Ja Morant vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.