Hakeem Olajuwon
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 2001-02
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Born
- Jan 21, 1963
- College
- Houston
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 1
2Championships
1MVP awards
12All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.6
- True shooting
- .553
- Effective FG
- .513
- Usage rate
- 27.1
- Win shares
- 162.6
- WS per 48
- .176
- Box plus/minus
- 4.7
- VORP
- 74.3
- Best season, WS
- 15.8
- Best season, BPM
- 7.5
- MVP vote shares
- 2.61
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 2 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 2 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | HOU | 22 | 82 | 2,914 | 21.1 | .564 | .538 | 23.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 10.2 | .168 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 112 | 103 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 23 | 68 | 2,467 | 24.2 | .560 | .526 | 25.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 9.5 | .186 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 113 | 102 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 24 | 75 | 2,760 | 23.8 | .554 | .509 | 26.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 10.9 | .189 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 111 | 99 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 25 | 79 | 2,825 | 23.4 | .555 | .514 | 26.5 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 10.7 | .182 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 109 | 98 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 3,024 | 25.2 | .552 | .508 | 28.2 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 12.4 | .197 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 108 | 95 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 27 | 82 | 3,124 | 24.1 | .541 | .501 | 28.1 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 11.2 | .173 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 104 | 93 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 28 | 56 | 2,062 | 24.3 | .549 | .508 | 25.0 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 8.6 | .201 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 109 | 93 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 29 | 70 | 2,636 | 23.7 | .553 | .502 | 25.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 9.8 | .178 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 110 | 99 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 30 | 82 | 3,242 | 27.3 | .577 | .529 | 28.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 15.8 | .234 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 114 | 96 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 31 | 80 | 3,277 | 25.3 | .565 | .530 | 29.8 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 14.3 | .210 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 109 | 95 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 32 | 72 | 2,853 | 26.0 | .563 | .517 | 31.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 10.7 | .181 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 110 | 100 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 33 | 72 | 2,797 | 25.5 | .558 | .515 | 31.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 9.7 | .166 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 108 | 101 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 34 | 78 | 2,852 | 22.7 | .558 | .512 | 30.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 9.1 | .154 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 105 | 99 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 35 | 47 | 1,633 | 20.8 | .531 | .483 | 23.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .131 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 105 | 101 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 36 | 50 | 1,784 | 23.1 | .559 | .517 | 25.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .175 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 105 | 96 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 37 | 44 | 1,049 | 16.7 | .484 | .458 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .072 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 96 | 100 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 38 | 58 | 1,545 | 20.7 | .526 | .498 | 21.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .155 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 106 | 98 |
| 2001-02 | TOR | 39 | 61 | 1,378 | 14.4 | .478 | .464 | 18.3 | -0.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .074 | -2.7 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 91 | 96 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.