Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Palmer 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Palmer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Palmer 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Palmer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.