Jim Palmer Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Jim Palmer played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1984, appearing in 558 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 268 W and 152 L, an ERA of 2.86, 2,212 SO, a WHIP of 1.18, and a WAR of 67.6.

🧾 Basic Profile

Jim Palmer
NameJim Palmer
Date of BirthOctober 15, 1945
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1965
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Jim Palmer Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Palmer.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Jim Palmer appeared in 558 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1965 to 1984. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS521 (MLB Rank: 42)
GF15 (MLB Rank: 4,029)
W268 (MLB Rank: 36)
L152 (MLB Rank: 158)
SV4 (MLB Rank: 2,159)
ERA2.86 (MLB Rank: 1,191)
IP3948 (MLB Rank: 43)
SHO53 (MLB Rank: 16)
CG211 (MLB Rank: 121)
SO2,212 (MLB Rank: 65)
BB1311 (MLB Rank: 31)
H3,349 (MLB Rank: 86)
HR303 (MLB Rank: 58)
SO95.04 (MLB Rank: 5,561)
BB92.99 (MLB Rank: 8,615)
H97.63 (MLB Rank: 10,506)
HR90.69 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
WHIP1.18 (MLB Rank: 10,877)
WAR67.6 (MLB Rank: 39)

📊 Last Season Summary (1984)

In his final season (1984), Jim Palmer recorded the following stats:

GS3
GF2
W0
L3
ERA9.17
IP17.2
SO4
BB17
H22
HR2
SO92.04
BB98.66
H911.21
HR91.02
WHIP2.208
WAR−0.8

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1975, 23 W
  • Most SO: 1970, 199 SO
  • Most IP: 1975, 323 IP
  • Best WAR: 1975, 8.4 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1972, 2.07 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Jim Palmer appeared in 17 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.63, pitched 123.4 IP, struck out 90 batters, with 8 W and 3 L.

Jim Palmer Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1965
5
4
3.72
0.556
1
75
92
-0.6
1.424
6
75
56
49
38
93
3.63
7.3
1.34
6
27
7
0
0
0.6
7.3
5.5
0
2
1
4
394
1966
15
10
3.46
0.6
0
147
208.1
2.2
1.282
21
176
91
83
80
98
3.76
6.4
1.62
30
30
0
6
0
0.9
7.6
3.9
0
0
1
7
867
1967
3
1
2.94
0.75
0
23
49
0.7
1.102
6
34
20
18
16
109
4.42
4.2
1.15
9
9
0
2
1
1.1
6.2
3.7
0
0
0
2
194
1969
16
4
2.34
0.8
0
123
181
4.2
1.077
11
131
64
48
47
152
3.02
6.1
1.92
23
26
1
11
6
0.5
6.5
3.2
1
1
1
7
722
1970
20
10
2.71
0.667
0
199
305
6.4
1.19
21
263
100
98
92
134
3.22
5.9
1.99
39
39
0
17
5
0.6
7.8
3
3
1
4
10
1257
1971
20
9
2.68
0.69
0
184
282
4.1
1.195
19
231
106
94
84
126
3.19
5.9
1.74
37
37
0
20
3
0.6
7.4
3.4
2
4
6
8
1165
1972
21
10
2.07
0.677
0
184
274.1
5.2
1.053
21
219
70
73
63
149
2.83
6
2.63
36
36
0
18
3
0.7
7.2
2.3
1
1
1
4
1094
1973
22
9
2.4
0.71
1
158
296.1
6.3
1.141
16
225
113
86
79
155
3.38
4.8
1.4
37
38
1
19
6
0.5
6.8
3.4
0
3
5
7
1190
1974
7
12
3.27
0.368
0
84
178.2
1.4
1.371
12
176
69
78
65
105
3.72
4.2
1.22
26
26
0
5
2
0.6
8.9
3.5
0
3
4
4
770
1975
23
11
2.09
0.676
1
193
323
8.4
1.031
20
253
80
87
75
169
2.96
5.4
2.41
38
39
1
25
10
0.6
7
2.2
0
2
4
4
1268
1976
22
13
2.51
0.629
0
159
315
6.5
1.076
20
255
84
101
88
130
3.33
4.5
1.89
40
40
0
23
6
0.6
7.3
2.4
0
8
5
5
1256
1977
20
11
2.91
0.645
0
193
319
7.3
1.135
24
263
99
106
103
131
3.47
5.4
1.95
39
39
0
22
3
0.7
7.4
2.8
0
3
1
7
1269
1978
21
12
2.46
0.636
0
138
296
6.4
1.159
19
246
97
94
81
143
3.48
4.2
1.42
38
38
0
19
6
0.6
7.5
2.9
1
1
1
5
1197
1979
10
6
3.3
0.625
0
67
155.2
2.1
1.201
12
144
43
66
57
122
3.7
3.9
1.56
22
23
1
7
0
0.7
8.3
2.5
0
0
0
1
639
1980
16
10
3.98
0.615
0
109
224
1.7
1.393
26
238
74
108
99
100
4.32
4.4
1.47
33
34
0
4
0
1
9.6
3
0
3
0
2
959
1981
7
8
3.75
0.467
0
35
127.1
1.1
1.28
14
117
46
60
53
97
4.61
2.5
0.76
22
22
0
5
0
1
8.3
3.3
1
2
1
3
532
1982
15
5
3.13
0.75
1
103
227
4.8
1.137
22
195
63
85
79
129
3.95
4.1
1.63
32
36
1
8
2
0.9
7.7
2.5
1
4
1
2
920
1983
5
4
4.23
0.556
0
34
76.2
0.2
1.37
11
86
19
42
36
94
4.48
4
1.79
11
14
1
0
0
1.3
10.1
2.2
1
0
0
1
332
1984
0
3
9.17
0
0
4
17.2
-0.8
2.208
2
22
17
19
18
43
6.67
2
0.24
3
5
2
0
0
1
11.2
8.7
0
0
1
2
89