Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bud Palmer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bud Palmer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bud Palmer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bud Palmer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.