Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Mickey Rottner 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Mickey Rottner - 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.