Stephen Curry vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Bud Palmer 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Bud Palmer 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.