Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)