Gilbert Arenas vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.