M.L. Carr vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year M.L. Carr 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 0

Blocks Leader M.L. Carr 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.