Michael Jordan vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Michael Jordan played 15 years in the NBA, 3 less than Hakeem Olajuwon, who played 18. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
Michael Jordan	15	13	1984-85 to 2002-03
Hakeem Olajuwon	18	15	1984-85 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15


Rookie Season
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1984-85	1984-85
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	38.3	28.2	2.0	4.5	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	3.5	3.5	10.2	19.8	.515	0.1	0.6	.173	7.7	9.1	.845
difference:		+2.8	+7.6	+3.4	+2.0	+5.4	+4.5	+1.2	+1.9	-0.6	-0.7	+1.9	+4.5	+.023	+0.1	+0.6		+3.6	+2.4	+.232
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	4	42.8	29.3	1.8	4.0	5.8	8.5	2.8	1.0	3.8	3.8	8.5	19.5	.436	0.3	2.0	.125	12.0	14.5	.828
difference:	+1	+5.4	+8.1	+4.8	+2.4	+7.2	+7.1	+1.4	+1.6	-1.6	-0.6	+0.1	+1.9	+.041	+0.3	+2.0		+7.6	+5.3	+.350
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
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1985-86	1985-86
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Michael Jordan	18	25.1	22.7	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.9	2.1	1.2	2.5	2.6	8.3	18.2	.457	0.2	1.0	.167	5.8	6.9	.840
difference:	+50	+11.2	+0.8	+3.6	+4.3	+7.9	+0.9	+0.1	+2.2	-0.4	-1.4	+0.9	+0.7	+.069	+0.2	+1.0		+0.7	+1.0	+.195
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	3	45.0	43.7	1.7	4.7	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	4.7	4.3	16.0	31.7	.505	0.3	0.3	1.000	11.3	13.0	.872
difference:	+17	+6.7	+16.8	+3.4	+2.1	+5.5	+3.7	+0.3	+2.2	-2.5	-0.1	+5.7	+12.3	+.025	+0.3	+0.2	+1.000	+4.9	+3.0	+.234
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
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1986-87	1986-87
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Michael Jordan	82	40.0	37.1	2.0	3.2	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	2.9	13.4	27.8	.482	0.1	0.8	.182	10.2	11.9	.857
difference:	+7	+3.2	+13.7	+2.2	+4.0	+6.2	+1.7	+1.0	+1.9	-0.3	-1.0	+4.4	+10.0	+.026	+0.1	+0.7	+.018	+4.9	+4.3	+.155
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	3	42.7	35.7	2.3	4.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.7	11.7	28.0	.417	0.7	1.7	.400	11.7	13.0	.897
difference:	+7	+3.8	+6.5	+1.6	+2.7	+4.3	+3.5	+0.7	+2.0	-0.9	-0.7	+0.7	+10.1	+.198	+0.7	+1.6	+.400	+4.5	+3.3	+.155
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
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1987-88	1987-88
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Rockets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	40.4	35.0	1.7	3.8	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1	3.3	13.0	24.4	.535	0.1	0.6	.132	8.8	10.5	.841
difference:	+3	+4.6	+12.2	+2.1	+4.5	+6.6	+3.8	+1.1	+1.1		-0.8	+4.0	+6.9	+.021	+0.1	+0.5	+.132	+4.0	+3.6	+.146
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	10	42.7	36.3	2.3	4.8	7.1	4.7	2.4	1.1	3.9	3.8	13.8	26.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.333	8.6	9.9	.869
difference:	+6	+2.2	+1.2	+2.7	+7.0	+9.7	+2.9	+0.1	+1.7	-1.6	-0.3	+0.2	+1.5	+.040	+0.1		+.333	+0.9	+0.9	+.015
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
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1988-89	1988-89
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Rockets 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	81	40.2	32.5	1.8	6.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	3.6	3.0	11.9	22.2	.538	0.3	1.2	.276	8.3	9.8	.850
difference:	+1	+3.3	+7.7	+2.3	+3.2	+5.5	+6.2	+0.3	+2.6	-0.2	-1.0	+2.3	+3.2	+.030	+0.3	+1.1	+.276	+2.8	+1.8	+.154
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	17	42.2	34.8	1.5	5.5	7.0	7.6	2.5	0.8	4.0	3.8	11.7	22.9	.510	0.6	2.1	.286	10.8	13.5	.799
difference:	+13	+1.7	+9.5	+2.0	+4.0	+6.0	+4.6		+2.0	-1.5	-0.5	+1.2	+2.6	+.009	+0.6	+2.1		+6.5	+7.2	+.119
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


Season 6
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1989-90	1989-90
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Rebounds Leader
	Steals Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Michael Jordan	82	39.0	33.6	1.7	5.1	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0	2.9	12.6	24.0	.526	1.1	3.0	.376	7.2	8.5	.848
difference:		+0.9	+9.3	+1.9	+5.3	+7.1	+3.4	+0.7	+3.9	-0.9	-0.9	+2.8	+4.4	+.025	+1.1	+2.9	+.209	+2.5	+2.0	+.135
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	16	42.1	36.7	1.5	5.7	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	3.5	3.4	13.7	26.6	.514	1.0	3.1	.320	8.3	9.9	.836
difference:	+12	+1.8	+18.2	+2.3	+2.1	+4.3	+4.8	+0.3	+4.9	-0.7	-1.4	+5.9	+9.1	+.071	+1.0	+3.1		+5.3	+5.6	+.130
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


