Penny Hardaway vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.