Cliff Barker vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Cliff Barker 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

Cliff Barker

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Barker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Cliff Barker 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Cliff Barker 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Cliff Barker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Cliff Barker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Cliff Barker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Barker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Barker 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cliff Barker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Cliff Barker 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Cliff Barker 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 3.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 557 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 181 * Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Cliff Barker 294 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Cliff Barker 149 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .316 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .662 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) * Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 4.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 2.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Barker 42 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Cliff Barker 15 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Cliff Barker 23 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Cliff Barker 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Barker .320 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Barker .556 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) * Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Barker - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.