Luka Doncic vs. Bud Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Palmer and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Bud Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bud Palmer: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Bud Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Bud Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Bud Palmer 3

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Bud Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Bud Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Bud Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Bud Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Bud Palmer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Bud Palmer 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Bud Palmer 1.3

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Bud Palmer 1,737

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Bud Palmer 187

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Bud Palmer 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Bud Palmer .326

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Bud Palmer .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Bud Palmer 13.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Bud Palmer 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 31.0 Bud Palmer 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.2 Bud Palmer 1.0

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,209 Bud Palmer 201

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 367 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Assists Luka Doncic 319 Bud Palmer 14

Total Steals Luka Doncic 58 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 21 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 39 Bud Palmer 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .457 Bud Palmer .388

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .341 Bud Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .710 Bud Palmer .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Bud Palmer 15.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Bud Palmer 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Bud Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (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.