Rudy Gay vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.