\ah-KEEM ah-LAH-zhoo-wahn\
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (The Dream)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria
High School: Muslim Teachers College in Lagos, Nigeria
College: University of Houston
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2008 (Full List)
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 82 | 3024 | 790 | 1556 | 0 | 10 | 454 | 652 | 338 | 1105 | 149 | 213 | 282 | 275 | 329 | 2034 | .508 | .000 | .696 | 36.9 | 24.8 | 13.5 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1555 | 418 | 784 | 0 | 5 | 236 | 346 | 168 | 592 | 69 | 119 | 137 | 142 | 157 | 1072 | .533 | .000 | .682 | 37.9 | 26.1 | 14.4 | 1.7 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1469 | 372 | 772 | 0 | 5 | 218 | 306 | 170 | 513 | 80 | 94 | 145 | 133 | 172 | 962 | .482 | .000 | .712 | 35.8 | 23.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 46 | 1659 | 417 | 838 | 0 | 5 | 257 | 361 | 190 | 597 | 76 | 132 | 157 | 163 | 187 | 1091 | .498 | .000 | .712 | 36.1 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 1.7 |
| Post | 36 | 36 | 1365 | 373 | 718 | 0 | 5 | 197 | 291 | 148 | 508 | 73 | 81 | 125 | 112 | 142 | 943 | .519 | .000 | .677 | 37.9 | 26.2 | 14.1 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 45 | 45 | 1658 | 440 | 836 | 0 | 6 | 253 | 361 | 173 | 614 | 83 | 133 | 159 | 135 | 183 | 1133 | .526 | .000 | .701 | 36.8 | 25.2 | 13.6 | 1.8 |
| Loss | 37 | 37 | 1366 | 350 | 720 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 291 | 165 | 491 | 66 | 80 | 123 | 140 | 146 | 901 | .486 | .000 | .691 | 36.9 | 24.4 | 13.3 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 509 | 140 | 267 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 137 | 55 | 197 | 21 | 42 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 379 | .524 | .000 | .723 | 33.9 | 25.3 | 13.1 | 1.4 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 528 | 123 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 104 | 64 | 202 | 29 | 35 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 321 | .492 | .721 | 37.7 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 2.1 | ||
| January | 13 | 13 | 479 | 122 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 91 | 60 | 159 | 19 | 41 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 305 | .500 | .000 | .670 | 36.8 | 23.5 | 12.2 | 1.5 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 446 | 123 | 238 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 100 | 51 | 160 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 51 | 311 | .517 | .000 | .650 | 37.2 | 25.9 | 13.3 | 2.1 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 572 | 171 | 333 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 127 | 59 | 218 | 26 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 62 | 430 | .514 | .000 | .693 | 35.8 | 26.9 | 13.6 | 1.6 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 490 | 111 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 93 | 49 | 169 | 29 | 24 | 58 | 43 | 49 | 288 | .496 | .000 | .710 | 40.8 | 24.0 | 14.1 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 240 | 60 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 45 | 24 | 87 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 152 | .522 | .000 | .711 | 40.0 | 25.3 | 14.5 | 2.0 |
| Monday | 7 | 7 | 264 | 60 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 59 | 34 | 98 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 164 | .480 | .000 | .746 | 37.7 | 23.4 | 14.0 | 3.1 | |
| Tuesday | 18 | 18 | 669 | 177 | 344 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 144 | 83 | 259 | 27 | 48 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 452 | .515 | .000 | .681 | 37.2 | 25.1 | 14.4 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 6 | 6 | 214 | 62 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 158 | .500 | .000 | .708 | 35.7 | 26.3 | 11.2 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 14 | 14 | 517 | 142 | 271 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 122 | 69 | 200 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 52 | 55 | 367 | .524 | .000 | .680 | 36.9 | 26.2 | 14.3 | 1.9 | |
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 570 | 138 | 298 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 107 | 58 | 197 | 25 | 35 | 57 | 50 | 73 | 354 | .463 | .000 | .729 | 35.6 | 22.1 | 12.3 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 15 | 550 | 151 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 127 | 51 | 197 | 24 | 44 | 55 | 52 | 57 | 387 | .541 | .669 | 36.7 | 25.8 | 13.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 3024 | 790 | 1556 | 0 | 10 | 454 | 652 | 338 | 1105 | 149 | 213 | 282 | 275 | 329 | 2034 | .508 | .000 | .696 | 36.9 | 24.8 | 13.5 | 1.8 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 29 | 29 | 1231 | 338 | 644 | 0 | 7 | 173 | 252 | 138 | 475 | 69 | 85 | 121 | 105 | 103 | 849 | .525 | .000 | .687 | 42.4 | 29.3 | 16.4 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 46 | 46 | 1620 | 406 | 821 | 0 | 3 | 248 | 353 | 182 | 563 | 68 | 112 | 149 | 148 | 200 | 1060 | .495 | .000 | .703 | 35.2 | 23.0 | 12.2 | 1.5 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | 6 | 154 | 41 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 16 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 115 | .506 | .717 | 25.7 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .500 | .000 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 23 | 23 | 837 | 199 | 427 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 195 | 93 | 301 | 50 | 53 | 85 | 78 | 90 | 539 | .466 | .000 | .723 | 36.4 | 23.4 | 13.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 35 | 1305 | 340 | 658 | 0 | 5 | 191 | 286 | 159 | 497 | 68 | 96 | 121 | 116 | 144 | 871 | .517 | .000 | .668 | 37.3 | 24.9 | 14.2 | 1.9 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 17 | 616 | 169 | 325 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 121 | 56 | 208 | 20 | 37 | 61 | 53 | 70 | 426 | .520 | .000 | .727 | 36.2 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 232 | 68 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 80 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 159 | .553 | .697 | 38.7 | 26.5 | 13.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 24 | 909 | 232 | 449 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 178 | 90 | 312 | 38 | 63 | 87 | 78 | 102 | 580 | .517 | .000 | .652 | 37.9 | 24.2 | 13.0 | 1.6 |
