Earl Monroe vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.