Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Mel Riebe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Mel Riebe - 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.