Daniel Gafford vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant and Daniel Gafford 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 7 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Bud Grant 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.2 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.7 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.1 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 3,631 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 2,223 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 416 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 204 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 605 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 393 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .706 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .678 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 12.3 (2025) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2026) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.5 Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.6 Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.4 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 256 Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 151 Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 18 Bud Grant 7

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 11 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 43 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 27 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .671 Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .629 Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 (2024) Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) Bud Grant - n/a **

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