Gilbert Arenas vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)