Joakim Noah vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Joakim Noah 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

Joakim Noah

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joakim Noah 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Joakim Noah 13 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Joakim Noah 8 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Joakim Noah 2 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joakim Noah 1 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 1 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joakim Noah 2 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 3 Jim Palmer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Joakim Noah 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 8.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 9.0 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.8 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 5,881 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 6,058 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Joakim Noah 1,907 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Joakim Noah 534 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 874 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 672 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .491 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah .000 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .700 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 9.3 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 10.6 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.7 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 579 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 659 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Joakim Noah 167 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Joakim Noah 58 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 106 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 62 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .465 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah - Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .676 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013) 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.