Ben Wallace vs Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon leads 8 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (21.8 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 10 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Ben Wallace winning the series 6–4.
Ben Wallace trails in every compared category here.
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: scoring (21.8 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), playmaking (2.5 APG), and 5 more.
PPG
5.721.8
RPG
9.611.1
APG
1.32.5
TS%
47.4%55.3%
PER
15.523.8
Win Shares
93.6150.5
games played
10881238
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 6–4 | |
| Meetings | 10 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| RPG | 12.9 | 6.8 |
| APG | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| First meeting | 1997-98 | |
| Last meeting | 2001-02 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1238 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 35.7 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 21.8 |
| REB | 9.6 | 11.1 |
| AST | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 51.2 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 20.2 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 71.2 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 23.8 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 55.3 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 27.4 |
| WS | 93.6 | 150.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.175 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 69.2 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | 2 |
| All-NBA | 5 | 12 |
| All-Star | 4 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 9 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3793
Efficiency2772
Playmaking4665
Rebounding9197
Defense9399
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