Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Hakeem Olajuwon played 18 years in the NBA, 11 more than Coby White, who played 7. Hakeem Olajuwon had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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.

Rookie Season
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1984-85	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+17	+9.7	+7.4	+5.0	+3.4	+8.4	+1.3	+0.4	+2.6	-1.2	-2.4	+3.5	+3.1	+.144	+2.0	+5.8		+2.5	+4.7	+.178
Coby White	65	25.8	13.2	0.4	3.1	3.5	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.7	1.8	4.8	12.2	.394	2.0	5.8	.354	1.6	2.0	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1985-86	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+5.1	+8.4	+4.5	+2.9	+7.4	+2.8	+1.4	+3.2	-0.6	-1.4	+3.8	+4.4	+.110	+2.4	+6.6		+3.2	+5.8	+.256
Coby White	69	31.2	15.1	0.4	3.7	4.1	4.8	0.6	0.2	2.3	2.6	5.4	13.1	.416	2.4	6.6	.359	1.9	2.1	.901
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1986-87	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+14	+9.4	+10.7	+3.9	+4.5	+8.4		+1.4	+3.2	-1.9	-1.7	+4.4	+7.2	+.075	+2.2	+5.7	+.185	+4.0	+6.1	+.155
Coby White	61	27.4	12.7	0.3	2.7	3.0	2.9	0.5	0.2	1.1	2.2	4.6	10.6	.433	2.2	5.8	.385	1.3	1.5	.857
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+19.3	+20.8	+3.9	+4.0	+7.9	+0.7	+1.1	+4.3	-2.4	-3.4	+8.0	+8.9	+.282	+1.6	+5.7	+.276	+6.4	+8.7	+.058
Coby White	5	19.6	8.4	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.2	1.0	3.0	9.0	.333	1.6	5.8	.276	0.8	1.0	.800

Season 4
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1987-88	2022-23
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+12.4	+13.1	+3.6	+5.7	+9.2	+0.7	+1.4	+2.6	-2.1	-2.5	+5.4	+9.5	+.071	+1.7	+4.5	+.372	+4.0	+6.0	+.176
Coby White	74	23.4	9.7	0.2	2.6	2.9	2.8	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.6	8.0	.443	1.7	4.6	.372	0.8	0.9	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1988-89	2023-24
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+0.4	+5.7	+3.5	+5.4	+9.0	+3.3	+1.9	+3.2	-1.3	-1.6	+2.8	+3.7	+.061	+2.6	+6.9	+.376	+2.7	+4.7	+.142
Coby White	79	36.5	19.1	0.6	4.0	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.2	2.1	2.4	6.8	15.3	.447	2.6	7.0	.376	2.8	3.3	.838
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1989-90	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hakeem Olajuwon	82	38.1	24.3	3.6	10.4	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	3.9	3.8	9.8	19.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.167	4.7	6.5	.713
difference:	+8	+5.0	+3.9	+3.3	+7.0	+10.3	+1.6	+1.2	+4.4	-1.5	-1.7	+2.9	+4.5	+.048	+2.9	+7.8	+.203	+1.0	+2.4	+.189
Coby White	74	33.1	20.4	0.3	3.4	3.7	4.5	0.9	0.2	2.4	2.1	6.9	15.1	.453	2.9	7.9	.370	3.7	4.1	.902
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hakeem Olajuwon	4	40.3	18.5	3.8	7.8	11.5	2.0	2.5	5.8	2.8	4.8	7.8	17.5	.443	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.3	.706
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Hakeem Olajuwon	Coby White
Season	1990-91	2025-26
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hakeem Olajuwon	56	36.8	21.2	3.9	9.8	13.8	2.3	2.2	3.9	3.1	3.9	8.7	17.1	.508	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	4.9	.769
difference:	+48	+7.5	+0.7	+3.6	+7.0	+10.8	+2.7	+1.7	+3.9	-0.2	-1.9	+2.1	+1.6	+.081	+2.1	+7.0	+.298	+2.7	+3.2	+.031
Coby White	8	29.3	21.9	0.3	2.8	3.0	5.0	0.5	0.0	2.9	2.0	6.6	15.5	.427	2.1	7.1	.298	6.5	8.1	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hakeem Olajuwon	3	43.0	22.0	4.0	10.7	14.7	2.0	1.3	2.7	2.7	3.7	8.7	15.0	.578	0.0	0.3	.000	4.7	5.7	.824
Coby White	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Hakeem Olajuwon played 11 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 1992 to 2002—Hakeem Olajuwon played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Coby White, Hakeem Olajuwon got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Blocks Leader 6 All-Star Game