Pau Gasol vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Jim Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.