Slater Martin vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Slater Martin 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

Slater Martin

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Slater Martin 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* 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 Slater Martin 9.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.