Tim Duncan vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Jim Palmer 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jim Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Jim Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Jim Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Jim Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.