Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Giff Roux Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Giff Roux 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.

Giff Roux

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Giff Roux: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Giff Roux 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Giff Roux 3

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Giff Roux 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Giff Roux 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Giff Roux 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Giff Roux 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Giff Roux 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Giff Roux 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Giff Roux 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Giff Roux 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Giff Roux 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Giff Roux 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Giff Roux 0 *

* 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Giff Roux 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Giff Roux - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Giff Roux 0.3

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Giff Roux - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Giff Roux - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Giff Roux 617

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Giff Roux 49

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Giff Roux 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Giff Roux .280

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Giff Roux - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Giff Roux .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Giff Roux 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Giff Roux - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Giff Roux 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Giff Roux - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Giff Roux - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Giff Roux 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Giff Roux - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Giff Roux 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Giff Roux - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Giff Roux - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Giff Roux 29

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Giff Roux 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Giff Roux - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Giff Roux 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Giff Roux .245

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Giff Roux - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Giff Roux .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Giff Roux 7.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Giff Roux - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Giff Roux 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Giff Roux - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Giff Roux - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.