Kyle Kuzma vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.