David Palmer
1978–1989 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies
208G
.149AVG
.162OBP
.232SLG
More career statistics
48H
5HR
23RBI
0SB
64–59W–L
1,085.0IP
748K
3.78ERA
176GS
2SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 208 | 213 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 375 | 323 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | .149 | .162 | .232 | .394 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,085.0 | 212 | 176 | 10 | 64 | 59 | 2 | 1,036 | 515 | 456 | 78 | 434 | 748 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 1.355 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1980-06-24 to 1980-07-04
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1982-07-29 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1988-08-02 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1986-07-07 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 174 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 46 | .122 | .115 | .189 |
| Away | 112 | 201 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 49 | .171 | .164 | .269 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .200 | .205 | .486 |
| May | 43 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .125 | .114 | .141 |
| June | 47 | 81 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .139 | .123 | .264 |
| July | 35 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .111 | .119 | .167 |
| August | 28 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .240 | .237 | .280 |
| September | 28 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .125 | .104 | .175 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .115 | .081 | .154 |
| chicago-cubs | 22 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .262 | .256 | .357 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 21 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .086 | .079 | .086 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 20 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .175 | .156 | .300 |
| new-york-mets | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .172 | .182 | .207 |
| cincinnati-reds | 19 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .129 | .118 | .258 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| san-diego-padres | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .095 | .107 | .143 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Montreal Expos | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 9 | 7 |
| 1979 | Montreal Expos | 36 | 31 | 1 | – | – | – | .032 | 122 | 72 |
| 1980 | Montreal Expos | 25 | 45 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .200 | 129 | 73 |
| 1982 | Montreal Expos | 13 | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | .042 | 73 | 46 |
| 1984 | Montreal Expos | 20 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .152 | 105 | 66 |
| 1985 | Montreal Expos | 24 | 36 | 4 | – | – | – | .111 | 135 | 106 |
| 1986 |  Atlanta Braves | 35 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 6 | – | .182 | 209 | 170 |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves | 28 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | – | .125 | 152 | 111 |
| 1988 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 6 | – | .256 | 129 | 85 |
| 1989 |  Detroit Tigers | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 12 |