David Lee vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader David Lee 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals David Lee 625 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games David Lee 829 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists David Lee 43 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals David Lee 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games David Lee 43 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)