Bernard King vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.