Rick Barry vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bud Palmer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bud Palmer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.