Alex Caruso vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Bud Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Bud 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.