Dick Barnett vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Dick Barnett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Dick Barnett 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 Dick Barnett 15.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * 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.