George Gervin vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Notes: * 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.