Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Red Rocha 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Red Rocha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Red Rocha 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Rocha 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Red Rocha 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Red Rocha 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 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Red Rocha - 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.