Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 Michael Porter Jr., who played 7. Hakeem Olajuwon had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Michael Porter Jr. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Hakeem Olajuwon 18 15 1984-85 to 2001-02
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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:+27+19.1+11.3+4.2+3.0+7.2+0.6+0.7+2.2-2.0-2.4+4.8+8.3+.029+1.1+2.7+3.0+5.4+.220
Michael Porter Jr. 55 16.4 9.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.8 3.5 7.0 .509 1.1 2.7 .422 1.1 1.3 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+13.7+9.8+5.5+0.8+6.3+0.6+0.7+2.3-0.9-2.1+4.3+9.0+.001+1.8+4.7+3.0+7.4+.265
Michael Porter Jr. 19 23.7 11.4 1.1 5.6 6.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.1 8.6 .476 1.8 4.7 .382 1.4 1.8 .743

Season 2
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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:+7+5.0+4.5+3.4+0.8+4.2+0.9+1.3+2.5-1.6-1.9+1.9+4.1+.016+2.8+6.3+3.4+5.7+.146
Michael Porter Jr. 61 31.3 19.0 1.5 5.8 7.3 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 7.3 13.4 .542 2.8 6.3 .445 1.7 2.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+5.1+9.5+3.9+1.8+5.6+0.7+0.9+3.2-0.6-1.3+3.9+5.9+.056+2.9+7.2+.397+4.7+7.9+.172
Michael Porter Jr. 10 33.2 17.4 1.2 5.0 6.2 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.1 6.4 13.5 .474 2.9 7.3 .397 1.7 2.1 .810

Season 3
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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:+66+7.4+13.5+3.2+1.6+4.8+1.0+0.8+3.2-1.7-2.1+4.9+6.4+.149+1.1+5.2+.008+4.7+6.6+.146
Michael Porter Jr. 9 29.4 9.9 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 4.1 11.4 .359 1.1 5.3 .208 0.6 1.0 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
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:+17+6.8+5.4+2.8+3.8+6.6+1.1+1.5+2.2-2.0-2.2+2.6+4.3+.027+3.0+7.2+.414+3.3+5.0+.105
Michael Porter Jr. 62 29.0 17.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.9 6.4 13.2 .487 3.0 7.3 .414 1.5 1.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+7.8+24.1+4.0+4.7+8.7+0.2+1.8+2.2-1.8-1.4+9.0+12.8+.148+2.3+6.3+.351+8.3+9.3+.091
Michael Porter Jr. 20 32.7 13.4 1.0 7.1 8.1 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.1 5.0 11.7 .423 2.3 6.6 .351 1.2 1.5 .793

Season 5
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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:+1+5.2+8.1+2.8+3.7+6.5+0.3+2.1+2.7-2.3-2.2+3.2+5.7+.024+2.7+6.7+.397+4.4+6.6+.140
Michael Porter Jr. 81 31.7 16.7 1.3 5.7 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 6.4 13.3 .484 2.7 6.8 .397 1.1 1.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+3.6+9.5+2.8+3.3+6.2+1.9+1.6+2.0-1.0-2.0+4.8+8.1+.053+2.8+6.8+2.6+4.1+.089
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 6
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1989-902024-25
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+4.4+6.1+1.8+5.2+7.0+0.8+1.5+4.1-2.5-1.8+2.9+6.0+.003+2.5+6.3+.228+2.8+4.0+.055
Michael Porter Jr. 77 33.7 18.2 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.9 13.6 .504 2.5 6.4 .395 1.9 2.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+9.2+9.4+2.8+3.3+6.0+1.4+1.9+5.4-1.9-2.9+4.4+8.9+.051+1.7+5.0+2.3+3.3+.008
Michael Porter Jr. 14 31.1 9.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.6 .392 1.7 5.0 .343 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 7
Hakeem Olajuwon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1990-912025-26
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+44+4.3+2.9+2.8+3.0+6.0+1.0+1.5+3.7-0.8-1.6+0.1+1.1+.036+3.1+8.7+.349+0.4+.083
Michael Porter Jr. 12 32.5 24.1 1.1 6.8 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.3 8.6 18.2 .472 3.1 8.8 .349 3.8 4.5 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Hakeem Olajuwon played 11 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr., Hakeem Olajuwon got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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