DeMarcus Cousins vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.