Porter Meriwether vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Porter Meriwether 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 Porter Meriwether 3.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.