Cy Young awards
3
World Series titles
3
Career wins
268
Gold Gloves
4
20-win seasons
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 15 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 16 | |
| 1970 | 20 | |
| 1971 | 20 | |
| 1972 | 21 | |
| 1973 | 22 | |
| 1974 | 7 | |
| 1975 | 23 | |
| 1976 | 22 | |
| 1977 | 20 | |
| 1978 | 21 | |
| 1979 | 10 | |
| 1980 | 16 | |
| 1981 | 7 | |
| 1982 | 15 | |
| 1983 | 5 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Palmer ranks #24 in Baseball
Jim Palmer ranks #24 in Baseball and #1905 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.1/100.
The verified career covers 1965–1984 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young awards 3, World Series titles 3, Career wins 268, Gold Gloves 4.
Nearest context: ahead Robin Yount (90.2); behind Eddie Collins (90.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jim Palmer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Palmer comparisons
Jim Palmer — frequently asked
- Is Jim Palmer the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jim Palmer ranks #24 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 90.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Jim Palmer's GOAT Score?
- 90.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Jim Palmer rank all time?
- #1905 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Baseball.
- Jim Palmer vs Robin Yount: who ranks higher?
- Robin Yount ranks higher at 90.2 versus Jim Palmer at 90.1, a margin of 0.1 points.