Kevin Love vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Bud Palmer 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.