Matt Harpring vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Matt Harpring 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)