Monk Meineke vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Monk Meineke 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

Monk Meineke

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monk Meineke: 1952-53 to 1957-58
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Monk Meineke 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Monk Meineke 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Monk Meineke 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Monk Meineke 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Monk Meineke 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Monk Meineke 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Monk Meineke 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Monk Meineke 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

Rookie of The Year Monk Meineke 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 6.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 2,338 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 1,626 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Monk Meineke 433 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Monk Meineke 343 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .367 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .756 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 10.7 (1953) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 6.9 (1953) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 2.2 (1953) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 5.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 146 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 100 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Monk Meineke 26 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Monk Meineke 25 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .351 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .750 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 7.5 (1953) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 5.5 (1958) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.5 (1954) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: ** 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.