Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Nick Shaback Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Shaback 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.

Nick Shaback

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Nick Shaback 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Nick Shaback 1

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Nick Shaback 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Nick Shaback 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Nick Shaback 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Nick Shaback 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Nick Shaback 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Nick Shaback 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Nick Shaback 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Nick Shaback 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Nick Shaback 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Nick Shaback 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Nick Shaback 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 Nick Shaback 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Nick Shaback 0.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Nick Shaback 242

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Nick Shaback 29

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Nick Shaback 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Nick Shaback .265

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Nick Shaback .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Nick Shaback - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Nick Shaback 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Nick Shaback 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Nick Shaback 15

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Nick Shaback 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Nick Shaback 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Nick Shaback .273

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Nick Shaback .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Nick Shaback - 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.