Jim Palmer
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim Palmer
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Nickname:
Cakes
Birthdate:
Oct. 15, 1945 (58 y, 8 m, 13 d)
Born In:
New York, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/196
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1976 None (MLB)
1975 None (MLB)
1973 None (MLB)
All-Star 1978 None (MLB)
1977 None (MLB)
1975 None (MLB)
1972 None (MLB)
1971 None (MLB)
1970 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1979 - P None (MLB)
1978 - P None (MLB)
1977 - P None (MLB)
1976 - P None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 48 40.9 30.3
Grey Ink 199 198.2 166.3
HoF Standard 55 49.5 47.8
WAR 61.9 69.2 60.9
WAR7 39.6 47.2 39.7
JAWS 50.8 58.2 50.3
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Bob Gibson R 901
Bob Feller R 890
Roger Clemens R 884
Sid Fernandez R 876
Juan Marichal R 874
John Smoltz 872
Lefty Grove R 863
Tom Glavine 855
Carl Hubbell R 852
John Clarkson R 849
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1971 11 10
Year GS Rank
1970 39 6
1975 38 4
1976 40 1
1977 39 1
1978 38 3
Year W Rank
1966 15 5
1970 20 5
1971 20 6
1972 21 4
1973 22 3
1975 23 1
1976 22 1
1977 20 1
1978 21 3
1980 16 10
1982 15 10
Year Win % Rank
1966 0.600 9
1969 0.800 1
1970 0.667 3
1971 0.690 5
1972 0.677 4
1973 0.710 2
1975 0.677 4
1976 0.629 10
1978 0.636 10
1982 0.750 1
Year IP Rank
1970 305.0 1
1971 282.0 8
1972 274.1 8
1973 296.1 9
1975 323.0 2
1976 315.0 1
1977 319.0 1
1978 296.0 1
Year BF Rank
1970 1257 1
1971 1165 8
1972 1094 8
1975 1268 3
1976 1256 1
1977 1269 2
1978 1197 2
Year HR Rank
1972 21 9
1976 20 5
1980 26 7
1981 14 6
Year BB Rank
1966 91 5
1970 100 5
1971 106 5
1973 113 5
1976 84 9
1977 99 2
1978 97 4
Year K Rank
1970 199 4
1971 184 9
1972 184 9
1973 158 10
1975 193 4
1976 159 7
1977 193 4
Year WP Rank
1970 10 9
1971 8 10
Year ERA Rank
1969 2.337 2
1970 2.715 1
1971 2.681 3
1972 2.067 4
1973 2.399 1
1975 2.090 1
1976 2.514 5
1977 2.906 5
1978 2.463 4
1982 3.132 3
Year BABIP Rank
1969 0.228 3
1970 0.257 6
1972 0.240 9
1973 0.231 3
1975 0.238 3
1976 0.237 2
1977 0.249 3
1978 0.239 3
1982 0.236 2
Year WHIP Rank
1969 1.077 5
1970 1.190 7
1972 1.054 4
1973 1.141 4
1975 1.031 2
1976 1.076 2
1977 1.135 6
1978 1.159 8
1982 1.137 1
Year H/9 Rank
1969 6.514 2
1970 7.761 6
1971 7.372 8
1973 6.834 3
1975 7.050 3
1976 7.286 4
1977 7.420 3
1978 7.480 4
1982 7.731 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1975 2.229 4
Year CG Rank
1969 11 9
1970 17 3
1971 20 5
1972 18 5
1973 19 7
1975 25 2
1976 23 2
1977 22 1
1978 19 3
Year SHO Rank
1969 6 2
1970 5 1
1973 6 3
1975 10 1
1976 6 2
1977 3 8
1978 6 2
1982 2 10
Year BB (Low) Rank
1969 64 5
Year Hits Rank
1970 263 4
1975 253 10
1976 255 7
1977 263 5
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1969 131 1
1974 176 6
Year HR (Low) Rank
1969 11 2
1973 16 8
1974 12 4
Year WAR Rank
1970 7.0 3
1972 5.0 9
1973 5.6 7
1975 8.1 2
1976 5.1 6
1977 6.6 4
1978 5.1 9
Year W (Low) Rank
1974 7 2
Year L (Low) Rank
1966 10 8
1969 4 2
1970 10 6
1971 9 7
1972 10 6
1973 9 4
1974 12 10
1975 11 10
1982 5 1
Year rWAR Rank
1969 6.6 7
1970 9.3 1
1971 7.1 4
1972 8.1 4
1973 10.6 1
1975 12.6 1
1976 8.9 2
1977 10.6 1
1978 9.3 3
1982 6.1 2