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David Palmer
David William Palmer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

Debut September 9, 1978
  vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 30, 1989
Born October 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1978 20 MON NL   0   1   5   1   0   0   1  0    9.7    9    4    3   1    2    7   0   0    39   0   0  2.79  3.51  126 1.138
 1979 21 MON NL  10   2  36  11   2   1  13  2  122.7  110   41   36  10   30   72   2   2   502   7   0  2.64  3.67  139 1.141
 1980 22 MON NL   8   6  24  19   3   1   0  0  129.7  124   53   43  11   30   73   2   1   529   1   2  2.98  3.57  120 1.188
 1982 24 MON NL   6   4  13  13   1   0   0  0   73.7   60   34   26   3   36   46   2   6   312   2   1  3.18  3.64  115 1.303
 1984 26 MON NL   7   3  20  19   1   1   0  0  105.3  101   45   45   5   44   66   0   0   444   4   2  3.84  3.45   90 1.377
 1985 27 MON NL   7  10  24  23   0   0   0  0  135.7  128   60   56   5   67  106   3   9   588   5   0  3.71  3.42   92 1.437
 1986 28 ATL NL  11  10  35  35   2   0   0  0  209.7  181   98   85  17  102  170   5   9   889   8   0  3.65  3.95  108 1.350
 1987 29 ATL NL   8  11  28  28   0   0   0  0  152.3  169   94   83  17   64  111   7   5   687   4   0  4.90  4.33   88 1.530
 1988 30 PHI NL   7   9  22  22   1   1   0  0  129.0  129   67   64   8   48   85   0   2   551   5   0  4.47  3.56   80 1.372
 1989 31 DET AL   0   3   5   5   0   0   0  0   17.3   25   19   15   1   11   12   0   0    85   0   0  7.79  3.85   49 2.077
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .520  64  59 212 176  10   4  14  2 1085.0 1036  515  456  78  434  748  21  34  4626  36   5  3.78  3.74   99 1.355
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  10  37  30   1   0   2  0  190.0  181   90   79  13   76  131   3   5   810   6   0  3.78  3.74   99 1.355
 Career High     11  11  36  35   3   1  13  2  209.7  181   98   85  17  102  170   7   9   889   8   2  2.64  4.33  139 1.141

