Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Red Owens 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Owens 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Owens 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Red Owens 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 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.