George Gervin vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Bud Olsen 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.