NAME     : Jim Palmer
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/15/1945
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $8,000,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    A  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1965   3.72  5  4  1  27  0   0  92.0  38  56  75  BAL
  1966   3.46 15 10  0  30  6   0 208.0  80  91 147  BAL
  1967   2.94  3  1  0   9  2   1  49.0  16  20  23  BAL
  1969   2.34 16  4  0  26 11   6 181.0  47  64 123  BAL
  1970   3.34 19 10  0  33  9   1 245.1  91  73 145  BAL
  1971   3.28 23 10  0  40 14   1 298.2 109  97 189  MIN,AL
  1972   3.88 19 11  0  40  6   2 287.1 124 100 172  MIN
  1973   3.85 17 10  0  36  5   2 243.1 104  91 134  MIN
  1974   4.25 15 13  0  38  5   1 260.2 123 103 137  MIN
  1975   4.09 13 15  0  35  8   0 257.2 117  76 110  MIN
  1976   4.21 16 10  0  32  3   1 220.0 103  62 124  MIN,Tor
  1977   3.14 13 12  0  30  2   0 212.1  74  61  94  Tor,MON
  1978   3.05 18  6  0  37  4   2 245.0  83  82  93  MON,NL,OAK
  1979   4.26  8 15  0  33  2   1 207.0  98  56  75  OAK
  1980   2.95 17  7  0  35  7   5 256.0  84  70  81  OAK
 
  Total ERA   : 3.56
  Total Wins  : 217
  Total Losses: 138
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 23
  Total CG    : 84
  Total K's   : 1722
  Total BB's  : 1102
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 7/10/1978... Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 7/10/1978... Injured on 8/10/1978 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...