Joe Dumars vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Jim Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.