Hakeem Olajuwon vs Karl Malone
Karl Malone leads 6 of 8 career categories against Hakeem Olajuwon, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and playmaking (3.6 APG). Head to head they met 89 times, 21 of them in the playoffs, with Karl Malone winning the series 46–43.
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon
rebounding (11.1 RPG), accolades (1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Karl Malone
scoring (25.0 PPG), playmaking (3.6 APG), shooting efficiency (57.7% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
21.8PPG25.0
11.1RPG10.1
2.5APG3.6
55.3%TS%57.7%
23.8PER23.9
150.5Win Shares232.3
1238games played1476
Head to Head
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Series wins | 46 |
| 25.1 | PPG | 25.1 |
| 10.9 | RPG | 11.4 |
| 2.9 | APG | 3.2 |
| 89 meetings (21 in the playoffs) · first 1985-86 · last 2001-02 | ||
Per Game
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 1238 | G | 1476 |
| 35.7 | MIN | 37.2 |
| 21.8 | PTS | 25.0 |
| 11.1 | REB | 10.1 |
| 2.5 | AST | 3.6 |
| 1.7 | STL | 1.4 |
| 3.1 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 51.2 | FG% | 51.6 |
| 20.2 | 3P% | 27.4 |
| 71.2 | FT% | 74.2 |
Advanced
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.8 | PER | 23.9 |
| 55.3 | TS% | 57.7 |
| 27.4 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 150.5 | WS | 232.3 |
| 0.175 | WS/48 | 0.203 |
| 4.6 | BPM | 4.6 |
| 69.2 | VORP | 92.1 |
Accolades
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Karl Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 2 |
| 2 | Finals MVP | — |
| 2 | Defensive POY | — |
| 12 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 12 | All-Star | 14 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | 4 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 2 |
Career percentiles
93Scoring97
72Efficiency84
65Playmaking81
97Rebounding97
99Defense87
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