Evan Mobley vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hakeem Olajuwon and Evan Mobley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Evan Mobley played 5 years in the NBA, 13 less than Hakeem Olajuwon, who played 18. Evan Mobley had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Hakeem Olajuwon had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Evan Mobley 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon 18 15 1984-85 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Evan Mobley Hakeem Olajuwon
Season 2021-221984-85
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
difference:+13+1.7+5.6+3.3+0.3+3.6+1.1+0.4+1.0-1.0-2.1+2.2+3.3+.030+0.3+1.3+1.7+3.0+.050
Hakeem Olajuwon 82 35.5 20.6 5.4 6.5 11.9 1.4 1.2 2.7 2.9 4.2 8.3 15.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 6.7 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------
Hakeem Olajuwon 5 37.4 21.2 6.6 6.4 13.0 1.4 1.4 2.6 2.2 4.4 8.4 17.6 .477 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 9.2 .478

Season 2
Evan Mobley Hakeem Olajuwon
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
difference:+11+1.9+7.3+2.5+2.5+0.8+1.2+1.9-1.1-1.2+2.6+5.5+.028+0.3+1.3+2.5+4.1+.029
Hakeem Olajuwon 68 36.3 23.5 4.9 6.6 11.5 2.0 2.0 3.4 2.9 4.0 9.2 17.5 .526 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 7.9 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625
difference:+15+0.7+17.1+2.1+0.2+1.8+1.4+2.3-0.2-1.8+5.9+9.8+.072+0.1+5.4+8.4+.013
Hakeem Olajuwon 20 38.3 26.9 5.1 6.8 11.8 2.0 2.0 3.5 2.2 4.4 10.3 19.4 .530 0.0 0.1 .000 6.4 10.0 .638

Season 3
Evan Mobley Hakeem Olajuwon
Season 2023-241986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
difference:+25+6.2+7.7+2.0+0.1+2.0+0.3+1.0+2.0-1.2-1.2+2.6+6.8+.072+0.4+1.1+.173+2.8+4.2+.017
Hakeem Olajuwon 75 36.8 23.4 4.2 7.2 11.4 2.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 3.9 9.0 17.8 .508 0.0 0.1 .200 5.3 7.6 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694
difference:+2+3.7+13.2+1.4+0.6+2.0+0.2+0.5+2.1-1.8-1.6+4.2+5.7+.060+0.4+1.4+.278+5.1+6.7+.048
Hakeem Olajuwon 10 38.9 29.2 3.9 7.4 11.3 2.5 1.3 4.3 3.6 4.4 11.0 17.9 .615 0.0 0.1 .000 7.2 9.7 .742

Season 4
Evan Mobley Hakeem Olajuwon
Season 2024-251987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
difference:+8+5.3+4.3+1.5+1.3+2.8+1.1+1.2+1.1-1.1-2.1+1.9+4.7+.043+1.2+3.1+.370+1.7+2.6+.030
Hakeem Olajuwon 79 35.8 22.8 3.8 8.3 12.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.1 4.1 9.0 17.5 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.9 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840
difference:+4+8.4+20.4+2.4+6.3+8.7+0.2+1.2+1.8-0.9-2.2+7.6+13.6+.015+1.8+3.6+.452+6.9+7.7+.044
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 40.5 37.5 5.0 11.8 16.8 1.8 2.3 2.8 2.3 3.5 14.0 24.5 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 9.5 10.8 .884

Season 5
Evan Mobley Hakeem Olajuwon
Season 2025-261988-89
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley 4 33.8 18.3 1.5 7.3 8.8 4.8 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.0 5.8 13.3 .434 1.8 5.5 .318 5.0 6.8 .741
difference:+78+3.1+6.5+2.6+2.1+4.7+3.0+0.8+1.4-0.9-1.0+3.8+5.7+.074+1.8+5.4+.318+0.5+1.2+.045
Hakeem Olajuwon 82 36.9 24.8 4.1 9.4 13.5 1.8 2.6 3.4 3.4 4.0 9.6 19.0 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 8.0 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Evan Mobley DNP------ --- ----------
Hakeem Olajuwon 4 40.5 25.3 3.5 9.5 13.0 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.5 4.3 10.5 20.3 .519 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.3 .680

Additional Years

* Hakeem Olajuwon played 13 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 1990 to 2002—Hakeem Olajuwon played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 13 extra years over Evan Mobley, Hakeem Olajuwon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 3 Blocks Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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