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Jim
Palmer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 201
 
Born: October 15, 1945 in New York, NY, USA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1978   
All-Star Selections 1978   
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
1977 31 BAL AL 17 17 .500 40 40 17 1 0 305.3 267 102 23 94 132 3.01 .235 .299 .352 .650 24.5
1978 32 BAL AL 15 12 .556 29 29 14 3 0 220.0 197 94 17 63 91 3.85 .238 .293 .356 .649 14.7
1979 33 BAL AL 9 17 .346 31 31 13 1 0 226.0 257 124 22 96 102 4.94 .285 .357 .417 .774 5.9
1980 34 BAL AL 9 15 .375 34 34 7 0 0 249.0 248 120 25 86 106 4.34 .259 .325 .392 .717 9.8
1981 35 CAL AL 12 18 .400 37 37 9 1 0 262.0 294 131 16 81 105 4.50 .284 .336 .400 .736 8.8
1982 36 KCR AL 6 19 .240 27 27 11 2 0 181.3 185 93 12 55 87 4.62 .261 .313 .386 .699 4.8
1983 37 KCR AL 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 22.0 31 10 3 5 9 4.09 .337 .371 .543 .915 1.1
7 Years Sim 70 98 .417 202 202 71 8 0 1465.7 1479 674 118 480 632 4.14 .261 .321 .386 .707 69.6
Season Average 10 14 .417 28 28 10 1 0 209.4 211 96 16 68 90 4.14 .261 .321 .386 .707  
Career Highs 17 19 1.000 40 40 17 3 0 305.3 294 131 25 96 132 4.94 .337 .371 .543 .915  
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    
1977 31 BAL AL P 40 40 305.3 20 49 3 6 .958 2.03    
1978 32 BAL AL P 29 29 220.0 14 55 1 5 .986 2.82    
1979 33 BAL AL P 31 31 226.0 20 33 1 2 .981 2.11    
1980 34 BAL AL P 34 34 249.0 11 45 1 4 .982 2.02    
1981 35 CAL AL P 37 37 262.0 22 47 2 6 .972 2.37    
1982 36 KCR AL P 27 27 181.3 16 32 2 1 .960 2.38    
1983 37 KCR AL P 4 4 22.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   202 202 1465.7 104 266 10 24 .974 2.27    
Career Highs   40 40 305.3 22 55 3 6 1.000 2.82    
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
1981 35 CAL AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 11 4 1 2 4 4.32 .314 .351 .429 .780
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 11 4 1 2 4 4.32 .314 .351 .429 .780
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-5-3.01
 Wins
1977-6-17
 Losses
1977-9-17
1979-2-17
1980-8-15
1981-2-18
1982-3-19
 Games Started
1977-5-40
1981-5-37
 Complete Games
1977-1-17
1978-4-14
1979-3-13
1980-2-7
1981-2-9
1982-3-11
CAR-11-71
 Shutouts
1978-4-3
1982-6-2
Innings Pitched
1977-1-305.3
1980-5-249.0
1981-5-262.0
 Hits Allowed
1980-7-248
1981-1-294
 Homeruns Allowed
1980-6-25
 Strikeouts
1977-8-132
 Walks Allowed
1977-10-94
1979-2-96
1980-5-86
 Hits per 9IP
1977-8-7.9
1978-6-8.1
WHiP
1977-7-1.18
1978-6-1.18
 OAVG
1977-9-.235
1978-8-.238
 OOBP
1977-8-.299
1978-4-.293
 OOPS
1977-10-.650
1978-7-.649
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Milt Wilcox (972)
  2. Ken Dixon (947)
  3. Bruce Kison (944)
  4. Dennis Burtt (943)
  5. Dave Stewart (941)
  6. Fernando Valenzuela (940)
  7. Tom Griffin (940)
  8. Jim Colborn (937)
  9. Storm Davis (932)
  10. Pascual Perez (928)
History
Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 1 on 4/1/1977
Injured on 7/11/1977 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Injured on 8/13/1978 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/6/1979 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Released by Baltimore on 6/24/1981
Signed as a free agent by California on 6/24/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $1,915,200 per year
Injured on 10/17/1981 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/14/1982 to a 2-year deal worth $5,101,011 per year
Injured on 4/21/1983 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/7/1983 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
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