DeMarcus Cousins vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.