Jim Palmer vs. Jamaal Wilkes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamaal Wilkes 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.

Jamaal Wilkes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61
Jamaal Wilkes: 1974-75 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 4

NBA Seasons Jim Palmer 3 Jamaal Wilkes 12

Playoffs Played Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 10

All-Star Games Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 2

Rookie of The Year Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 8.1 Jamaal Wilkes 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 5.3 Jamaal Wilkes 6.2

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 0.8 Jamaal Wilkes 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer 1,595 Jamaal Wilkes 14,644

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer 1,040 Jamaal Wilkes 5,117

Total Assists Jim Palmer 165 Jamaal Wilkes 2,050

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 1,049

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 262

Total Games Jim Palmer 196 Jamaal Wilkes 828

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer .413 Jamaal Wilkes .499

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .135 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer .703 Jamaal Wilkes .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959) Jamaal Wilkes 22.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959) Jamaal Wilkes 8.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959) Jamaal Wilkes 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 6.4

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 1,820

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 718

Total Assists Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 246

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 137

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 53

Total Games Jim Palmer 0 Jamaal Wilkes 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes .465

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 20.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 8.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jamaal Wilkes 3.4 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes 0.8 (1975)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.