Tom Burleson vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.