Dave Palmer Stats

Dave Palmer was born on Saturday, October 19, 1957, in Glens Falls, New York. Palmer was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1978, with the Montreal Expos. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Palmer baseball stats page.

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Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#292)

Dave Palmer Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#292)
 

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Birth Name:   David William Palmer
Nickname:   Dave or Palmball
Born On:   10-19-1957  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Glens Falls, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Glen Falls High School (Glen Falls, NY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-09-1978 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-30-1989
Draft:   1976 : 21st Round (489th)
Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1978 21 Expos 5 1 1 0 1 .000 2.79 0 0 0 9.2 39 9 3 4 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 -
1979 22 Expos 36 11 13 10 2 .833 2.64 2 1 2 122.2 502 110 36 41 10 30 7 72 2 2 0 -
1980 23 Expos 24 19 0 8 6 .571 2.98 3 1 0 129.2 529 124 43 53 11 30 1 73 1 2 2 -
1982 25 Expos 13 13 0 6 4 .600 3.18 1 0 0 73.2 312 60 26 34 3 36 2 46 6 2 1 -
1984 27 Expos 20 19 0 7 3 .700 3.84 1 1 0 105.1 444 101 45 45 5 44 4 66 0 0 2 -
1985 28 Expos 24 23 0 7 10 .412 3.71 0 0 0 135.2 588 128 56 60 5 67 5 106 9 3 0 -
1986 29 Braves 35 35 0 11 10 .524 3.65 2 0 0 209.2 889 181 85 98 17 102 8 170 9 5 0 -
1987 30 Braves 28 28 0 8 11 .421 4.90 0 0 0 152.1 687 169 83 94 17 64 4 111 5 7 0 -
1988 31 Phillies 22 22 0 7 9 .438 4.47 1 1 0 129.0 551 129 64 67 8 48 5 85 2 0 0 -
1989 32 Tigers 5 5 0 0 3 .000 7.79 0 0 0 17.1 85 25 15 19 1 11 0 12 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 212 176 14 64 59 .520 3.78 10 4 2 1,085.0 4,626 1,036 456 515 78 434 36 748 34 21 5 -
Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 21 Expos 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 22 Expos 36 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4 0 0 1 .032 .063 .032
1980 23 Expos 25 45 3 9 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 15 2 0 0 0 .200 .234 .244
1982 25 Expos 13 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 .042 .042 .042
1984 27 Expos 20 33 2 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 12 6 0 0 0 .152 .152 .273
1985 28 Expos 24 36 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 2 .111 .111 .139
1986 29 Braves 35 66 3 12 3 0 1 0 6 1 0 17 10 0 0 1 .182 .194 .273
1987 30 Braves 28 48 4 6 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 15 8 0 0 1 .125 .143 .208
1988 31 Phillies 22 39 6 10 4 0 2 0 6 0 0 4 9 0 0 1 .256 .256 .513
1989 32 Tigers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 213 323 22 48 12 0 5 0 23 5 0 95 47 0 0 6 .149 .162 .232
Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1978 Expos P 5 1 29 6 1.2 5 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 4.66
1979 Expos P 36 11 368 25 0.7 24 7 17 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.76
1980 Expos P 24 19 389 37 1.5 35 9 26 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.43
1982 Expos P 13 13 221 18 1.4 17 7 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.08
1984 Expos P 20 19 316 34 1.7 33 20 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.82
1985 Expos P 24 23 407 39 1.6 38 17 21 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.52
1986 Braves P 35 35 629 51 1.5 51 18 33 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19
1987 Braves P 28 28 457 35 1.3 34 9 25 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.01
1988 Phillies P 22 22 387 27 1.2 26 14 12 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.81
1989 Tigers P 5 5 52 4 0.8 3 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.56
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 212 176 3,255 276 1.3 266 103 163 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.21
10 Years 212 176 3,255 276 1.3 266 103 163 10 12 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.21
Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.50 6.52 1.86
1979 Expos 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 0.0 2.40 5.28 2.20
1980 Expos 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.0 15.0 2.43 5.07 2.08
1982 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.28 5.62 4.40
1984 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 33.0 2.8 11.0 1.50 5.64 3.76
1985 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 0.0 1.58 7.03 4.44
1986 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 66.0 3.9 11.0 1.67 7.30 4.38
1987 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 48.0 3.2 9.6 1.73 6.56 3.78
1988 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 19.5 9.8 6.5 1.77 5.93 3.35
1989 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.09 6.23 5.71
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 0 .000 1 1 0 64.6 3.4 14.0 1.72 6.20 3.60
Dave Palmer

Dave Palmer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Montreal Expos 46 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Montreal Expos 46 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Montreal Expos 46 $30,000.00 - -
1982 Montreal Expos 46 Undetermined - -
1984 Montreal Expos 46 Undetermined - -
1985 Montreal Expos 46 $375,000.00 - -
1986 Atlanta Braves 46 $390,000.00 - -
1987 Atlanta Braves 46 $725,000.00 - -
1988 Philadelphia Phillies 45 $675,000.00 - -
1989 Detroit Tigers 16 Undetermined - -


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