Gail Goodrich vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gail Goodrich 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Gail Goodrich 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gail Goodrich 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gail Goodrich 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Gail Goodrich 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Gail Goodrich 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 Gail Goodrich 18.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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.