Shaquille O'Neal vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Bud Palmer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (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.