C.J. McCollum vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (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.