Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Bud Palmer 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Bud Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Bud Palmer 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.