Earl Monroe vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Bud Olsen 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.