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Jim Palmer | Major Leaguer 1965-1984

Full Name: James Alvin Palmer
Born: October 15,1945 in New York, New York
Height: 6-3 Weight: 196 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Scottsdale (Scottsdale,AZ)
College: Arizona State University

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Debut: April 17,1965

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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Orioles in 1963

Transactions: [Aug 16,1963] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Orioles. [May 17,1984] - Released by Orioles.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1964	Aberdeen	Northern	18	Bal	A	11	3	2.51	19						129.0	75	42	36		130	107			5.23	---	9.07	7.47	1.59	--
1965	Baltimore	AL	19	Bal	MLB	5	4	3.72	27	6	0	0	7	1	92.0	75	49	38	6	56	75	4	0	7.34	0.59	5.48	7.34	1.42	55%
1966	Baltimore	AL	20	Bal	MLB	15	10	3.46	30	30	6	0	0	0	208.1	176	83	80	21	91	147	7	0	7.60	0.91	3.93	6.35	1.28	45%
1967	Miami	FSL	21	Bal	A+	1	1	2.00	5						27.0	20	6	6		10	16			6.67	---	3.33	5.33	1.11	--
	Rochester	IL	21	Bal	AAA	0	0	11.57	2						7.0	12	9	9		5	6			15.43	---	6.43	7.71	2.43	--
	Baltimore	AL	21	Bal	MLB	3	1	2.94	9	9	2	1	0	0	49.0	34	18	16	6	20	23	2	0	6.24	1.10	3.67	4.22	1.10	46%
1968	Miami	FSL	22	Bal	A+	0	0	0.00	2						8.0	4	2	0		9	5			4.50	---	10.13	5.63	1.63	--
	Elmira	East	22	Bal	AA	0	2	4.32	6						25.0	18	13	12		19	26			6.48	---	6.84	9.36	1.48	--
	Rochester	IL	22	Bal	AAA	0	0	13.50	2						4.0	4	6	6		8	6			9.00	---	18.00	13.50	3.00	--
1969	Baltimore	AL	23	Bal	MLB	16	4	2.34	26	23	11	6	1	0	181.0	131	48	47	11	64	123	7	1	6.51	0.55	3.18	6.12	1.08	42%
1970	Baltimore	AL	24	Bal	MLB	20	10	2.71	39	39	17	5	0	0	305.0	263	98	92	21	100	199	10	3	7.76	0.62	2.95	5.87	1.19	46%
1971	Baltimore	AL	25	Bal	MLB	20	9	2.68	37	37	20	3	0	0	282.0	231	94	84	19	106	184	8	2	7.37	0.61	3.38	5.87	1.20	46%
1972	Baltimore	AL	26	Bal	MLB	21	10	2.07	36	36	18	3	0	0	274.1	219	73	63	21	70	184	4	1	7.18	0.69	2.30	6.04	1.05	39%
1973	Baltimore	AL	27	Bal	MLB	22	9	2.40	38	37	19	6	1	1	296.1	225	86	79	16	113	158	7	0	6.83	0.49	3.43	4.80	1.14	48%
1974	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	7	12	3.27	26	26	5	2	0	0	178.2	176	78	65	12	69	84	4	0	8.87	0.60	3.48	4.23	1.37	43%
1975	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	23	11	2.09	39	38	25	10	1	1	323.0	253	87	75	20	80	193	4	0	7.05	0.56	2.23	5.38	1.03	49%
1976	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	22	13	2.51	40	40	23	6	0	0	315.0	255	101	88	20	84	159	5	0	7.29	0.57	2.40	4.54	1.08	45%
1977	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	20	11	2.91	39	39	22	3	0	0	319.0	263	106	103	24	99	193	7	0	7.42	0.68	2.79	5.45	1.13	51%
1978	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	21	12	2.46	38	38	19	6	0	0	296.0	246	94	81	19	97	138	5	1	7.48	0.58	2.95	4.20	1.16	47%
1979	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	10	6	3.30	23	22	7	0	1	0	155.2	144	66	57	12	43	67	1	0	8.33	0.69	2.49	3.87	1.20	44%
1980	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	16	10	3.98	34	33	4	0	0	0	224.0	238	108	99	26	74	109	2	0	9.56	1.04	2.97	4.38	1.39	43%
1981	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	7	8	3.75	22	22	5	0	0	0	127.1	117	60	53	14	46	35	3	1	8.27	0.99	3.25	2.47	1.28	45%
1982	Baltimore	AL	36	Bal	MLB	15	5	3.13	36	32	8	2	1	1	227.0	195	85	79	22	63	103	2	1	7.73	0.87	2.50	4.08	1.14	39%
1983	Hagerstown	Caro	37	Bal	A+	2	0	3.46	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	13	6	5	3	2	11	0		9.00	2.08	1.38	7.62	1.15	--
	Baltimore	AL	37	Bal	MLB	5	4	4.23	14	11	0	0	1	0	76.2	86	42	36	11	19	34	1	1	10.10	1.29	2.23	3.99	1.37	51%
1984	Baltimore	AL	38	Bal	MLB	0	3	9.17	5	3	0	0	2	0	17.2	22	19	18	2	17	4	2	0	11.21	1.02	8.66	2.04	2.21	32%

Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)						268	152	2.86	558	521	211	53	15	4	3,948.0	3349	1395	1253	303	1311	2212	85	11	7.63	0.69	2.99	5.04	1.18	46%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)						14	6	3.13	38						213.0	146	84	74		183	177			6.17	---	7.73	7.48	1.54	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1965	Baltimore	AL	19	Bal	MLB	p	9	29	26	2	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.308	530	44%
1966	Baltimore	AL	20	Bal	MLB	p	9	36	73	11	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	3	33	0	0	2	0	0	.096	.132	.151	283	59%
1967	Baltimore	AL	21	Bal	MLB	p	9	9	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	0	0	3	0	0	.077	.200	.154	354	73%
1969	Baltimore	AL	23	Bal	MLB	p	9	27	64	5	13	3	0	0	6	0	0	3	30	0	0	2	1	1	.203	.235	.250	485	50%
1970	Baltimore	AL	24	Bal	MLB	p	9	44	113	13	17	0	0	1	9	0	0	2	48	0	0	7	0	0	.150	.165	.177	342	51%
1971	Baltimore	AL	25	Bal	MLB	p	9	38	102	7	20	1	0	0	9	1	0	3	41	0	0	11	0	0	.196	.219	.206	425	55%
1972	Baltimore	AL	26	Bal	MLB	p	9	36	98	12	22	3	1	0	8	0	0	2	36	0	0	6	0	0	.224	.240	.276	516	64%
1973	Baltimore	AL	27	Bal	MLB	p	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1974	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	p	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1975	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	p	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1976	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	p	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1977	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	p	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1978	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	p	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	p	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	p	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	p	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	Baltimore	AL	36	Bal	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	Baltimore	AL	37	Bal	MLB	p	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1984	Baltimore	AL	38	Bal	MLB	p	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)								576	489	52	85	9	1	3	41	1	0	16	207	0	0	31	1	1	.174	.200	.215	415	56%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1966	Baltimore	AL	20		Ws	1	0	0.00	1		1			0	9.0	4		0		3	6			4.00	---	3.00	6.00	0.78	--
1969	Baltimore	AL	23		Ch	1	0	2.00	1		1			0	9.0	10		2		2	4			10.00	---	2.00	4.00	1.33	--
	Baltimore	AL	23		Ws	0	1	6.00	1		0			0	6.0	5		4		4	5			7.50	---	6.00	7.50	1.50	--
1970	Baltimore	AL	24		Ch	1	0	1.00	1		1			0	9.0	7		1		3	12			7.00	---	3.00	12.00	1.11	--
	Baltimore	AL	24		Ws	1	0	4.60	2		0			0	15.2	11		8		9	9			6.32	---	5.17	5.17	1.28	--
1971	Baltimore	AL	25		Ch	1	0	3.00	1		1			0	9.0	7		3		3	8			7.00	---	3.00	8.00	1.11	--
	Baltimore	AL	25		Ws	1	0	2.65	2		0			0	17.0	15		5		9	15			7.94	---	4.76	7.94	1.41	--
1973	Baltimore	AL	27		Ch	1	0	1.84	3		1			0	14.2	11		3		8	15			6.75	---	4.91	9.21	1.30	--
1974	Baltimore	AL	28		Ch	0	1	1.00	1		1			0	9.0	4		1		1	4			4.00	---	1.00	4.00	0.56	--
1979	Baltimore	AL	33		Ch	0	0	3.00	1		0			0	9.0	7		3		2	3			7.00	---	2.00	3.00	1.00	--
	Baltimore	AL	33		Ws	0	1	3.60	2		0			0	15.0	18		6		5	8			10.80	---	3.00	4.80	1.53	--
1983	Baltimore	AL	37		Ws	1	0	0.00	1		0			0	2.0	2		0		1	1			9.00	---	4.50	4.50	1.50	--

