Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Otis Thorpe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Otis Thorpe 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Otis Thorpe 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)