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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Hakeem Olajuwon vs Pau Gasol

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Hakeem Olajuwon1984-852001-02 · HOU
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Pau Gasol2001-022018-19 · MEM

Hakeem Olajuwon leads 6 of 8 career categories against Pau Gasol, including scoring (21.8 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 2 times, with the series even at 1–1.

The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: scoring (21.8 PPG), rebounding (11.1 RPG), per-minute impact (23.8 PER), and 3 more.

The case for Pau Gasol: playmaking (3.2 APG), shooting efficiency (56.5% TS%).

PPG
21.817.0
RPG
11.19.2
APG
2.53.2
TS%
55.3%56.5%
PER
23.821.4
Win Shares
150.5143.9
games played
12381226
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS4 All-NBA · 6 AS

Head to Head

Hakeem OlajuwonPau Gasol
Record11
Meetings2
PPG9.021.0
RPG5.09.5
APG0.52.0
First meeting2001-02
Last meeting2001-02

Per Game

Hakeem OlajuwonPau Gasol
G12381226
MIN35.733.4
PTS21.817.0
REB11.19.2
AST2.53.2
STL1.70.5
BLK3.11.6
FG%51.250.7
3P%20.236.8
FT%71.275.3

Advanced

Hakeem OlajuwonPau Gasol
PER23.821.4
TS%55.356.5
USG%27.423.3
WS150.5143.9
WS/480.1750.169
BPM4.63.1
VORP69.252.6

Accolades

Hakeem OlajuwonPau Gasol
MVP1
Finals MVP2
Defensive POY2
All-NBA124
All-Star126
All-Defensive9
All-Rookie11
Rookie of the Year1

Career percentiles

Scoring
93
87
Efficiency
72
75
Playmaking
65
81
Rebounding
97
95
Defense
99
88

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