Donovan Mitchell vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.1 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,517 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 272 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 268 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 69 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 18 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 54 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .439 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .358 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .848 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) 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.