Cleveland Buckner vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: 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 Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.