Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)