Jim Palmer stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1984

Starting Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 3"

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Jim Palmer played 19 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
558
W
268
L
152
ERA
2.86
IP
3,948.0
K
2,212
BB
1,311
WHIP
1.18

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.
1965BAL27543.7292.075561.42
1966BAL3015103.46208.1147911.28
1967BAL9312.9449.023201.10
1969BAL261642.34181.0123641.08
1970BAL3920102.71305.01991001.19
1971BAL372092.68282.01841061.20
1972BAL3621102.07274.1184701.05
1973BAL382292.40296.11581131.14
1974BAL267123.27178.284691.37
1975BAL3923112.09323.0193801.03
1976BAL4022132.51315.0159841.08
1977BAL3920112.91319.0193991.13
1978BAL3821122.46296.0138971.16
1979BAL231063.30155.267431.20
1980BAL3416103.98224.0109741.39
1981BAL22783.75127.135461.28
1982BAL361553.13227.0103631.14
1983BAL14544.2376.234191.37
1984BAL5039.1717.24172.21

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

Career Postseason

GP
17
W
8
L
3
ERA
2.63
IP
123.0
K
90
BB
50
WHIP
1.23

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
211
SHO
53
K/9
5.0
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.
1965BAL0007.30000
1966BAL0606.40000
1967BAL0214.20000
1969BAL01166.10000
1970BAL01755.90000
1971BAL02035.90000
1972BAL01836.00000
1973BAL01964.80000
1974BAL0524.20000
1975BAL025105.40000
1976BAL02364.50000
1977BAL02235.40000
1978BAL01964.20000
1979BAL0703.90000
1980BAL0404.40000
1981BAL0502.50000
1982BAL0824.10000
1983BAL0004.00000
1984BAL0002.00000

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

Bio

Age
81 yearsOct 15, 1945
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
New York, NY
AL Cy Young
3x
AL Gold Glove
4x

What were Jim Palmer's career stats?

Jim Palmer played 19 seasons for the Orioles. He had 268 wins and 2,212 strikeouts with a 2.86 ERA over 3,948.0 innings. His best season was 1975: 23 wins, a 2.09 ERA and 193 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1965 to 1984

Jim Palmer led MLB in wins (1975, 1976); finished top 10 in a stat 20 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 64th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,212)
  • 35th in wins (pitching) (268)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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