DeMarcus Cousins vs. Hakeem Olajuwon: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare DeMarcus Cousins and Hakeem Olajuwon all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where DeMarcus Cousins, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2011 to 2022, and Hakeem Olajuwon, with 18 seasons played from 1985 to 2002, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Hakeem Olajuwon
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon
Points
243rd
14th
+300th
16th
Rebounds
142nd
14th
+300th
13th
Assists
+300th
230th
+300th
73rd
Steals
256th
10th
+300th
21st
Blocks
176th
1st
+300th
3rd
Years1118315

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Hakeem Olajuwon
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon
Points
81st
44th
+300th
22nd
Rebounds
49th
27th
+300th
27th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
129th
35th
+300th
37th
Blocks
138th
3rd
+300th
1st

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
243rd
14th
229 12,802 vs. 26,94614,144
Rebounds
142nd
14th
128 6,664 vs. 13,7487,084
Assists
+300th
230th
+70 1,979 vs. 3,0581,079
Steals
256th
10th
246 874 vs. 2,1621,288
Blocks
176th
1st
175 742 vs. 3,8303,088
Offensive Rebounds
170th
9th
161 1,692 vs. 4,0342,342
Defensive Rebounds
98th
8th
90 4,972 vs. 9,7144,742
Field Goals Made
293rd
10th
283 4,562 vs. 10,7496,187
Field Goals Attempted
294th
17th
277 9,924 vs. 20,99111,067
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
426 vs. 25401
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,288 vs. 1241,164
Free Throws Made
145th
29th
116 3,252 vs. 5,4232,171
Free Throws Attempted
123rd
28th
95 4,411 vs. 7,6213,210

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
38th
+262 654 vs. 1,238584
Seasons
+300th
27th
+273 11 vs. 187

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
69th
49th
20 9 vs. 145

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
84th
39th
45 13 vs. 3219
50+ point games
49th
49th
0 2 vs. 20
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
16th
+284 167 vs. 3,7553,588
Rebounds
+300th
13th
+287 70 vs. 1,6211,551
Assists
+300th
73rd
+227 30 vs. 458428
Steals
+300th
21st
+279 10 vs. 245235
Blocks
+300th
3rd
+297 10 vs. 472462
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 18 vs. 471453
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
13th
+287 52 vs. 1,1501,098
Field Goals Made
+300th
11th
+289 59 vs. 1,5041,445
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
17th
+283 124 vs. 2,8472,723
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 47
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
28 vs. 1810
Free Throws Made
+300th
26th
+274 38 vs. 743705
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
21st
+279 54 vs. 1,034980

Games and Years:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
54th
+246 20 vs. 145125
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 3 vs. 1512

Triple-Doubles:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
38th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 1111
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
81st
44th
37 19.57 vs. 21.772.19
Rebounds per game
49th
27th
22 10.19 vs. 11.110.92
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
3.03 vs. 2.470.56
Steals per game
129th
35th
94 1.34 vs. 1.750.41
Blocks per game
138th
3rd
135 1.13 vs. 3.091.96
Offensive Rebounds per game
76th
16th
60 2.59 vs. 3.260.67
Defensive Rebounds per game
26th
17th
9 7.60 vs. 7.850.24
Field Goals Made per game
122nd
29th
93 6.98 vs. 8.681.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
50th
63 15.17 vs. 16.961.78
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.65 vs. 0.020.63
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.97 vs. 0.101.87
Free Throws Made per game
57th
93rd
36 4.97 vs. 4.380.59
Free Throws Attempted per game
41st
66th
25 6.74 vs. 6.160.59

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

DeMarcus Cousins Hakeem Olajuwon Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
22nd
+278 8.35 vs. 25.9017.55
Rebounds per game
+300th
27th
+273 3.50 vs. 11.187.68
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.50 vs. 3.161.66
Steals per game
+300th
37th
+263 0.50 vs. 1.691.19
Blocks per game
+300th
1st
+299 0.50 vs. 3.262.76
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
25th
+275 0.90 vs. 3.252.35
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
22nd
+278 2.60 vs. 7.935.33
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
8th
+292 2.95 vs. 10.377.42
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
34th
+266 6.20 vs. 19.6313.43
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.030.52
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.40 vs. 0.121.28
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
73rd
+227 1.90 vs. 5.123.22
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
46th
+254 2.70 vs. 7.134.43

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.