Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Alex Poythress 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Alex Poythress 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Alex Poythress 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Alex Poythress 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Alex Poythress -

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Alex Poythress -