Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Hakeem Olajuwon that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Austin Rivers 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Austin Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Austin Rivers 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)