| Western | 58 | 58 | 2115 | 558 | 1107 | 0 | 6 | 338 | 474 | 248 | 793 | 111 | 150 | 195 | 197 | 227 | 1454 | .504 | .000 | .713 | 36.5 | 25.1 | 13.7 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 460 | 125 | 231 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 85 | 54 | 177 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 53 | 46 | 302 | .541 | .000 | .612 | 38.3 | 25.2 | 14.8 | 1.8 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 449 | 107 | 218 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 93 | 36 | 135 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 25 | 56 | 278 | .491 | .000 | .688 | 37.4 | 23.2 | 11.3 | 1.3 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 30 | 1112 | 306 | 594 | 0 | 4 | 184 | 256 | 123 | 419 | 52 | 82 | 96 | 104 | 114 | 796 | .515 | .000 | .719 | 37.1 | 26.5 | 14.0 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 1003 | 252 | 513 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 218 | 125 | 374 | 59 | 68 | 99 | 93 | 113 | 658 | .491 | .000 | .706 | 35.8 | 23.5 | 13.4 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 82 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 38 | .395 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 76 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 62 | .565 | .625 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 83 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 51 | .600 | .818 | 41.5 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 75 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 44 | .436 | .000 | .833 | 37.5 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 71 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 51 | .541 | .688 | 35.5 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 6 | 236 | 68 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 22 | 85 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 171 | .562 | .700 | 39.3 | 28.5 | 14.2 | 2.7 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 6 | 211 | 62 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 52 | 24 | 93 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 157 | .488 | .000 | .635 | 35.2 | 26.2 | 15.5 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 48 | .486 | .667 | 35.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 142 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 65 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 78 | .483 | .000 | .667 | 35.5 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 3.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 77 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | .467 | .550 | 38.5 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 148 | 40 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 107 | .500 | .692 | 37.0 | 26.8 | 15.5 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 149 | 35 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 96 | .461 | .765 | 37.3 | 24.0 | 12.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Miami | 6 | 6 | 209 | 51 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 24 | 76 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 152 | .543 | .769 | 34.8 | 25.3 | 12.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 74 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 58 | .615 | .000 | .625 | 37.0 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 68 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 48 | .500 | .700 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 57 | .605 | .000 | .455 | 37.0 | 28.5 | 20.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 83 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 36 | .432 | .500 | 41.5 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 157 | 40 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 93 | .513 | .813 | 39.3 | 23.3 | 13.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 118 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 81 | .486 | .000 | .591 | 29.5 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 152 | 40 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 20 | 59 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 111 | .471 | .721 | 38.0 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 220 | 63 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 85 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 24 | 157 | .534 | .000 | .861 | 36.7 | 26.2 | 14.2 | 1.7 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 137 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 52 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 92 | .531 | .706 | 34.3 | 23.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 6 | 236 | 62 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 53 | 28 | 80 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 159 | .463 | .000 | .660 | 39.3 | 26.5 | 13.3 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 48 | .528 | .526 | 38.0 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 3.0 | ||