Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Palmer 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.