Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Dion Waiters 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Dion Waiters 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Dion Waiters 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Dion Waiters 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)