Rudy Gay vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.