Zach LaVine vs. Bud Olsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Olsen and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Bud Olsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Bud Olsen: 1962-63 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Bud Olsen 7

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Bud Olsen 4

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Bud Olsen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Bud Olsen 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Bud Olsen 3.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Bud Olsen 0.8

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Bud Olsen 1,592

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Bud Olsen 1,111

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Bud Olsen 293

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Bud Olsen 369

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Bud Olsen .423

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Bud Olsen .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Bud Olsen 7.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Bud Olsen 4.2 (1965)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Bud Olsen 1.1 (1965)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Bud Olsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Bud Olsen 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Bud Olsen 2.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Bud Olsen 0.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Bud Olsen 46

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Bud Olsen 32

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Bud Olsen 6

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Bud Olsen 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Bud Olsen .467

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Bud Olsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Bud Olsen .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Bud Olsen 4.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Bud Olsen 2.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Bud Olsen 0.6 (1963)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Bud Olsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.