Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Howie Schultz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Schultz 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.

Howie Schultz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Howie Schultz: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Howie Schultz 2

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Howie Schultz 3

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Howie Schultz 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Howie Schultz 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Howie Schultz 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Howie Schultz 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Howie Schultz 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Howie Schultz 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Howie Schultz 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Howie Schultz 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Howie Schultz 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Howie Schultz 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Howie Schultz 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 Howie Schultz 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Howie Schultz 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Howie Schultz 1.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Howie Schultz 913

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Howie Schultz 326 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Howie Schultz 300

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Howie Schultz 173

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Howie Schultz .271

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Howie Schultz .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Howie Schultz 8.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Howie Schultz 3.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Howie Schultz 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Howie Schultz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Howie Schultz 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Howie Schultz 1.6 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Howie Schultz 0.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Howie Schultz 61

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Howie Schultz 19 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Howie Schultz 9

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Howie Schultz 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Howie Schultz .266

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Howie Schultz .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Howie Schultz 10.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Howie Schultz 1.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Howie Schultz 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Howie Schultz - 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.