Kevin Love vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Jim Palmer 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.