Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Arnie Risen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

* 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.