Bud Palmer vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bud Palmer 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

Bud Palmer

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Palmer 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bud Palmer 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bud Palmer 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bud Palmer 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Palmer 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Palmer 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Palmer 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Palmer 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bud Palmer 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bud Palmer 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 11.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 1,737 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bud Palmer 187 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bud Palmer 148 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .326 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .739 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 14.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 201 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bud Palmer 14 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bud Palmer 14 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .388 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .721 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.