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David
Palmer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1989    1990   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 22 PHI NL 9 3 .750 14 14 0 0 0 80.3 70 23 4 31 41 2.58 .228 .297 .329 .626 5.8
1981 23 PHI NL 3 5 .375 41 7 0 0 2 74.7 82 36 9 35 39 4.34 .267 .339 .485 .824 0.9
1982 24 SDP NL 3 6 .333 16 16 0 0 0 90.7 87 24 3 42 33 2.38 .251 .331 .315 .646 4.3
1984 26 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 1 0 13.50 .333 .400 .556 .956 0.0
1985 27 SDP NL 4 0 1.000 25 4 0 0 1 43.7 39 14 1 21 21 2.89 .238 .323 .335 .658 3.0
1986 28 SDP NL 3 3 .500 35 0 0 0 1 45.0 37 16 5 22 21 3.20 .220 .306 .405 .710 2.6
1988 30 SDP NL 0 4 .000 45 2 0 0 1 52.0 47 19 3 27 29 3.29 .241 .332 .313 .645 2.7
1989 31 SDP NL 11 10 .524 32 32 0 0 0 186.3 174 70 3 81 121 3.38 .246 .322 .322 .644 8.8
1990 32 SDP NL 16 10 .615 36 36 0 0 0 219.3 181 50 4 90 127 2.05 .222 .297 .280 .577 18.3
1991 33 SDP NL 14 10 .583 37 37 0 0 0 217.0 193 85 4 92 149 3.53 .236 .312 .307 .619 11.3
1992 34 SDP NL 9 11 .450 52 27 0 0 0 179.7 189 83 11 70 114 4.16 .268 .332 .365 .697 5.3
1993 35 SDP NL 9 9 .500 36 36 0 0 0 215.3 214 87 8 76 153 3.64 .253 .313 .334 .647 12.9
1994 36 SDP NL 12 10 .545 32 32 0 0 0 194.3 183 75 14 92 163 3.47 .246 .327 .354 .681 10.9
1995 37 SDP NL 3 3 .500 62 4 0 0 5 86.7 88 33 15 55 69 3.43 .261 .363 .439 .802 4.9
1996 38 SDP NL 3 8 .273 39 10 0 0 0 94.3 94 42 9 49 67 4.01 .258 .343 .370 .713 3.8
15 Years Sim 99 92 .518 504 257 0 0 10 1781.3 1681 660 93 784 1147 3.33 .246 .322 .343 .664 95.6
Season Average 6 6 .500 33 17 0 0 0 118.8 112 44 6 52 76 3.33 .246 .322 .343 .664  
Career Highs 16 11 1.000 62 37 0 0 5 219.3 214 87 15 92 163 13.50 .333 .400 .556 .956  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1980 22 PHI NL 14 25 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .080 .074 .080 .154 -0.3 0.0
1981 23 PHI NL 41 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .071 .133 .214 .348 0.1 0.0
1982 24 SDP NL 16 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .036 .036 .036 .071 -2.1 0.0
1985 27 SDP NL 25 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2 0.0
1986 28 SDP NL 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1988 30 SDP NL 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1989 31 SDP NL 32 58 6 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 21 .121 .150 .224 .374 0.7 0.0
1990 32 SDP NL 36 70 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 36 .071 .096 .100 .196 -2.3 0.0
1991 33 SDP NL 37 69 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 42 .058 .083 .101 .185 -2.2 0.0
1992 34 SDP NL 52 48 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .063 .080 .083 .163 -2.0 0.0
1993 35 SDP NL 36 68 0 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 36 .118 .143 .147 .290 -0.7 0.0
1994 36 SDP NL 32 60 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .067 .109 .100 .209 -1.2 0.0
1995 37 SDP NL 62 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.5 0.0
1996 38 SDP NL 39 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .048 .000 .048 -1.9 0.0
14 Years Sim 502 486 18 36 8 2 2 16 0 0 16 248 .074 .102 .111 .213 -12.8 0.0
162 Game Average 156 5 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 80 .074 .102 .111 .213 -4.1  
Career Highs 62 70 6 8 2 1 2 4 0 0 3 42 .125 .222 .224 .374 0.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 22 PHI NL P 14 14 80.3 5 6 1 0 .917 1.23    
1981 23 PHI NL P 41 7 74.7 3 7 5 0 .667 1.21    
1982 24 SDP NL P 16 16 90.7 4 12 1 0 .941 1.59    
1984 26 SDP NL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 27 SDP NL P 25 4 43.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.03    
1986 28 SDP NL P 35 0 45.0 2 6 2 1 .800 1.60    
1988 30 SDP NL P 45 2 52.0 7 10 3 2 .850 2.94    
1989 31 SDP NL P 32 32 186.3 11 17 2 3 .933 1.35    
1990 32 SDP NL P 36 36 219.3 13 35 7 2 .873 1.97    
1991 33 SDP NL P 37 37 217.0 8 36 4 3 .917 1.82    
1992 34 SDP NL P 52 27 179.7 18 24 2 3 .955 2.10    
1993 35 SDP NL P 36 36 215.3 7 31 5 1 .884 1.59    
1994 36 SDP NL P 32 32 194.3 10 30 5 4 .889 1.85    
1995 37 SDP NL P 62 4 86.7 6 9 3 4 .833 1.56    
1996 38 SDP NL P 39 10 94.3 7 13 2 1 .909 1.91    
Career Totals   504 257 1781.3 102 240 42 24 .891 1.73    
Career Highs   62 37 219.3 18 36 7 4 1.000 2.94    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 30 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .167 .231 .167 .397
1990 32 SDP NL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 18.0 16 4 0 7 8 2.00 .232 .303 .246 .549
1994 36 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 7 3 0 0 0 22.0 19 4 0 9 11 1.64 .226 .301 .238 .539
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 32 SDP NL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1990-1-2.05
 Wins
1990-6-16
1991-10-14
 Games Started
1991-8-37
1993-8-36
 Walks Allowed
1989-5-81
1990-4-90
1991-5-92
1992-10-70
1994-8-92
 Hits per 9IP
1990-4-7.4
1991-10-8.0
 OAVG
1990-4-.222
1991-10-.236
OSLG
1989-4-.322
1990-1-.280
1991-2-.307
CAR-34-.343
 OOPS
1990-1-.577
1991-4-.619
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Jeff Robinson (928)
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  4. Ron Robinson (915)
  5. Jim Beattie (911)
  6. Bill Swaggerty (908)
  7. Mike Maddux (907)
  8. Tim Jones (906)
  9. Scott McGregor (902)
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  1. Jason Isringhausen (989)
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  4. Pete Vuckovich (987)
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  6. Jeff Ballard (983)
  7. Ed Whitson (982)
  8. Albie Lopez (982)
  9. Rick Reed (981)
  10. Duane Ward (980)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 55th overall pick, by Toronto in 1978
Drafted in 3rd round, 55th overall pick, by Toronto in 1978
Traded from Toronto to Philadelphia on 5/27/1978
Injured on 9/11/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/23/1980, off Tony Brizzolara (CIN)
Earned first career win on 5/29/1980
Traded from Philadelphia to San Diego on 7/16/1982 (Going to SDP: P D. Palmer, P D. Rucker, 2B T. Herr. Going to PHI: P C. Hough, 1B R. Leach, CF G. Richards)
Injured on 7/12/1986 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1989, off Kelly Downs (ATL)
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
10/23/1993: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $4,250,000 per year, for 2 years
8/16/1995: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $2,790,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 4/10/1996 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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