Bud Palmer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bud Palmer 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bud Palmer 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bud Palmer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Palmer 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bud Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 1,737 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bud Palmer 187 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bud Palmer 148 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .326 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 14.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 201 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bud Palmer 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bud Palmer 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .388 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .721 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.