LeBron James vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year LeBron James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 0

Rebounds Leader LeBron James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 0

Blocks Leader LeBron James 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games LeBron James 287 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)