Zach LaVine vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.