Fred Carter vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fred Carter 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Fred Carter 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Fred Carter 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: 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 Fred Carter 15.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.