Rick Carlisle vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)