Hakeem Olajuwon vs Steve Nash
Hakeem Olajuwon leads 6 of 8 career categories against Steve Nash, including scoring (21.8 PPG) and rebounding (11.1 RPG). Head to head they met 13 times, with Steve Nash winning the series 7–6.
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 Steve Nash: playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%).
PPG
21.814.3
RPG
11.13.0
APG
2.58.5
TS%
55.3%60.5%
PER
23.819.9
Win Shares
150.5129.6
games played
12381217
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 12 All-NBA · 12 AS2 MVP · 7 All-NBA · 8 AS
Head to Head
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 6–7 | |
| Meetings | 13 | |
| PPG | 17.1 | 10.8 |
| RPG | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| APG | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2001-02 | |
Per Game
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1238 | 1217 |
| MIN | 35.7 | 31.3 |
| PTS | 21.8 | 14.3 |
| REB | 11.1 | 3.0 |
| AST | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| STL | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| BLK | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| FG% | 51.2 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 20.2 | 42.8 |
| FT% | 71.2 | 90.4 |
Advanced
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| TS% | 55.3 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 27.4 | 21.0 |
| WS | 150.5 | 129.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.175 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 69.2 | 53.5 |
Accolades
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 2 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| Defensive POY | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 12 | 7 |
| All-Star | 12 | 8 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9378
Efficiency7291
Playmaking6596
Rebounding9745
Defense9937
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