Gene Conley vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Conley 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Gene Conley 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Conley 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gene Conley 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Gene Conley 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Gene Conley 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - 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.