Hakeem Olajuwon vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)