Jimmy Butler vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Jim Palmer 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.