Brandon Ingram vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Brandon Ingram 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

Brandon Ingram

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 8 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 19.4 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 9,256 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,466 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,037 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 342 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 269 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 477 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .362 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .786 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 21.9 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 219 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 55 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 50 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 10 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .434 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .371 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .848 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.3 (2024) 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.