David Palmer stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1989

Starting Pitcher

Age 69 · 6' 1"

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David Palmer played 10 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1989.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
212
W
64
L
59
ERA
3.78
IP
1,085.0
K
748
BB
434
WHIP
1.35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1978WSH5012.799.2721.14
1979WSH361022.64122.272301.14
1980WSH24862.98129.273301.19
1982WSH13643.1873.246361.30
1984WSH20733.84105.166441.38
1985WSH247103.71135.2106671.44
1986ATL3511103.65209.21701021.35
1987ATL288114.90152.1111641.53
1988PHI22794.47129.085481.37
1989DET5037.7917.112112.08

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
10
SHO
4
K/9
6.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1978WSH0006.50000
1979WSH0215.30000
1980WSH0315.10000
1982WSH0105.60000
1984WSH0115.60000
1985WSH0007.00000
1986ATL0207.30000
1987ATL0006.60000
1988PHI0115.90000
1989DET0006.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
69 yearsOct 19, 1957
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Glen Falls, NY

What were David Palmer's career stats?

David Palmer played 10 seasons for the Nationals, the Braves, the Phillies and the Tigers. He had 64 wins and 748 strikeouts with a 3.78 ERA over 1,085.0 innings. His best season was 1986: 11 wins, a 3.65 ERA and 170 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1978 to 1989

David Palmer finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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