James Harden vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Bud Olsen 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Bud Olsen 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals James Harden 273 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Bud Olsen - 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.