Bud Palmer vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Palmer 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Bud Palmer 3 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Bud Palmer 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Bud Palmer 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Bud Palmer 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 11.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 1,737 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Bud Palmer 187 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Bud Palmer 148 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .326 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .739 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 14.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Palmer 201 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Bud Palmer 14 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Bud Palmer 14 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Palmer .388 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Palmer .721 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bud Palmer - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

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.