Jim Palmer
1965–1984 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles
576G
.174AVG
.200OBP
.215SLG
More career statistics
85H
3HR
41RBI
1SB
268–152W–L
3,948.0IP
2,212K
2.86ERA
521GS
4SV
11Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 207 | 208 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 16,114 | 16,117 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 576 | 537 | 489 | 52 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | .174 | .200 | .215 | .415 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,948.0 | 558 | 521 | 211 | 268 | 152 | 4 | 3,349 | 1,395 | 1,253 | 303 | 1,311 | 2,212 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 1.180 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1969-08-13 to 1969-09-01
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | No-Hitter With Five Walks | 1969-08-13 | 1 in 5,452 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1967-05-12 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 1977-06-22 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 284 | 240 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 94 | .190 | .208 | .236 |
| Away | 292 | 297 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 114 | .161 | .172 | .198 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 79 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 28 | .210 | .260 | .290 |
| May | 105 | 99 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 35 | .200 | .212 | .311 |
| June | 93 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | .143 | .143 | .154 |
| July | 75 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 33 | .117 | .141 | .117 |
| August | 106 | 105 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 27 | .240 | .238 | .271 |
| September | 113 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 | .119 | .130 | .131 |
| October | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 61 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | .153 | .149 | .220 |
| new-york-yankees | 58 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | .137 | .164 | .235 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | .196 | .197 | .286 |
| detroit-tigers | 52 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .195 | .217 | .268 |
| chicago-white-sox | 49 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .225 | .214 | .225 |
| california-angels | 48 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .184 | .190 | .211 |
| minnesota-twins | 45 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .143 | .154 | .143 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 42 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .111 | .156 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .192 | 92 | 75 |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .096 | 208 | 147 |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 49 | 23 |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 27 | 64 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .203 | 181 | 123 |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 44 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 9 | – | .150 | 305 | 199 |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 102 | 20 | – | 9 | 1 | .196 | 282 | 184 |
| 1972 | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 98 | 22 | – | 8 | – | .224 | 274 | 184 |
| 1973 | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 296 | 158 |
| 1974 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 178 | 84 |
| 1975 | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 323 | 193 |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 315 | 159 |
| 1977 | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 319 | 193 |
| 1978 | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 296 | 138 |
| 1979 | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 155 | 67 |
| 1980 | Baltimore Orioles | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 224 | 109 |
| 1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 127 | 35 |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 227 | 103 |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 34 |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 |