Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten 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.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Don Otten 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Don Otten 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Don Otten 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Don Otten 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Don Otten 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Don Otten 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Don Otten 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Don Otten 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Don Otten 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Don Otten - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.