Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Jim Palmer 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Jim Palmer 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Jim Palmer 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.