Jim Palmer vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell and Jim Palmer 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

Jim Palmer

vs.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Palmer 0 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Jim Palmer 3 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Jim Palmer 0 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Jim Palmer 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Jim Palmer 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 8.1 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 5.3 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 0.8 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer 1,595 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer 1,040 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Jim Palmer 165 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Jim Palmer 196 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer .413 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer .703 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 2.9

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 453

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 94

Total Assists Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 153

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Jim Palmer 0 D'Angelo Russell 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .327

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)

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.