Rick Barry vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jim Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Palmer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Palmer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jim Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.