Gene James vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Gene James 95 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Gene James 88 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Gene James 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Gene James 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.