Bud Olsen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bud Olsen 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

Bud Olsen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bud Olsen 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bud Olsen 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bud Olsen 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Olsen 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bud Olsen 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Olsen 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Olsen 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bud Olsen 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Olsen 1,592 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bud Olsen 1,111 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bud Olsen 293 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bud Olsen 369 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Olsen .423 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Olsen .553 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Olsen 3.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Olsen 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bud Olsen 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Olsen 46 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bud Olsen 32 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bud Olsen 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bud Olsen 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Olsen .467 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Olsen .333 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Olsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.