Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Paul Seymour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Seymour 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.

Paul Seymour

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Paul Seymour: 1947-48 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Paul Seymour 1

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Paul Seymour 12

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Paul Seymour 9

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Paul Seymour 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Paul Seymour 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Paul Seymour 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Paul Seymour 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Paul Seymour 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Paul Seymour 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Paul Seymour 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Paul Seymour 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 Paul Seymour 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Paul Seymour 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Paul Seymour 3.8

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Paul Seymour 5,836

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Paul Seymour 1,694 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Paul Seymour 2,341

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Paul Seymour 622

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Paul Seymour .350

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Paul Seymour .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Paul Seymour 14.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Paul Seymour 4.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Paul Seymour 6.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Paul Seymour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Paul Seymour 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Paul Seymour 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Paul Seymour 3.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Paul Seymour 650

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Paul Seymour 164 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Paul Seymour 257

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Paul Seymour 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Paul Seymour .329

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Paul Seymour .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Paul Seymour 18.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Paul Seymour 5.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Paul Seymour 6.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Paul Seymour - 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.