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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Hakeem Olajuwon vs Patrick Ewing

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Hakeem Olajuwon1984-852001-02 · HOU
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Patrick Ewing1985-862001-02 · NYK

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.

PPG
21.821.0
RPG
11.19.8
APG
2.51.9
TS%
55.3%55.3%
PER
23.821.0
Win Shares
150.5123.9
games played
12381183
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS7 All-NBA · 11 AS

Head to Head

Hakeem OlajuwonPatrick Ewing
Record1817
Meetings35 (7 playoff)
PPG21.918.3
RPG10.59.6
APG2.51.3
First meeting1985-86
Last meeting2001-02

Per Game

Hakeem OlajuwonPatrick Ewing
G12381183
MIN35.734.3
PTS21.821.0
REB11.19.8
AST2.51.9
STL1.71.0
BLK3.12.4
FG%51.250.4
3P%20.215.2
FT%71.274.0

Advanced

Hakeem OlajuwonPatrick Ewing
PER23.821.0
TS%55.355.3
USG%27.428.1
WS150.5123.9
WS/480.1750.146
BPM4.62.5
VORP69.246.6

Accolades

Hakeem OlajuwonPatrick Ewing
MVP1
Finals MVP2
Defensive POY2
All-NBA127
All-Star1211
All-Defensive93
All-Rookie11
Rookie of the Year1

Career percentiles

Scoring
93
91
Efficiency
72
69
Playmaking
65
56
Rebounding
97
94
Defense
99
94

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