David Palmer
Bats R Throws R6'1" 195 lbBorn 1957 Glens Falls, USADebut 1978Team DETDraft 1976 R21 #489 Washington Nationals, Glen Falls HS (NY)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1989 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1988 | PHI | 22 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.256 | 0.256 | 0.513 | 0.769 | 115.8 |
| 1987 | ATL | 28 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.125 | 0.143 | 0.208 | 0.351 | -18.6 |
| 1986 | ATL | 35 | 77 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 | 0.194 | 0.273 | 0.467 | 15.2 |
| 1985 | MON | 24 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.139 | 0.250 | -41.6 |
| 1984 | MON | 20 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.152 | 0.152 | 0.273 | 0.424 | 10.7 |
| 1982 | MON | 13 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.083 | -99.3 |
| 1980 | MON | 25 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.200 | 0.234 | 0.244 | 0.478 | 29.5 |
| 1979 | MON | 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.032 | 0.062 | 0.032 | 0.095 | -87.4 |
| 1978 | MON | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -126.7 |
| Career | | 213 | 375 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0.149 | 0.162 | 0.232 | 0.394 | -0.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1989 | DET | 0 | 3 | 7.79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17.3 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | | |
| 1988 | PHI | 7 | 9 | 4.47 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 129.0 | 551 | 8 | 48 | 85 | | | |
| 1987 | ATL | 8 | 11 | 4.90 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 152.3 | 687 | 17 | 64 | 111 | | | |
| 1986 | ATL | 11 | 10 | 3.65 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 209.7 | 889 | 17 | 102 | 170 | | | |
| 1985 | MON | 7 | 10 | 3.71 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 135.7 | 588 | 5 | 67 | 106 | | | |
| 1984 | MON | 7 | 3 | 3.84 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 105.3 | 444 | 5 | 44 | 66 | | | |
| 1982 | MON | 6 | 4 | 3.18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.7 | 312 | 3 | 36 | 46 | | | |
| 1980 | MON | 8 | 6 | 2.98 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 129.7 | 529 | 11 | 30 | 73 | | | |
| 1979 | MON | 10 | 2 | 2.64 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 122.7 | 502 | 10 | 30 | 72 | | | |
| 1978 | MON | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| Career | | 64 | 59 | 3.78 | 212 | 176 | 2 | 1085.0 | 4626 | 78 | 434 | 748 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1989 | DET | P | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | |
| 1988 | PHI | P | 22 | 129 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.963 | |
| 1987 | ATL | P | 28 | 152 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0.971 | |
| 1986 | ATL | P | 35 | 210 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | MON | P | 24 | 136 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0.974 | |
| 1984 | MON | P | 20 | 105 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.971 | |
| 1982 | MON | P | 13 | 74 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.944 | |
| 1980 | MON | P | 24 | 130 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.946 | |
| 1979 | MON | P | 36 | 123 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.960 | |
| 1978 | MON | P | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1988 | PHI | $675,000 |
| 1987 | ATL | $725,000 |
| 1986 | ATL | $390,000 |
| 1985 | MON | $375,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.