Hakeem Olajuwon vs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads 6 of 8 career categories against Hakeem Olajuwon, including scoring (24.6 PPG) and rebounding (11.2 RPG). Head to head they met 28 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar winning the series 19–9.
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: per-minute impact (23.8 PER), career value (150.5 Win Shares).
The case for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: scoring (24.6 PPG), rebounding (11.2 RPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), and 3 more.
PPG
21.824.6
RPG
11.111.2
APG
2.53.6
TS%
55.3%59.2%
PER
23.817.8
Win Shares
150.526.1
games played
12381560
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS6 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 19 AS
Head to Head
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 9–19 | |
| Meetings | 28 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 23.9 | 23.3 |
| RPG | 11.4 | 6.7 |
| APG | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| First meeting | 1984-85 | |
| Last meeting | 1988-89 | |
Per Game
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1238 | 1560 |
| MIN | 35.7 | 35.9 |
| PTS | 21.8 | 24.6 |
| REB | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| AST | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| STL | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| FG% | 51.2 | 55.9 |
| 3P% | 20.2 | 5.6 |
| FT% | 71.2 | 72.2 |
Advanced
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.8 | 17.8 |
| TS% | 55.3 | 59.2 |
| USG% | 27.4 | 23.1 |
| WS | 150.5 | 26.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.175 | 0.138 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| VORP | 69.2 | 6.7 |
Accolades
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 6 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | 2 |
| Defensive POY | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 12 | 15 |
| All-Star | 12 | 19 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 11 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9394
Efficiency7288
Playmaking6578
Rebounding9793
Defense9975
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