Kyrie Irving vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.1 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,007 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 325 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 427 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 122 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 87 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .397 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (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.