Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Jim Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ware 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.

Jim Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Jim Ware 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Ware 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Jim Ware 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jim Ware 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Jim Ware 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Jim Ware 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Ware 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Ware 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Jim Ware 0 *

* Notes: 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Jim Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Jim Ware 0.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Jim Ware 13

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Jim Ware .284

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Jim Ware - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Jim Ware 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Jim Ware 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Jim Ware .385

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Jim Ware - 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.