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 20 MON NL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 21 MON NL  36   31    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  15  .032  .063  .032  -73    1   4   0   0   0   1
 1980 22 MON NL  25   45    3    9   2  0   0    3   0  0   2  15  .200  .234  .244   34   11   2   0   0   0   0
 1982 24 MON NL  13   24    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .042  .042  .042  -77    1   3   0   0   0   0
 1984 26 MON NL  20   33    2    5   1  0   1    3   0  0   0  12  .152  .152  .273   19    9   6   0   0   0   0
 1985 27 MON NL  24   36    1    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .111  .111  .139  -29    5   5   0   0   0   2
 1986 28 ATL NL  35   66    3   12   3  0   1    6   0  0   1  17  .182  .194  .273   25   18  10   0   0   0   1
 1987 29 ATL NL  28   48    4    6   1  0   1    5   0  0   1  15  .125  .143  .208  -10   10   8   0   0   0   1
 1988 30 PHI NL  22   39    6   10   4  0   2    6   0  0   0   4  .256  .256  .513  116   20   9   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     208  323   22   48  12  0   5   23   0  0   5  95  .149  .162  .232    8   75  47   0   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        252   17   37   9  0   4   18   0  0   4  74  .149  .162  .232    8   58  37   0   0   0   5
 Career High     36   66    6   12   4  0   2    6   0  0   2  17                          20  10   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 20 MON NL    1    1    0   0.0    94| .000  .261| .000  .328| .000  .384| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1979 21 MON NL   36   35    0   0.0    99| .032  .268| .063  .333| .032  .397| .095  .730| -73  .000  -7.5  -0.8   0%
 1980 22 MON NL   49   38    3   2.1    95| .200  .267| .234  .329| .244  .387| .478  .716|  34  .221  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1982 24 MON NL   27   26    0   0.0    96| .042  .268| .042  .331| .042  .389| .084  .720| -77  .000  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1984 26 MON NL   39   34    2   1.6    90| .152  .259| .152  .323| .273  .376| .425  .699|  19  .144  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1985 27 MON NL   41   39    0   0.0    91| .111  .254| .111  .321| .139  .379| .250  .700| -29  .000  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1986 28 ATL NL   77   65    4   1.7   102| .182  .267| .194  .338| .273  .403| .467  .741|  25  .148  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1987 29 ATL NL   57   51    2   1.0   109| .125  .274| .143  .344| .208  .427| .351  .770| -10  .059  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1988 30 PHI NL   48   39    5   3.5    90| .256  .257| .256  .321| .513  .378| .769  .699| 116  .435   0.5   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      375  328   16   1.3    97| .149  .265| .162  .331| .232  .394| .394  .725|   8  .103 -42.0  -4.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 20 MON NL P 5 0 5 1 0 .833 .943 1.00 0.72 4.64 1.95 1 9.7 1979 21 MON NL P 36 7 17 1 0 .960 .952 0.67 0.66 1.76 1.80 11 122.7 1980 22 MON NL P 24 9 26 2 0 .946 .951 1.46 0.69 2.43 1.91 19 129.7 1982 24 MON NL P 13 7 10 1 1 .944 .950 1.31 0.70 2.08 1.97 13 73.7 1984 26 MON NL P 20 20 13 1 1 .971 .954 1.65 0.67 2.82 1.88 19 105.3 1985 27 MON NL P 24 17 21 1 3 .974 .952 1.58 0.68 2.52 1.92 23 135.7 1986 28 ATL NL P 35 18 33 0 3 1.000 .955 1.46 0.66 2.19 1.94 35 209.7 1987 29 ATL NL P 28 9 25 1 2 .971 .955 1.21 0.62 2.01 1.91 28 152.3 1988 30 PHI NL P 22 14 12 1 2 .963 .956 1.18 0.69 1.81 1.96 22 129.0 1989 31 DET AL P 5 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 0.66 1.56 1.87 5 17.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 20 MON NL P 5 0 5 1 0 .833 .943 1.00 0.72 4.64 1.95 1 9.7 1979 21 MON NL P 36 7 17 1 0 .960 .952 0.67 0.66 1.76 1.80 11 122.7 1980 22 MON NL P 24 9 26 2 0 .946 .951 1.46 0.69 2.43 1.91 19 129.7 1982 24 MON NL P 13 7 10 1 1 .944 .950 1.31 0.70 2.08 1.97 13 73.7 1984 26 MON NL P 20 20 13 1 1 .971 .954 1.65 0.67 2.82 1.88 19 105.3 1985 27 MON NL P 24 17 21 1 3 .974 .952 1.58 0.68 2.52 1.92 23 135.7 1986 28 ATL NL P 35 18 33 0 3 1.000 .955 1.46 0.66 2.19 1.94 35 209.7 1987 29 ATL NL P 28 9 25 1 2 .971 .955 1.21 0.62 2.01 1.91 28 152.3 1988 30 PHI NL P 22 14 12 1 2 .963 .956 1.18 0.69 1.81 1.96 22 129.0 1989 31 DET AL P 5 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 0.66 1.56 1.87 5 17.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 212 103 163 10 12 .964 .953 1.25 0.67 2.21 1.91 176 1085.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 212 103 163 10 12 .964 .953 1.25 0.67 2.21 1.91 176 1085
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1986 NL-10-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1986 NL-7.30-6

Strikeouts
1986 NL-170-10

Games Started
1986 NL-35-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1986 NL-102-3

Wild Pitches
1985 NL-9-7
1986 NL-9-8

Hit Batsmen
1986 NL-5-8
1987 NL-7-7

Youngest Player
1978 NL-20-3
1979 NL-21-7

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 amateur draft.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 13, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 13, 1988: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 25, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 13, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

July 27, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 26, 1989: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Montreal Expos$375,000
1986Atlanta Braves$390,000
1987Atlanta Braves$725,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$675,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,165,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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