Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)