RJ Barrett vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader RJ Barrett 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)