Fred Foster vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

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

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

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

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

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

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

Rebounds Leader Fred Foster 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Fred Foster 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 Foster 7.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.