Pau Gasol vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.