Hakeem Olajuwon vs Patrick Ewing

Hakeem Olajuwon Patrick Ewing

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing compared on their NBA careers: Hakeem Olajuwon played 18 seasons, 1984-85 to 2001-02, Patrick Ewing 17 seasons, 1985-86 to 2001-02. Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 21.8 points a game to Patrick Ewing's 21. Hakeem Olajuwon won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing career per game

1,238	GP	1,183
35.7	MIN	34.3
21.8	PTS	21
11.1	REB	9.8
2.5	AST	1.9
1.7	STL	1
3.1	BLK	2.4
51.2	FG%	50.4
20.2	3P%	15.2
71.2	FT%	74
55.3	TS%	55.3

Career totals

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing career totals

26,946	PTS	24,815
13,748	REB	11,607
3,058	AST	2,215
2,162	STL	1,136
3,830	BLK	2,894
51.2	FG%	50.4
20.2	3P%	15.2
71.2	FT%	74
55.3	TS%	55.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing postseason

145	GP	139
39.6	MIN	37.5
25.9	PTS	20.2
11.2	REB	10.3
3.2	AST	2
1.7	STL	0.9
3.3	BLK	2.2
52.8	FG%	46.9
22.2	3P%	34.8
71.9	FT%	71.8
56.9	TS%	51.7

Where each stands all time

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing all-time places

16th (26,946)	Points	30th (24,815)
7th (13,748)	Rebounds	17th (11,607)
182nd (3,058)	Assists	—
9th (2,162)	Steals	105th (1,136)
1st (3,830)	Blocks	7th (2,894)

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

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
Patrick Ewing: 0 championships; Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×6, All-Defensive Second Team ×2, All-NBA First 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing season by season

1st	1984-85	20.6	11.9	1.4	1985-86	20	9	2
2nd	1985-86	23.5	11.5	2	1986-87	21.5	8.8	1.7
3rd	1986-87	23.4	11.4	2.9	1987-88	20.2	8.2	1.5
4th	1987-88	22.8	12.1	2.1	1988-89	22.7	9.3	2.4
5th	1988-89	24.8	13.5	1.8	1989-90	28.6	10.9	2.2
6th	1989-90	24.3	14	2.9	1990-91	26.6	11.2	3
7th	1990-91	21.2	13.8	2.3	1991-92	24	11.2	1.9
8th	1991-92	21.6	12.1	2.2	1992-93	24.2	12.1	1.9
9th	1992-93	26.1	13	3.5	1993-94	24.5	11.2	2.3
10th	1993-94	27.3	11.9	3.6	1994-95	23.9	11	2.7
11th	1994-95	27.8	10.8	3.5	1995-96	22.5	10.6	2.1
12th	1995-96	26.9	10.9	3.6	1996-97	22.4	10.7	2
13th	1996-97	23.2	9.2	3	1997-98	20.8	10.2	1.1
14th	1997-98	16.4	9.8	3	1998-99	17.3	9.9	1.1
15th	1998-99	18.9	9.6	1.8	1999-00	15	9.7	0.9
16th	1999-00	10.3	6.2	1.4	2000-01	9.6	7.4	1.2
17th	2000-01	11.9	7.4	1.2	2001-02	6	4	0.5
18th	2001-02	7.1	6	1.1	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST