David Robinson vs Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon compared on their NBA careers: David Robinson played 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03, Hakeem Olajuwon 18 seasons, 1984-85 to 2001-02. David Robinson averaged 21.1 points a game to Hakeem Olajuwon's 21.8. David Robinson won 2 titles, Hakeem Olajuwon won 2 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Career totals
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
- David Robinson: 2 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×4, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×4, All-Defensive First Team ×4, All-NBA First Team ×4, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second Team ×2, MVP
- Hakeem Olajuwon: 2 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA First Team ×3, All-Defensive First Team ×2, Defensive Player of the Year ×2, MVP, Finals MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.