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Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer

1965–1984  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 190 lb  ·  b. 1945 New York, NY

Career 268–152 · 2.86 ERA · 2,212 SO · 3948.0 IP · 576 G · 85 H · 3 HR · 41 RBI · .174 AVG

Seasons leading his league
13
6 best in baseball 7 league only
45 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1975 Best season

Spanning 1970–1982, peaking at 3 titles in 1975.

Led in Innings Pitched for 3 straight seasons (1976–1978) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 116th League titles 13
  • 130th Best in baseball 6
  • 126th Top-5 finishes 45

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Innings Pitched 4 1st 3 yrs (1976–1978) 1970 AL 305.0 1976 AL 315.0 1977 AL 319.0 1978 AL 296.0 1975 #2
Wins 3 1st 3 yrs (1975–1977) 1975 23 1976 22 1977 AL 20 1973 #3 1978 #3
Shutouts 2 1st — 1970 5 1975 10 1969 #2 1973 #3 1976 #2 1978 #2
Earned Run Average 2 1st — 1975 2.09 1973 AL 2.40 1969 #2 1970 #2 1971 #3 1982 #3
Complete Games 1 1st — 1977 22 1970 #3 1975 #2 1976 #2 1978 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1982 AL 1.14 1975 #2 1976 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1982 1 WHIP 1.14
1978 1 IP 296.0
1977 3 W 20 IP 319.0 CG 22
1976 2 W 22 IP 315.0
1975 3 ERA 2.09 W 23 SHO 10
1973 1 ERA 2.40
1970 2 IP 305.0 SHO 5

Pitching

19 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1965 BAL AL 5 4 3.72 27 6 1 92.0 75 38 6 56 75 1.42
1966 BAL AL 15 10 3.46 30 30 0 208.1 176 80 21 91 147 1.28
1967 BAL AL 3 1 2.94 9 9 0 49.0 34 16 6 20 23 1.10
1969 BAL AL 16 4 2.34 26 23 0 181.0 131 47 11 64 123 1.08
1970 BAL AL 20 10 2.71 39 39 0 305.0 263 92 21 100 199 1.19
1971 BAL AL 20 9 2.68 37 37 0 282.0 231 84 19 106 184 1.20
1972 BAL AL 21 10 2.07 36 36 0 274.1 219 63 21 70 184 1.05
1973 BAL AL 22 9 2.40 38 37 1 296.1 225 79 16 113 158 1.14
1974 BAL AL 7 12 3.27 26 26 0 178.2 176 65 12 69 84 1.37
1975 BAL AL 23 11 2.09 39 38 1 323.0 253 75 20 80 193 1.03
1976 BAL AL 22 13 2.51 40 40 0 315.0 255 88 20 84 159 1.08
1977 BAL AL 20 11 2.91 39 39 0 319.0 263 103 24 99 193 1.14
1978 BAL AL 21 12 2.46 38 38 0 296.0 246 81 19 97 138 1.16
1979 BAL AL 10 6 3.30 23 22 0 155.2 144 57 12 43 67 1.20
1980 BAL AL 16 10 3.98 34 33 0 224.0 238 99 26 74 109 1.39
1981 BAL AL 7 8 3.75 22 22 0 127.1 117 53 14 46 35 1.28
1982 BAL AL 15 5 3.13 36 32 1 227.0 195 79 22 63 103 1.14
1983 BAL AL 5 4 4.23 14 11 0 76.2 86 36 11 19 34 1.37
1984 BAL AL 0 3 9.17 5 3 0 17.2 22 18 2 17 4 2.21
Career — — 268 152 2.86 558 521 4 3948.0 3,349 1,253 303 1,311 2,212 1.18

Batting

19 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 BAL AL 29 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 10 0 .192 .222 .308 .530
1966 BAL AL 36 73 11 7 1 0 1 5 3 33 0 .096 .132 .151 .282
1967 BAL AL 9 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 .077 .200 .154 .354
1969 BAL AL 27 64 5 13 3 0 0 6 3 30 0 .203 .235 .250 .485
1970 BAL AL 44 113 13 17 0 0 1 9 2 48 0 .150 .165 .177 .342
1971 BAL AL 38 102 7 20 1 0 0 9 3 41 1 .196 .219 .206 .425
1972 BAL AL 36 98 12 22 3 1 0 8 2 36 0 .225 .240 .276 .516
1973 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1976 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1977 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 BAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 BAL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 BAL AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 576 489 52 85 9 1 3 41 16 207 1 .174 .200 .215 .414

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 558 292 577 34 53 .962