Hakeem Olajuwon vs. David West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David West and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

David West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
David West: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 David West 2

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 David West 15

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 David West 9

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 David West 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 David West 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 David West 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 David West 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 David West 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 David West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 David West 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 David West 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 David West 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 David West 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 David West 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 David West 6.4

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 David West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 David West 14,034

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 David West 6,590

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 David West 2,273

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 David West 764

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 David West 850

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 David West 1,034

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 David West .495

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 David West .265

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 David West .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) David West 21.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) David West 8.9 (2008)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) David West 3.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) David West 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) David West 1.3 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 David West 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 David West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 David West 0.6

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 David West 1,335

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 David West 655

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 David West 265

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 David West 74

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 David West 95

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 David West 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 David West .476

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 David West .320

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 David West .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) David West 21.2 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) David West 8.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) David West 3.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) David West 1.1 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) David West 1.9 (2008)