Roy Hibbert vs. Bud Olsen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bud Olsen and Roy Hibbert, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bud Olsen, who played 7. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Bud Olsen had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17
Bud Olsen 7 4 1962-63 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2008-091962-63
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 70 14.4 7.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 6.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
Bud Olsen 52 7.2 2.2 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 1.5 0.8 2.6 .323 - - - 0.5 0.8 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Bud Olsen 5 4.2 3.0 - - 2.0 0.6 - - - 0.8 1.4 1.8 .778 - - - 0.2 1.0 .200

Season 2

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2009-101963-64
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 25.1 11.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.8 9.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.8 .754
Bud Olsen 49 10.5 4.1 - - 3.0 0.6 - - - 1.6 1.7 4.3 .405 - - - 0.7 1.2 .561
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Bud Olsen 2 5.0 3.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.0 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2010-111964-65
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 27.7 12.7 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 5.1 11.0 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .745
Bud Olsen 79 17.4 7.5 - - 4.2 1.1 - - - 2.6 2.8 6.5 .438 - - - 1.8 2.5 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 5 26.4 10.4 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.0 9.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
Bud Olsen 4 9.8 4.3 - - 2.3 0.3 - - - 2.0 1.8 4.3 .412 - - - 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 4

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2011-121965-66
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 65 29.8 12.8 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 10.3 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .711
Bud Olsen 59 10.2 3.4 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.3 .420 - - - 0.7 1.5 .443
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 11 30.9 11.7 4.1 7.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 3.5 4.7 9.5 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 3.3 .667
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2012-131966-67
Team Indiana PacersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 79 28.7 11.9 3.7 4.6 8.3 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.1 3.5 4.9 10.9 .448 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.8 .741
Bud Olsen 40 8.7 4.3 - - 2.6 0.8 - - - 1.3 1.9 4.2 .449 - - - 0.6 1.5 .397
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 36.5 17.0 4.7 5.2 9.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 3.9 6.3 12.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.4 .806
Bud Olsen 4 3.5 2.0 - - 2.3 0.3 - - - 0.5 1.0 3.3 .308 - - - 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 6

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2013-141967-68
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 29.7 10.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.1 .400 2.6 3.3 .770
Bud Olsen 73 12.3 3.8 - - 2.8 1.0 - - - 1.9 1.8 3.9 .456 - - - 0.2 0.8 .274
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 28.5 9.3 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.3 3.3 3.5 7.7 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .772
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2014-151968-69
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 76 25.3 10.6 2.1 5.1 7.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.3 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.7 .824
Bud Olsen 17 6.6 2.0 - - 1.5 0.6 - - - 0.8 0.9 2.5 .357 - - - 0.2 1.1 .222
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 23.2 5.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 3.1 2.2 5.1 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .807
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Roy Hibbert Bud Olsen
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 48 14.2 4.6 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.7 3.1 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .813
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Bud Olsen ------- --- ----------