Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Herb Scherer 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Herb Scherer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Herb Scherer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herb Scherer 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herb Scherer 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Herb Scherer 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Herb Scherer - 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.