Season 7
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1990-91	1990-91
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.0	31.5	1.4	4.6	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	2.5	2.8	12.1	22.4	.539	0.4	1.1	.312	7.0	8.2	.851
difference:	+26	+0.2	+10.3	+2.5	+5.2	+7.8	+3.2	+0.5	+2.9	-0.6	-1.1	+3.4	+5.3	+.031	+0.4	+1.0	+.312	+3.2	+3.3	+.082
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	17	40.5	31.1	1.1	5.3	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	2.5	3.1	11.6	22.1	.524	0.6	1.5	.385	7.4	8.7	.845
difference:	+14	+2.5	+9.1	+2.9	+5.4	+8.3	+6.4	+1.1	+1.3	-0.2	-0.6	+2.9	+7.1	+.054	+0.6	+1.2	+.385	+2.7	+3.0	+.021
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


Season 8
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1991-92	1991-92
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	80	38.8	30.1	1.1	5.3	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	2.5	2.5	11.8	22.7	.519	0.3	1.3	.270	6.1	7.4	.832
difference:	+10	+1.1	+8.5	+2.4	+3.3	+5.7	+3.9	+0.5	+3.4	-0.2	-1.3	+3.4	+5.9	+.017	+0.3	+1.3		+1.4	+1.3	+.066
Hakeem Olajuwon	70	37.7	21.6	3.5	8.6	12.1	2.2	1.8	4.3	2.7	3.8	8.4	16.8	.502	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	6.1	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	22	41.8	34.5	1.7	4.5	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	3.7	2.8	13.2	26.4	.499	0.8	2.0	.386	7.4	8.6	.857
Hakeem Olajuwon	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1992-93	1992-93
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	-	Blocks Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	78	39.3	32.6	1.7	5.0	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	2.7	2.4	12.7	25.7	.495	1.0	2.9	.352	6.1	7.3	.837
difference:	+4	+0.2	+6.5	+1.8	+4.6	+6.3	+2.0	+1.0	+3.4	-0.5	-1.3	+2.4	+6.2	+.034	+1.0	+2.8	+.352	+0.7	+0.3	+.058
Hakeem Olajuwon	82	39.5	26.1	3.5	9.6	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	3.2	3.7	10.3	19.5	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	7.0	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	19	41.2	35.1	1.7	5.1	6.7	6.0	2.1	0.9	2.4	3.1	13.2	27.8	.475	1.5	3.8	.389	7.2	8.9	.805
difference:	+7	+2.0	+9.4	+2.6	+4.6	+7.3	+1.2	+0.3	+4.0	-1.4		+2.9	+8.0	+.042	+1.5	+3.7	+.389	+2.0	+2.6	+.022
Hakeem Olajuwon	12	43.2	25.7	4.3	9.7	14.0	4.8	1.8	4.9	3.8	3.1	10.3	19.8	.517	0.0	0.1	.000	5.2	6.3	.827

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.


Season 10
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1994-95	1993-94
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	17	39.3	26.9	1.5	5.4	6.9	5.3	1.8	0.8	2.1	2.8	9.8	23.8	.411	0.9	1.9	.500	6.4	8.0	.801
difference:	+63	+1.7	+0.4	+1.4	+3.7	+5.0	+1.7	+0.2	+2.9	-1.3	-0.8	+1.4	+2.6	+.117	+0.8	+1.7	+.079	+1.5	+1.2	+.085
Hakeem Olajuwon	80	41.0	27.3	2.9	9.1	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	3.4	3.6	11.2	21.2	.528	0.1	0.2	.421	4.9	6.8	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	10	42.0	31.5	2.0	4.5	6.5	4.5	2.3	1.4	4.1	3.0	12.0	24.8	.484	1.1	3.0	.367	6.4	7.9	.810
difference:	+13	+1.0	+2.6	+0.4	+4.2	+4.5	+0.2	+0.6	+2.6	-0.5	-0.6	+0.4	+2.5	+.035	+1.0	+2.8	+.133	+0.8	+0.9	+.015
Hakeem Olajuwon	23	43.0	28.9	2.4	8.7	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	3.6	3.6	11.6	22.3	.519	0.1	0.2	.500	5.6	7.0	.795


Season 11
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1995-96	1994-95
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	Finals MVP
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.7	30.4	1.8	4.8	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	2.4	2.4	11.2	22.6	.495	1.4	3.2	.427	6.7	8.0	.834
difference:	+10	+1.9	+2.6	+0.6	+3.6	+4.2	+0.8	+0.4	+2.9	-0.9	-1.1	+0.1	+1.1	+.022	+1.4	+3.0	+.239	+1.1	+0.5	+.078
Hakeem Olajuwon	72	39.6	27.8	2.4	8.4	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	3.3	3.5	11.1	21.5	.517	0.0	0.2	.188	5.6	7.5	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	18	40.7	30.7	1.7	3.2	4.9	4.1	1.8	0.3	2.3	2.7	10.4	22.6	.459	1.4	3.4	.403	8.5	10.4	.818
difference:	+4	+1.5	+2.3	+0.3	+5.1	+5.4	+0.4	+0.6	+2.5	-0.8	-1.6	+3.5	+3.6	+.072	+1.3	+3.2	+.097	+3.5	+3.0	+.137
Hakeem Olajuwon	22	42.2	33.0	2.0	8.3	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	3.1	4.3	13.9	26.2	.531	0.1	0.2	.500	5.0	7.4	.681


