ESPN's Hall of 100 -- Ranking the all-time greatest MLB players

Jim Palmer


Jim Palmer, RHP

 

Career: 1965-84, Orioles
Fun fact: Winningest AL pitcher in the 1970s


An eight-time 20-game winner, Palmer won 268 games over 19 seasons with the Orioles, posting a .638 winning percentage. He claimed three AL Cy Young Awards (and was the runner-up twice) and four Gold Gloves.

In 3,948 innings over 558 appearances, Palmer surrendered 303 home runs but amazingly never gave up a grand slam.

Previous rank: 89

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