Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Herm Schaefer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.