Bill Bridges vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Bill Bridges 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Bridges 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Bridges 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Bill Bridges 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Bill Bridges 11.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.