Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Ed Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Peterson 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.

Ed Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Ed Peterson: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Ed Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Ed Peterson 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Ed Peterson 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Ed Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Ed Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Ed Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Ed Peterson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Ed Peterson 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Ed Peterson 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Ed Peterson 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 Ed Peterson 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Ed Peterson 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Ed Peterson 0.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Ed Peterson 804

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Ed Peterson 288 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Ed Peterson 99

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Ed Peterson 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Ed Peterson .384

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Ed Peterson .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Ed Peterson 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Ed Peterson 5.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Ed Peterson 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Ed Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Ed Peterson 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Ed Peterson 0.1

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Ed Peterson 44

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Ed Peterson 0 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Ed Peterson 1

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Ed Peterson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Ed Peterson .419

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Ed Peterson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Ed Peterson 4.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Ed Peterson 0.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Ed Peterson - 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.