Kevin Garnett vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant and Kevin Garnett 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 Garnett

vs.

Bud Grant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Bud Grant 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Bud Grant 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Bud Grant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Bud Grant 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Bud Grant 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Bud Grant 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Bud Grant 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Bud Grant 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Bud Grant 7

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.