Major League Totals - 8 Season(s)						8	3	2.61	17		6			0	124.1	101		36		50	90			7.31	---	3.62	6.51	1.21	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1966	Baltimore	AL	20	Bal	Ws	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1969	Baltimore	AL	23	Bal	Ch	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Baltimore	AL	23	Bal	Ws	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1970	Baltimore	AL	24	Bal	Ch	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	750	--
	Baltimore	AL	24	Bal	Ws	2	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	286	--
1971	Baltimore	AL	25	Bal	Ch	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	400	--
	Baltimore	AL	25	Bal	Ws	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	333	--
1973	Baltimore	AL	27	Bal	Ch	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1974	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	Ch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	Baltimore	AL	37	Bal	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Baltimore	AL	37	Bal	Ws	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 8 Season(s)						18	31	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.152	.129	281	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1965	Baltimore	AL	19	Bal	MLB	P	27		92	6	17	3	26	1	-	-	-	.885	2.25

1966	Baltimore	AL	20	Bal	MLB	P	30		208.1	14	26	1	41	2	-	-	-	.976	1.73

1967	Baltimore	AL	21	Bal	MLB	P	9		49	2	9	0	11	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.02

1969	Baltimore	AL	23	Bal	MLB	P	26		181	7	11	1	19	1	-	-	-	.947	.90

1970	Baltimore	AL	24	Bal	MLB	P	39		305	21	42	2	65	4	-	-	-	.969	1.86

1971	Baltimore	AL	25	Bal	MLB	P	37		282	27	41	5	73	3	-	-	-	.932	2.17

1972	Baltimore	AL	26	Bal	MLB	P	36		274.1	14	37	3	54	4	-	-	-	.944	1.67

1973	Baltimore	AL	27	Bal	MLB	P	38		296.1	24	35	2	61	3	-	-	-	.967	1.79

1974	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	P	26		178.2	15	33	1	49	2	-	-	-	.980	2.42

1975	Baltimore	AL	29	Bal	MLB	P	39		323	30	52	6	88	7	-	-	-	.932	2.28

1976	Baltimore	AL	30	Bal	MLB	P	40		315	27	49	1	77	2	-	-	-	.987	2.17

1977	Baltimore	AL	31	Bal	MLB	P	39		319	20	48	2	70	5	-	-	-	.971	1.92

1978	Baltimore	AL	32	Bal	MLB	P	38		296	27	43	2	72	5	-	-	-	.972	2.13

1979	Baltimore	AL	33	Bal	MLB	P	23		155.2	10	23	0	33	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.91

1980	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	P	34		224	14	37	2	53	6	-	-	-	.962	2.05

1981	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	P	22		127.1	12	26	0	38	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.69

1982	Baltimore	AL	36	Bal	MLB	P	36		227	16	37	2	55	3	-	-	-	.964	2.10

1983	Hagerstown	Caro	37	Bal	A+	P	2			2	4	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1983	Baltimore	AL	37	Bal	MLB	P	14		76.2	5	8	1	14	0	-	-	-	.929	1.53

1984	Baltimore	AL	38	Bal	MLB	P	5		17.2	1	3	0	4	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.04

Awards

[1970] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #25) [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21) [1972] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5) [1973] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), American League Cy Young Award [1975] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #6), American League Cy Young Award, Played in MLB All-Star Game [1976] - AL Gold Glove Award (P), American League Cy Young Award, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10) [1977] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #2), AL Gold Glove Award (P), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19) [1978] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3), AL Gold Glove Award (P) [1979] - AL Gold Glove Award (P) [1982] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26), AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #2) [1990] - Elected to Hall of Fame (411 votes - 92.57%)

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1966, 1970 and 1983.

In 1985, the Baltimore Orioles retired Palmer's uniform number (#22).

Notes: Played in 6 All-Star games during his career (1970-1972, 1975, 1977-1978)

Jobs in Baseball

Year(s)	Team	Position
1994-2008	Baltimore Orioles [MLB]	Broadcaster