Jim Palmer
Hall-of-Famers as Seen Through Player Won-Lost Records: Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer was elected to the Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility, 1990, with 92.6% of the vote.
Five highlights of Jim Palmer's career:
- Jim Palmer was named to six All-Star teams in his career, starting four of them.
- Palmer received Cy Young votes eight times, winning three awards (1973, 1975, and 1976). He received MVP votes eight times, finishing second in 1973 (to Reggie Jackson). Palmer also won four Gold Gloves in his career.
- Palmer had 20 or more traditional pitcher wins eight times in his career. He led the American League in innings pitched four times, in wins three times, and in ERA twice.
- Palmer never allowed a grand slam in a major-league baseball game. For his career, he faced 213 batters with the bases loaded. They batted .196/.230/.234 against him (36-for-184, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 13 walks, 40 strikeouts). Jim Palmer did allow one grand slam as a minor league pitcher, on July 1, 1967, to Johnny Bench.
- Palmer's uniform number, 22, was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in 1986. He has a statue outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards which was unveiled on July 14, 2012.
The first two tables below present Jim Palmer's career as measured by Player won-lost records, in and out of context.