Jimmy Butler vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bud Palmer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Bud Palmer 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.