Tommy Byrnes vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - 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.