Kyle Kuzma vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Kyle Kuzma 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,210 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,413 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,446 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 304 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 281 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 541 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)