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.
The case for Ben Wallace
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.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG21.8
9.6RPG11.1
1.3APG2.5
47.4%TS%55.3%
15.5PER23.8
93.6Win Shares150.5
1088games played1238
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Series wins | 4 |
| 7.0 | PPG | 10.0 |
| 12.9 | RPG | 6.8 |
| 1.0 | APG | 1.3 |
| 10 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 1997-98 · last 2001-02 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1238 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 35.7 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 21.8 |
| 9.6 | REB | 11.1 |
| 1.3 | AST | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | STL | 1.7 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 3.1 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 51.2 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 20.2 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 71.2 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 23.8 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 55.3 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 27.4 |
| 93.6 | WS | 150.5 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.175 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 4.6 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 69.2 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | 2 |
| 5 | All-NBA | 12 |
| 4 | All-Star | 12 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | 9 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 2 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring93
27Efficiency72
46Playmaking65
91Rebounding97
93Defense99
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