Ja Morant vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Jim Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.