Jim Palmer vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Jim Palmer 3 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Jim Palmer 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 8.1 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 5.3 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 0.8 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer 1,595 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer 1,040 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Jim Palmer 165 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Jim Palmer 196 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer .413 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer .703 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer - John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer - John Stockton 608

Total Assists Jim Palmer - John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Jim Palmer 0 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer - John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer - John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.