Hakeem Olajuwon points per game in 1997-98
16.41997-98 Regular Season
Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 16.4 points per game in the 1997-98 regular season.
- 15th-best of Hakeem Olajuwon's 18 seasons on file; the high is 27.8 in 1994-95.
- Down 6.8 from 23.2 in 1996-97.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1984-85 |  HOU | 82 | 35.5 | 20.6 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 56.4 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 68 | 36.3 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 2 | 3.4 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 64.5 | 56.0 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 75 | 36.8 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 50.8 | 20.0 | 70.2 | 55.4 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 79 | 35.8 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 69.5 | 55.5 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 82 | 36.9 | 24.8 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 55.2 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 82 | 38.1 | 24.3 | 14 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 50.1 | 16.7 | 71.3 | 54.1 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 56 | 36.8 | 21.2 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 54.9 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 70 | 37.7 | 21.6 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 55.3 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 82 | 39.5 | 26.1 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 77.9 | 57.7 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 80 | 41 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 52.8 | 42.1 | 71.6 | 56.5 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 72 | 39.6 | 27.8 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 51.7 | 18.8 | 75.6 | 56.3 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 72 | 38.8 | 26.9 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 51.4 | 21.4 | 72.4 | 55.8 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 78 | 36.6 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 51.0 | 31.3 | 78.7 | 55.8 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 47 | 34.7 | 16.4 | 9.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 2 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 53.1 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 50 | 35.7 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 51.4 | 30.8 | 71.7 | 55.9 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 44 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 48.4 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 58 | 26.6 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 52.6 |
| 2001-02 |  TOR | 61 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 47.8 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%