Austin Carr vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Austin Carr 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Austin Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Austin Carr 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.