Bernard King vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Bud Olsen 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.