- He was named to six AL All-Star Teams.
- He appeared on the back cover of a 1983 book titled "Not Just Another Pretty Face - An Intimate Look at America's Top Male Models."
- He is married to Susan Schimtd.
- He went to high school in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- He has two daughters and a step-son.
- Jim Palmer resides in Baltimore, Maryland and in Juno Beach, Florida.
- He relaxes by listening to music and reading books.
- He has served for over two decades as a national sports chairman for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Since 1993, he has been the spokesman for The Money Store, a home euqity lender.
- In September 1997, he was hired to be the broadcaster for the first ever Major League Sporting Event filmed in digital format which aired live in Washington, D.C.
- In 1994, he was inducted into the Little League Baseball's Hall of Excellence.
- Since 1992, he has been broadcasting Baltimore Orioles games for HTS, a mid-Atlantic cable network.
- In 1966, he became the youngest player ever to pitch a shutout in a World Series game.
- He won the Gold Glove Award four times.
- He was adopted at birth.
- He wore the number 22 during his career.
- He was given the nickname "Cakes."
- He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1963.
- He made his MLB debut April 17, 1965.
- He is listed at 6'3 and 196 lbs.
- He won the Cy Young Award three times.
- He won 268 games during his career.
- He was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
- He played for the Baltimore Orioles.
- He bat and threw right-handed.
- He played the position of pitcher.
