Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bud Palmer 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) 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.