David Palmer
Career 64–59 · 3.78 ERA · 748 SO · 1085.0 IP · 213 G · 48 H · 5 HR · 23 RBI · .149 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
2
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1986
Best season
Spanning 1986–1986, peaking at 1 titles in 1986.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,919th League titles 1
- 1,857th Best in baseball 1
- 5,178th Top-5 finishes 2
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 344th Strikeouts / 9 6.20
- 441st Pitcher Fielding Percentage .964
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1986 1.000 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | MON | NL | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.14 |
| 1979 | MON | NL | 10 | 2 | 2.64 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 122.2 | 110 | 36 | 10 | 30 | 72 | 1.14 |
| 1980 | MON | NL | 8 | 6 | 2.98 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 129.2 | 124 | 43 | 11 | 30 | 73 | 1.19 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | 6 | 4 | 3.18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.2 | 60 | 26 | 3 | 36 | 46 | 1.30 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 7 | 3 | 3.84 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 105.1 | 101 | 45 | 5 | 44 | 66 | 1.38 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | 7 | 10 | 3.71 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 135.2 | 128 | 56 | 5 | 67 | 106 | 1.44 |
| 1986 | ATL | NL | 11 | 10 | 3.65 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 209.2 | 181 | 85 | 17 | 102 | 170 | 1.35 |
| 1987 | ATL | NL | 8 | 11 | 4.90 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 152.1 | 169 | 83 | 17 | 64 | 111 | 1.53 |
| 1988 | PHI | NL | 7 | 9 | 4.47 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 129.0 | 129 | 64 | 8 | 48 | 85 | 1.37 |
| 1989 | DET | AL | 0 | 3 | 7.79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17.1 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.08 |
| Career | — | — | 64 | 59 | 3.78 | 212 | 176 | 2 | 1085.0 | 1,036 | 456 | 78 | 434 | 748 | 1.35 |
Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | MON | NL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | MON | NL | 36 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .032 | .063 | .032 | .095 |
| 1980 | MON | NL | 25 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .200 | .234 | .244 | .478 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | 13 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .042 | .042 | .042 | .083 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 20 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .152 | .152 | .273 | .424 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | 24 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .139 | .250 |
| 1986 | ATL | NL | 35 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .182 | .194 | .273 | .467 |
| 1987 | ATL | NL | 28 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .125 | .143 | .208 | .351 |
| 1988 | PHI | NL | 22 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .513 | .769 |
| 1989 | DET | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 213 | 323 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 95 | 0 | .149 | .162 | .232 | .394 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | MON | NL | P | 5 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | MON | NL | P | 36 | 11 | 122.2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .960 | 0.67 |
| 1980 | MON | NL | P | 24 | 19 | 129.2 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 37 | .946 | 1.46 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | P | 13 | 13 | 73.2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .944 | 1.31 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | P | 20 | 19 | 105.1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | .971 | 1.65 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | P | 24 | 23 | 135.2 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 39 | .974 | 1.58 |
| 1986 | ATL | NL | P | 35 | 35 | 209.2 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 1.000 | 1.46 |
| 1987 | ATL | NL | P | 28 | 28 | 152.1 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 35 | .971 | 1.21 |
| 1988 | PHI | NL | P | 22 | 22 | 129.0 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .963 | 1.18 |
| 1989 | DET | AL | P | 5 | 5 | 17.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 0.60 |
| Career | — | — | P | 212 | 176 | 1085.0 | 103 | 163 | 10 | 12 | 276 | .964 | 1.25 |