 9 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
9	35 (3)	May 19	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (2)	May 23 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	41 (2)	May 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-10	GS	16	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 31 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (3)	Jun 5	BAL	@	MIL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 10	BAL		MIN	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	L,5-6	GS	28	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 19	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	GS	38	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	66 (4)	Jun 23	BAL	@	WSA	W,7-5	GS	35	8.2	1	1	1	3	0	P
18	71 (4)	Jun 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (4)	Jul 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	84 (7)	Jul 9	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	90 (5)	Jul 17	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-10	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
23	98 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,6-9	GS	26	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	102 (3)	Jul 30	BAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (2)	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	108 (2)	Aug 7	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	112 (3)	Aug 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 16	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 21	BAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 26	BAL		CHW	W,8-7	GS	24	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	129 (4)	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	133 (3)	Sep 4	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	138 (4)	Sep 9	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	142 (3)	Sep 14	BAL		DET	L,1-6	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	147 (4)	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	151 (3)	Sep 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
37	155 (3)	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							37gm		282.0	27	41	5	73	3