John Battle vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader John Battle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals John Battle 273 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games John Battle 612 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists John Battle 80 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals John Battle 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games John Battle 55 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)