How many strikeouts (pitching) did Jim Palmer have in 1983?
341983 Regular Season
Jim Palmer recorded 34 strikeouts (pitching) in the 1983 regular season, 238th in the MLB.
- 17th-best of Jim Palmer's 19 seasons on file; the high is 199 in 1970.
- Down 69 from 103 in 1982.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1965 |  BAL | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3.72 | 92.0 | 75 | 56 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1966 | BAL | 30 | 15 | 10 | 3.46 | 208.1 | 147 | 91 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1967 | BAL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2.94 | 49.0 | 23 | 20 | 1.10 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2.34 | 181.0 | 123 | 64 | 1.08 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL | 39 | 20 | 10 | 2.71 | 305.0 | 199 | 100 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 37 | 20 | 9 | 2.68 | 282.0 | 184 | 106 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 36 | 21 | 10 | 2.07 | 274.1 | 184 | 70 | 1.05 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 38 | 22 | 9 | 2.40 | 296.1 | 158 | 113 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1974 | BAL | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3.27 | 178.2 | 84 | 69 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 39 | 23 | 11 | 2.09 | 323.0 | 193 | 80 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 1976 | BAL | 40 | 22 | 13 | 2.51 | 315.0 | 159 | 84 | 1.08 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | 39 | 20 | 11 | 2.91 | 319.0 | 193 | 99 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1978 | BAL | 38 | 21 | 12 | 2.46 | 296.0 | 138 | 97 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1979 | BAL | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3.30 | 155.2 | 67 | 43 | 1.20 | 0 |
| 1980 | BAL | 34 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 224.0 | 109 | 74 | 1.39 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3.75 | 127.1 | 35 | 46 | 1.28 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3.13 | 227.0 | 103 | 63 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1983 | BAL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4.23 | 76.2 | 34 | 19 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9.17 | 17.2 | 4 | 17 | 2.21 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV