Jusuf Nurkic vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.