Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bud Olsen 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Bud Olsen 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.