John Havlicek vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Havlicek 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Havlicek 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader John Havlicek 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader John Havlicek 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.