Jim Palmer

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1965–1984 BORN: NEW YORK, USA

Cy Young ×3 All-Star ×6 Gold Glove ×4 Hall of Fame

Career

268 W · 2.86 ERA · 2212 K

3948.0 IP · 1.18 WHIP · 558 G

1984 Season

0-3 · 9.17 ERA

17.2 IP · 4 K · 2.21 WHIP

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Jim Palmer was a pitcher in MLB. Across 558 career appearances, with a 2.86 ERA and 2212 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1965	BAL	5	4	3.72	27	6	1	92.0	75	38	56	75	1.42
1966	BAL	15	10	3.46	30	30	0	208.1	176	80	91	147	1.28
1967	BAL	3	1	2.94	9	9	0	49.0	34	16	20	23	1.10
1969	BAL	16	4	2.34	26	23	0	181.0	131	47	64	123	1.08
1970	BAL	20	10	2.71	39	39	0	305.0	263	92	100	199	1.19
1971	BAL	20	9	2.68	37	37	0	282.0	231	84	106	184	1.20
1972	BAL	21	10	2.07	36	36	0	274.1	219	63	70	184	1.05
1973	BAL	22	9	2.40	38	37	1	296.1	225	79	113	158	1.14
1974	BAL	7	12	3.27	26	26	0	178.2	176	65	69	84	1.37
1975	BAL	23	11	2.09	39	38	1	323.0	253	75	80	193	1.03
1976	BAL	22	13	2.51	40	40	0	315.0	255	88	84	159	1.08
1977	BAL	20	11	2.91	39	39	0	319.0	263	103	99	193	1.13
1978	BAL	21	12	2.46	38	38	0	296.0	246	81	97	138	1.16
1979	BAL	10	6	3.30	23	22	0	155.2	144	57	43	67	1.20
1980	BAL	16	10	3.98	34	33	0	224.0	238	99	74	109	1.39
1981	BAL	7	8	3.75	22	22	0	127.1	117	53	46	35	1.28
1982	BAL	15	5	3.13	36	32	1	227.0	195	79	63	103	1.14
1983	BAL	5	4	4.23	14	11	0	76.2	86	36	19	34	1.37
1984	BAL	0	3	9.17	5	3	0	17.2	22	18	17	4	2.21
Career Totals	—	268	152	2.86	558	521	4	3948.0	3349	1253	1311	2212	1.18

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1965	BAL	29	26	2	5	0	0	1	3	0	1	10	.192	.222	.308	.530
1966	BAL	36	73	11	7	1	0	1	5	0	3	33	.096	.132	.151	.282
1967	BAL	9	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	9	.077	.200	.154	.354
1969	BAL	27	64	5	13	3	0	0	6	0	3	30	.203	.235	.250	.485
1970	BAL	44	113	13	17	0	0	1	9	0	2	48	.150	.165	.177	.342
1971	BAL	38	102	7	20	1	0	0	9	1	3	41	.196	.219	.206	.425
1972	BAL	36	98	12	22	3	1	0	8	0	2	36	.224	.240	.276	.516
1973	BAL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	BAL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	BAL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	BAL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	BAL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	BAL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	BAL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	BAL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	BAL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	BAL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	BAL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	BAL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	576	489	52	85	9	1	3	41	1	16	207	.174	.200	.215	.414

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (3): 1973, 1975, 1976
Gold Glove (4): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Pitcher of the Month (1): 1982
Player of the Month (1): 1975
Player of the Week (5): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982
TSN All-Star (5): 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
TSN Pitcher of the Year (3): 1973, 1975, 1976

All-Star Selections

1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.