Hakeem Olajuwon vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 6 of 8 career categories against Hakeem Olajuwon, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and playmaking (2.5 APG). Head to head they met 28 times, 8 of them in the playoffs, with Shaquille O'Neal winning the series 17–11.
The case for Hakeem Olajuwon: rebounding (11.1 RPG), longevity (1238 games played).
The case for Shaquille O'Neal: scoring (23.7 PPG), playmaking (2.5 APG), shooting efficiency (58.6% TS%), and 3 more.
PPG
21.823.7
RPG
11.110.9
APG
2.52.5
TS%
55.3%58.6%
PER
23.826.4
Win Shares
150.5180.4
games played
12381207
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 11–17 | |
| Meetings | 28 (8 playoff) | |
| PPG | 19.7 | 24.0 |
| RPG | 9.2 | 12.1 |
| APG | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| First meeting | 1992-93 | |
| Last meeting | 2000-01 | |
Per Game
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1238 | 1207 |
| MIN | 35.7 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 21.8 | 23.7 |
| REB | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| AST | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 51.2 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 20.2 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 71.2 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.8 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 55.3 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 27.4 | 29.5 |
| WS | 150.5 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.175 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 69.2 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | 3 |
| Defensive POY | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 12 | 14 |
| All-Star | 12 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9395
Efficiency7292
Playmaking6570
Rebounding9797
Defense9994
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