Karl Malone vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim Palmer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.