Stephen Curry vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Jim Palmer 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Jim Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Jim Palmer 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Jim Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.