Season 12
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1996-97	1995-96
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.9	29.6	1.4	4.5	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	2.0	1.9	11.2	23.1	.486	1.4	3.6	.374	5.9	7.0	.833
difference:	+10	+0.9	+2.7	+1.0	+3.9	+5.0	+0.7	+0.1	+2.4	-1.4	-1.5	+0.5	+2.3	+.028	+1.4	+3.4	+.160	+0.4	+0.6	+.109
Hakeem Olajuwon	72	38.8	26.9	2.4	8.4	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	3.4	3.4	10.7	20.8	.514	0.0	0.2	.214	5.5	7.6	.724

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	19	42.3	31.1	2.2	5.7	7.9	4.8	1.6	0.9	2.6	2.4	11.9	26.2	.456	0.7	3.5	.194	6.5	7.8	.831
difference:	+11	+1.2	+8.7	+0.1	+1.3	+1.2	+0.9	+0.3	+1.2	-1.0	-1.1	+2.5	+7.8	+.054	+0.7	+3.4	+.194	+2.9	+2.8	+.106
Hakeem Olajuwon	8	41.1	22.4	2.1	7.0	9.1	3.9	1.9	2.1	3.6	3.5	9.4	18.4	.510	0.0	0.1	.000	3.6	5.0	.725


Season 13
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	1997-98	1996-97
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	38.8	28.7	1.6	4.2	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	2.3	1.8	10.7	23.1	.465	0.4	1.5	.238	6.9	8.8	.784
difference:	+4	+2.2	+5.5	+0.6	+2.8	+3.4	+0.5	+0.2	+1.7	-1.3	-1.4	+1.4	+4.8	+.045	+0.3	+1.3	+.075	+2.4	+3.1	+.003
Hakeem Olajuwon	78	36.6	23.2	2.2	7.0	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	3.6	3.2	9.3	18.3	.510	0.1	0.2	.313	4.5	5.7	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	21	41.5	32.4	1.6	3.5	5.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	2.1	2.2	11.6	25.0	.462	0.6	2.0	.302	8.6	10.6	.812
difference:	+5	+2.1	+9.3	+1.3	+4.5	+5.8	+0.1	+0.6	+2.0	-0.8	-1.6	+2.4	+9.4	+.128	+0.6	+1.8	+.302	+3.8	+4.1	+.081
Hakeem Olajuwon	16	39.4	23.1	2.9	8.0	10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	2.9	3.8	9.2	15.6	.590	0.0	0.2	.000	4.8	6.5	.731

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.


Season 14
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	2001-02	1997-98
Team	Washington Wizards	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	60	34.9	22.9	0.8	4.8	5.7	5.2	1.4	0.4	2.7	2.0	9.2	22.1	.416	0.2	0.9	.189	4.4	5.6	.790
difference:	+13	+0.2	+6.5	+1.7	+2.5	+4.1	+2.2	+0.4	+1.6		-1.2	+2.7	+8.6	+.067	+0.2	+0.8	+.189	+1.0	+1.1	+.035
Hakeem Olajuwon	47	34.7	16.4	2.5	7.3	9.8	3.0	1.8	2.0	2.7	3.2	6.5	13.5	.483	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.5	.755

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hakeem Olajuwon	5	38.0	20.4	1.8	9.0	10.8	2.4	1.0	3.2	2.6	3.6	7.8	19.8	.394	0.0	0.2	.000	4.8	6.6	.727


Season 15
	Michael Jordan	Hakeem Olajuwon
Season	2002-03	1998-99
Team	Washington Wizards	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	82	37.0	20.0	0.9	5.2	6.1	3.8	1.5	0.5	2.1	2.1	8.3	18.6	.445	0.2	0.7	.291	3.2	4.0	.821
difference:	+32	+1.3	+1.1	+1.2	+2.2	+3.5	+2.0	+0.1	+2.0	-0.7	-1.1	+0.8	+4.1	+.069	+0.1	+0.4	+.017	+0.7	+1.4	+.104
Hakeem Olajuwon	50	35.7	18.9	2.1	7.4	9.6	1.8	1.6	2.5	2.8	3.2	7.5	14.5	.514	0.1	0.3	.308	3.9	5.4	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Jordan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hakeem Olajuwon	4	31.0	13.3	1.3	6.0	7.3	0.5	1.3	0.8	1.3	4.5	5.8	13.5	.426	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.0	.875

Additional Years

* Hakeem Olajuwon played 3 seasons more than Michael Jordan in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2000 to 2002—Hakeem Olajuwon played in one postseason.

Michael Jordan vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

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