Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Fred Schaus 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Fred Schaus 0 *

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

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

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Fred Schaus 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Fred Schaus 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 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Fred Schaus .352

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

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Fred Schaus .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Fred Schaus - 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.