Ron Harper vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.