\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)
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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 | 58 | 55 | 1545 | 283 | 568 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 198 | 124 | 431 | 72 | 70 | 88 | 81 | 141 | 689 | .498 | .000 | .621 | 26.6 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 1.2 | |
| 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 | 31 | 28 | 866 | 154 | 309 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 124 | 61 | 240 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 71 | 384 | .498 | .000 | .613 | 27.9 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 |
| Road | 27 | 27 | 679 | 129 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 74 | 63 | 191 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 37 | 70 | 305 | .498 | .635 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 38 | 37 | 968 | 163 | 341 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 111 | 79 | 248 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 45 | 95 | 398 | .478 | .000 | .649 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Post | 20 | 18 | 577 | 120 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 87 | 45 | 183 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 36 | 46 | 291 | .529 | .586 | 28.9 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 32 | 30 | 845 | 165 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 99 | 59 | 236 | 46 | 43 | 50 | 49 | 85 | 392 | .545 | .626 | 26.4 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 1.4 | |
| Loss | 26 | 25 | 700 | 118 | 265 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 99 | 65 | 195 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 32 | 56 | 297 | .445 | .000 | .616 | 26.9 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 15 | 15 | 401 | 59 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 90 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 149 | .472 | .646 | 26.7 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | ||
| December | 13 | 13 | 324 | 60 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 89 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 144 | .469 | .000 | .774 | 24.9 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 1.2 | |
| January | 4 | 3 | 85 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 36 | .533 | .364 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| February | 13 | 12 | 399 | 74 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 36 | 133 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 180 | .517 | .653 | 30.7 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 1.2 | ||
| March | 6 | 5 | 153 | 34 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 86 | .523 | .621 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| April | 6 | 6 | 165 | 38 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 90 | .521 | .500 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 | .522 | .778 | 24.7 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 110 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 54 | .564 | .769 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 14 | 13 | 377 | 64 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 65 | 35 | 108 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 170 | .485 | .646 | 26.9 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 7 | 6 | 161 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 76 | .477 | .667 | 23.0 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 303 | 44 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 78 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 107 | .440 | .528 | 27.5 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 1.4 | ||
| Friday | 4 | 4 | 119 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 59 | .533 | .611 | 29.8 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Saturday | 15 | 14 | 401 | 86 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 105 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 192 | .524 | .000 | .556 | 26.7 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 1.2 | |
| 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 | 55 | 55 | 1475 | 275 | 545 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 188 | 120 | 407 | 70 | 66 | 84 | 77 | 134 | 667 | .505 | .000 | .622 | 26.8 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 3 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .348 | .600 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 30-39 | 21 | 20 | 703 | 134 | 257 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 84 | 57 | 206 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 39 | 58 | 319 | .521 | .000 | .607 | 33.5 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 1.8 |
| 20-29 | 28 | 27 | 696 | 132 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 104 | 57 | 185 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 63 | 331 | .500 | .644 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | ||
| 10-19 | 9 | 8 | 146 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 39 | .362 | .500 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 11 | 10 | 295 | 54 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 72 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 130 | .500 | .710 | 26.8 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 1.2 | |
| 1 Day | 28 | 28 | 771 | 152 | 297 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 101 | 63 | 212 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 69 | 362 | .512 | .000 | .574 | 27.5 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 13 | 350 | 56 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 95 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 141 | .467 | .659 | 26.9 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 3 | 111 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 52 | .487 | .700 | 22.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 23 | 21 | 608 | 117 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 70 | 53 | 178 | 26 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 55 | 277 | .537 | .614 | 26.4 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 1.1 | |
| Western | 35 | 34 | 937 | 166 | 350 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 128 | 71 | 253 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 43 | 86 | 412 | .474 | .000 | .625 | 26.8 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 11 | 334 | 65 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 114 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 153 | .520 | .575 | 27.8 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 11 | 10 | 274 | 52 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 64 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 124 | .559 | .667 | 24.9 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Midwest | 17 | 16 | 417 | 79 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 66 | 36 | 131 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 196 | .473 | .576 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Pacific | 18 | 18 | 520 | 87 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 62 | 35 | 122 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 49 | 216 | .475 | .000 | .677 | 28.9 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 41 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | .632 | .400 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .429 | .750 | 25.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .400 | .750 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | .714 | .778 | 22.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .364 | .500 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 95 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 60 | .511 | .522 | 23.8 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .333 | .167 | 24.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .615 | .500 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | .476 | .000 | .500 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .667 | .500 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .143 | .500 | 29.5 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 3 | 97 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 41 | .517 | .917 | 32.3 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .563 | .250 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .500 | .833 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 81 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 41 | .654 | .583 | 27.0 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 3.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .556 | .000 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .778 | .800 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 32 | .519 | .500 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .444 | .500 | 21.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 85 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 47 | .618 | .625 | 28.3 | 15.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 84 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 42 | .621 | .600 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .250 | .769 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 82 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | .324 | .800 | 27.3 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Seattle | 3 | 3 | 90 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 39 | .444 | .538 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .375 | .875 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 3 | 3 | 68 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 31 | .609 | .429 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | .520 | .667 | 29.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.0 | ||