Roy Hibbert vs. Onyeka Okongwu Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Onyeka Okongwu and Roy Hibbert, 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

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.

Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Onyeka Okongwu, who played 4. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Onyeka Okongwu had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 achivements, 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
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17
Onyeka Okongwu 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 70 14.4 7.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 6.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
Onyeka Okongwu 50 12.0 4.6 1.2 2.0 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.9 3.0 .644 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Onyeka Okongwu 18 9.2 2.7 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.6 0.9 1.7 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 2
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 25.1 11.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.8 9.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.8 .754
Onyeka Okongwu 48 20.7 8.2 2.4 3.5 5.9 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.9 3.1 3.3 4.7 .690 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Onyeka Okongwu 5 21.6 5.2 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.8 1.8 3.2 .563 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 3
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 27.7 12.7 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 5.1 11.0 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .745
Onyeka Okongwu 80 23.1 9.9 2.7 4.5 7.2 1.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 3.1 4.0 6.2 .638 0.1 0.2 .308 1.9 2.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 5 26.4 10.4 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.0 9.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
Onyeka Okongwu 6 21.8 6.0 3.2 3.2 6.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 1.2 3.0 2.5 4.2 .600 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.8 1.7 .500

Season 4
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 65 29.8 12.8 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 10.3 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .711
Onyeka Okongwu 55 25.5 10.2 2.6 4.2 6.8 1.3 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.9 4.1 6.6 .611 0.4 1.3 .333 1.7 2.1 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 11 30.9 11.7 4.1 7.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 3.5 4.7 9.5 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 3.3 .667
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2012-13-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 79 28.7 11.9 3.7 4.6 8.3 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.1 3.5 4.9 10.9 .448 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.8 .741
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 36.5 17.0 4.7 5.2 9.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 3.9 6.3 12.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.4 .806
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2013-14-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 29.7 10.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.1 .400 2.6 3.3 .770
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 28.5 9.3 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.3 3.3 3.5 7.7 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .772
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2014-15-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 76 25.3 10.6 2.1 5.1 7.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.3 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.7 .824
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 23.2 5.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 3.1 2.2 5.1 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .807
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Roy Hibbert Onyeka Okongwu
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 48 14.2 4.6 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.7 3.1 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .813
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Onyeka Okongwu ------- --- ----------
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