Xavier McDaniel vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon and Xavier McDaniel 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

Xavier McDaniel

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)