Gary Nolan vs Jim Palmer

Gary Nolan Jim Palmer

Gary Nolan and Jim Palmer compared on their MLB careers: Gary Nolan played 10 seasons, 1967 to 1977, Jim Palmer 19 seasons, 1965 to 1984. Gary Nolan has 110 wins to Jim Palmer's 268. Gary Nolan won 2 titles, Jim Palmer won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Nolan and Jim Palmer career totals

250	GP	558
110	W	268
70	L	152
3.1	ERA	2.9
1674.2	IP	3,948
1,039	K	2,212
413	BB	1,311
1.1	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	4

How do they compare in the postseason?

Gary Nolan and Jim Palmer postseason

11	GP	17
0	R	0
53	H	101

Where each stands all time

Gary Nolan and Jim Palmer all-time places

—	Strikeouts (pitching)	64th (2,212)
—	Wins (pitching)	35th (268)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Gary Nolan: 2 championships; none on file
Jim Palmer: 3 championships; AL Cy Young ×3, AL Gold Glove ×4

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gary Nolan and Jim Palmer season by season

1st	1967	14	8	2.58	1965	5	4	3.72
2nd	1968	9	4	2.40	1966	15	10	3.46
3rd	1969	8	8	3.56	1967	3	1	2.94
4th	1970	18	7	3.27	1969	16	4	2.34
5th	1971	12	15	3.16	1970	20	10	2.71
6th	1972	15	5	1.99	1971	20	9	2.68
7th	1973	0	1	3.48	1972	21	10	2.07
8th	1975	15	9	3.16	1973	22	9	2.40
9th	1976	15	9	3.46	1974	7	12	3.27
10th	1977	4	4	6.09	1975	23	11	2.09
11th	—	—	—	—	1976	22	13	2.51
12th	—	—	—	—	1977	20	11	2.91
13th	—	—	—	—	1978	21	12	2.46
14th	—	—	—	—	1979	10	6	3.30
15th	—	—	—	—	1980	16	10	3.98
16th	—	—	—	—	1981	7	8	3.75
17th	—	—	—	—	1982	15	5	3.13
18th	—	—	—	—	1983	5	4	4.23
19th	—	—	—	—	1984	0	3	9.17

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA