Hakeem Olajuwon vs Tim Duncan

Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Hakeem Olajuwon played 18 seasons, 1984-85 to 2001-02, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 21.8 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Hakeem Olajuwon won 2 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan career per game

1,238	GP	1,392
35.7	MIN	34
21.8	PTS	19
11.1	REB	10.8
2.5	AST	3
1.7	STL	0.7
3.1	BLK	2.2
51.2	FG%	50.6
20.2	3P%	17.9
71.2	FT%	69.6
55.3	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan career totals

26,946	PTS	26,496
13,748	REB	15,091
3,058	AST	4,225
2,162	STL	1,025
3,830	BLK	3,020
51.2	FG%	50.6
20.2	3P%	17.9
71.2	FT%	69.6
55.3	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan postseason

145	GP	251
39.6	MIN	37.3
25.9	PTS	20.6
11.2	REB	11.4
3.2	AST	3
1.7	STL	0.7
3.3	BLK	2.3
52.8	FG%	50.1
22.2	3P%	14.3
71.9	FT%	68.9
56.9	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan all-time places

16th (26,946)	Points	22nd (26,496)
7th (13,748)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091)
182nd (3,058)	Assists	98th (4,225)
9th (2,162)	Steals	147th (1,025)
1st (3,830)	Blocks	5th (3,020)

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
Tim Duncan: 5 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×7, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, All-Star MVP, MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team ×2

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 Tim Duncan season by season

1st	1984-85	20.6	11.9	1.4	1997-98	21.1	11.9	2.7
2nd	1985-86	23.5	11.5	2	1998-99	21.7	11.4	2.4
3rd	1986-87	23.4	11.4	2.9	1999-00	23.2	12.4	3.2
4th	1987-88	22.8	12.1	2.1	2000-01	22.2	12.2	3
5th	1988-89	24.8	13.5	1.8	2001-02	25.5	12.7	3.7
6th	1989-90	24.3	14	2.9	2002-03	23.3	12.9	3.9
7th	1990-91	21.2	13.8	2.3	2003-04	22.3	12.4	3.1
8th	1991-92	21.6	12.1	2.2	2004-05	20.3	11.1	2.7
9th	1992-93	26.1	13	3.5	2005-06	18.6	11	3.2
10th	1993-94	27.3	11.9	3.6	2006-07	20	10.6	3.4
11th	1994-95	27.8	10.8	3.5	2007-08	19.3	11.3	2.8
12th	1995-96	26.9	10.9	3.6	2008-09	19.3	10.7	3.5
13th	1996-97	23.2	9.2	3	2009-10	17.9	10.1	3.2
14th	1997-98	16.4	9.8	3	2010-11	13.4	8.9	2.7
15th	1998-99	18.9	9.6	1.8	2011-12	15.4	9	2.3
16th	1999-00	10.3	6.2	1.4	2012-13	17.8	9.9	2.7
17th	2000-01	11.9	7.4	1.2	2013-14	15.1	9.7	3
18th	2001-02	7.1	6	1.1	2014-15	13.9	9.1	3
19th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST