Stephen Curry vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Bud Olsen

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Bud Olsen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Bud Olsen 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Bud Olsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Bud Olsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Bud Olsen 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Bud Olsen 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Bud Olsen 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.