Jermaine O'Neal vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.