Bob Cousy vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Bob Cousy 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Cousy 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Cousy 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 0

Blocks Leader Bob Cousy 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* 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 Bob Cousy 18.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - 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.