Tracy McGrady vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Tracy McGrady 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

Tracy McGrady

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tracy McGrady: 1997-98 to 2012-13
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tracy McGrady 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Tracy McGrady 16 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Tracy McGrady 9 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Tracy McGrady 7 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tracy McGrady 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tracy McGrady 7 Jim Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Tracy McGrady 2 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 19.6 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.6 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 4.4 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.2 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 18,381 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 5,276 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 4,161 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 1,136 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 807 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Tracy McGrady 938 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .435 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .338 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .746 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 32.1 (2003) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 7.9 (2002) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 6.5 (2007) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.7 (2005) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.9 (2000) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 22.2 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.7 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.1 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 1,109 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 286 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 249 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 53 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 47 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Tracy McGrady 50 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .426 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .290 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .757 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 33.8 (2001) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.2 (2008) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.3 (2001) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 2.0 (2003) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.8 (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.