Dick Garmaker vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

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

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Garmaker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Dick Garmaker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Garmaker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Dick Garmaker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Dick Garmaker 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 Garmaker 13.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.