John Havlicek vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Bud Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bud Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Bud Palmer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.