Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)