Jerry Lucas vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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. ** 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.