Player Report for #33 Jim 'Cakes' Palmer

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Monday, October 20th, 1969

Rec	11-6
ERA	3.13
IP	161.0
BB	65
K	94

Name:	Jim Palmer	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Cakes	Salary:	$2,500,000
Birthday:	10-15-1945	Signed Through:	1969 Season
Age:	24	Years of Major League Service:	3 Years, 15 Days
Born in:	New York (New York)	Major League Service Days this Year:	184 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	None, None
Weight:	196 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	3 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet eligible
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1966, 1st Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

Cleveland

Barons

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	8	5	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	5	8	5
Versus RHP	5	8	5
Talent	4	7	5

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider
Endurance:	10
Groundball Pct.:	53
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 7
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-24-1969	@ WAS	Loss, 0-8	X	2.2	0	0	0	0	3
09-19-1969	MAN	Loss, 1-7	X	6.0	6	6	6	3	1	Loss
09-14-1969	BOS	Win, 4-2	X	8.0	3	2	2	9	6	Win
09-08-1969	@ WAS	Loss, 3-5	X	8.0	7	5	5	5	4	Loss
09-03-1969	@ MAN	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	2	2	Win
08-28-1969	@ CHI	Loss, 2-3	X	8.0	4	3	3	2	4	Loss
08-22-1969	ATL	Loss, 2-3	X	9.0	5	2	2	6	6
08-16-1969	DET	Win, 6-3	X	9.0	9	3	1	4	5	Win
08-10-1969	SF	Win, 5-3	X	9.0	7	3	3	2	5	Win
08-04-1969	BOS	Win, 8-2	X	9.0	7	2	2	0	6	Win

United League 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	21	21	11	6	0	3.13	161.0	132	61	56	12	65	94	10	47.6	0	12	57.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.12	7.38	5.25	3.63	2.96	1.22	34.2	.258
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	242	68	4	3	5	23	27	37	2	5	0	.281	.351	.384	.735
vs. RHB	329	64	15	1	7	38	38	57	5	10	2	.195	.278	.310	.588

United League 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	6	6	3	2	0	4.18	47.1	45	23	22	8	23	34
May	2	2	2	0	0	0.59	15.1	10	1	1	0	2	7
June	3	3	1	1	0	2.91	21.2	23	9	7	0	7	11
August	5	5	3	1	0	2.25	44.0	32	13	11	1	14	26
September	5	5	2	2	0	4.13	32.2	22	15	15	3	19	16
Last Year	35	35	20	4	0	3.52	268.1	250	112	105	35	65	187
2 Years Ago	28	28	20	5	0	3.13	218.1	200	86	76	13	61	181
Career	88	88	53	16	0	3.29	679.0	610	270	248	64	203	490
Home	11	11	8	1	0	2.44	88.2	71	26	24	4	40	52
Road	10	10	3	5	0	3.98	72.1	61	35	32	8	25	42
Grass	21	21	11	6	0	3.13	161.0	132	61	56	12	65	94
Day	8	8	5	3	0	3.48	67.1	55	28	26	3	29	36
Night	13	13	6	3	0	2.88	93.2	77	33	30	9	36	58

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1966 Atlanta - UL	20	4	4	2	1	0	3.16	31.1	28	11	11	4	12	28	2	0	1.28	.300	7.8
1967 Atlanta - UL	21	28	28	20	5	0	3.13	218.1	200	86	76	13	61	181	15	4	1.20	.302	56.1
1968 Atlanta - UL	22	35	35	20	4	0	3.52	268.1	250	112	105	35	65	187	12	1	1.17	.276	62.0
1969 Cleveland - UL	23	10	10	5	3	0	3.05	76.2	54	28	26	4	33	42	5	0	1.13	.233	14.0
1969 Atlanta - UL	23	11	11	6	3	0	3.20	84.1	78	33	30	8	32	52	5	0	1.30	.280	20.2
1969 Total - UL	23	21	21	11	6	0	3.13	161.0	132	61	56	12	65	94	10	0	1.22	.258	34.2
Total UL		88	88	53	16	0	3.29	679.0	610	270	248	64	203	490	39	5	1.20	.281	160.0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1966 Montreal - AAA	20	18	18	11	3	0	2.61	134.2	118	42	39	5	21	98	8	3	1.03	.283	25.0
Total IL		18	18	11	3	0	2.61	134.2	118	42	39	5	21	98	8	3	1.03	.283	25.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1966 Atlanta - ML	P	4	4	3	3	1	6	0	1.000	31.1	1.72
1967 Atlanta - ML	P	28	28	12	44	2	59	3	.949	218.1	2.31
1968 Atlanta - ML	P	35	35	16	53	2	71	2	.972	268.1	2.31
1969 Atlanta - ML	P	11	11	7	17	0	24	0	1.000	84.1	2.56
1969 Cleveland - ML	P	10	10	5	14	1	20	1	.950	76.2	2.23

Player History
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 5 (3).
03-01-1966	Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Atlanta Hilltoppers.
04-26-1966	Injured (torn back muscle), out for 2-3 months.
07-12-1966	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Monarchs with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-28-1966	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
08-07-1966	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Seattle Totems with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-29-1966	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11-03-1966	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (3); Movement: 8 (5); Control: 7 (4).
05-23-1967	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Griffins with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05-27-1967	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-31-1967	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 5-6 weeks.
07-22-1967	Injured (back spasms), out for 3-4 weeks.
08-25-1967	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Maroons with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-13-1967	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09-27-1967	Injured (strained tricep muscle), out for 2 weeks.
10-07-1967	Won the 1967 United League World Series with the Atlanta Hilltoppers!
10-31-1967	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 9 (5); Control: 7 (4).
06-10-1968	Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks.
07-19-1968	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-11-1968	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11-03-1968	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 8 (7); Control: 6 (6).
05-10-1969	Injured (strained bicep tendon), out for 3 weeks.
06-16-1969	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 7 weeks.
08-01-1969	Was traded by the Atlanta Hilltoppers to the Cleveland Barons, along with CF B. Robinson, 3B J. Kenney, SP C. Hunter, MR D. Morehead, MR L. Sherry, SP M. Pattin, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 4th draft pick, a 5th draft pick, in exchange for 2B B. Allen, SP E. Francis, SP D. Larsen, RF L. Walls, SP L. Jaster.
09-24-1969	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	W	Rank
1967	20	2
1968	20	3

Year	Winning %	Rank
1967	.800	1
1968	.833	1
1969	.647	6

Year	IP	Rank
1968	268.1	7

Year	BF	Rank
1968	1104	6

Year	HRA	Rank
1968	35	7

Year	K	Rank
1968	187	7

Year	WP	Rank
1967	10	10
1968	10	5

Year	ERA	Rank
1967	3.13	10
1969	3.13	6

Year	BABIP	Rank
1969	.258	4

Year	WHIP	Rank
1967	1.20	9
1968	1.17	6

Year	K/BB	Rank
1967	2.97	6
1968	2.88	7

Year	RA/9	Rank
1967	10.88	10
1968	10.90	8
1969	11.12	10

Year	H/9	Rank
1969	7.38	5

Year	BB/9	Rank
1968	2.18	6

Year	K/9	Rank
1967	7.46	6

Year	VORP	Rank
1967	56.1	7
1968	62.0	5

Year	QSP	Rank
1967	.643	9

Year	CG	Rank
1967	15	3
1968	12	5
1969	10	2

Year	CGP	Rank
1967	.536	1
1968	.343	6
1969	.476	1

Year	SHO	Rank
1967	4	2