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.
Tale of the tape
21.8PPG24.6
11.1RPG11.2
2.5APG3.6
55.3%TS%59.2%
23.8PER17.8
150.5Win Shares26.1
1238games played1560
Head to Head
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Series wins | 19 |
| 23.9 | PPG | 23.3 |
| 11.4 | RPG | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | APG | 2.6 |
| 28 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 1984-85 · last 1988-89 | ||
Per Game
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 1238 | G | 1560 |
| 35.7 | MIN | 35.9 |
| 21.8 | PTS | 24.6 |
| 11.1 | REB | 11.2 |
| 2.5 | AST | 3.6 |
| 1.7 | STL | 0.6 |
| 3.1 | BLK | 1.9 |
| 51.2 | FG% | 55.9 |
| 20.2 | 3P% | 5.6 |
| 71.2 | FT% | 72.2 |
Advanced
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.8 | PER | 17.8 |
| 55.3 | TS% | 59.2 |
| 27.4 | USG% | 23.1 |
| 150.5 | WS | 26.1 |
| 0.175 | WS/48 | 0.138 |
| 4.6 | BPM | 0.9 |
| 69.2 | VORP | 6.7 |
Accolades
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 6 |
| 2 | Finals MVP | 2 |
| 2 | Defensive POY | — |
| 12 | All-NBA | 15 |
| 12 | All-Star | 19 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | 11 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
93Scoring94
72Efficiency88
65Playmaking78
97Rebounding93
99Defense75
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