Gary Payton vs Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (21.8 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 52 times, 18 of them in the playoffs, with Gary Payton winning the series 31–21.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: scoring (21.8 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), shooting efficiency (55.3% TS%), and 3 more.
PPG
16.321.8
RPG
3.911.1
APG
6.72.5
TS%
52.8%55.3%
PER
18.923.8
Win Shares
144.0150.5
games played
13351238
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 31–21 | |
| Meetings | 52 (18 playoff) | |
| PPG | 19.2 | 20.7 |
| RPG | 4.0 | 10.3 |
| APG | 6.6 | 2.8 |
| First meeting | 1990-91 | |
| Last meeting | 2001-02 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1238 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 35.7 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 21.8 |
| REB | 3.9 | 11.1 |
| AST | 6.7 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 51.2 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 20.2 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 71.2 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 23.8 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 55.3 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 27.4 |
| WS | 144.0 | 150.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.175 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 69.2 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | 2 |
| All-NBA | 9 | 12 |
| All-Star | 9 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 9 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8193
Efficiency5672
Playmaking9565
Rebounding6097
Defense8299
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