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Forward ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#22

Jim Farmer

Age61 BornSep 23, 1964 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight86 kg CollegeAlabama Draft1987 · #20
Career averages
5.9PPG
1.5RPG
0.9APG
163 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
163Games
968Career points
6.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder · 38 games · 1989-90 to 1989-90
Career highsSingle season
10.0PPG · 1990-91 · DEN
2.5RPG · 1990-91 · -
1.5APG · 1990-91 · DEN
12.3PER · 1990-91 · DEN
0.4Win shares · 1988-89 · UTA
Draft1987
1Round
20Overall pick
From Alabama

Career by team

Denver Nuggets
1990-91 - 1993-94 · 2 seasons
8.8 PPG 2.2 RPG 1.4 APG
29 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1990-91 - 1990-91 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG 2.5 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.7 APG
38 games
Utah Jazz
1988-89 - 1988-89 · 1 seasons
4.1 PPG 1.5 RPG 0.8 APG
37 games
Dallas Mavericks
1987-88 - 1987-88 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG 0.6 RPG 0.5 APG
30 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1987-88 DAL 30 0 5.2 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 37.7 0.0 90.0 4.4 -0.4
1988-89 UTA 37 0 11.1 4.1 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 40.1 45.0 70.7 8.4 0.4
1989-90 OKC 38 0 10.5 6.4 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 43.8 29.6 71.3 - -
1990-91 NBA 27 1 16.9 9.4 2.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 45.3 21.7 73.8 - -
1990-91 DEN 25 1 17.7 10.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.1 45.8 22.7 73.0 12.3 0.1
1990-91 PHI 2 0 6.5 3.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.6 0.0 100.0 10.9 0.0
1993-94 DEN 4 0 7.3 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 -3.7 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1993 Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets offseason From 1990-91 to 1993-94
Oct 1990 Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1990-91 to 1990-91
Jul 1990 Oklahoma City Thunder Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1990 Oklahoma City Thunder Denver Nuggets season change
Jul 1989 Utah Jazz Oklahoma City Thunder season change
Jul 1988 Dallas Mavericks Utah Jazz season change

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About Jim Farmer

James G. Palmer was an American professional basketball player. Palmer was selected in the 1957 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks.