Hakeem Olajuwon leads 8 of 8 career categories against Patrick Ewing, including scoring (21.8 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 35 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Hakeem Olajuwon winning the series 18–17.
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: scoring (21.8 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), playmaking (2.5 APG), and 5 more.
Patrick Ewing trails in every compared category here.
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Patrick Ewing | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 18–17 | |
| Meetings | 35 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 21.9 | 18.3 |
| RPG | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| APG | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| First meeting | 1985-86 | |
| Last meeting | 2001-02 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Patrick Ewing | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1238 | 1183 |
| MIN | 35.7 | 34.3 |
| PTS | 21.8 | 21.0 |
| REB | 11.1 | 9.8 |
| AST | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| STL | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| BLK | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| FG% | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| 3P% | 20.2 | 15.2 |
| FT% | 71.2 | 74.0 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Patrick Ewing | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.8 | 21.0 |
| TS% | 55.3 | 55.3 |
| USG% | 27.4 | 28.1 |
| WS | 150.5 | 123.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.175 | 0.146 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| VORP | 69.2 | 46.6 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Patrick Ewing | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| Defensive POY | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 12 | 7 |
| All-Star | 12 | 11 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
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