Alex Caruso vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Caruso

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Jim Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.