Hakeem Olajuwon 
#51 C | 7-0, 285lbs | Celtics | Experience: 5 years
Born: 1/21/1963 (27) | College: Houston

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 100 38 63 12 45 43 100 100 92 32 72 100 28 100 87 94  
 Potential: A C B F C C A A A C A A          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996 
 Value: $2,657,824  $2,843,254  $3,028,684  $3,214,114  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 5                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL BOS 82 82 33.1 25.8 2.7 8.0 3.0 2.6 1.16 1.2 3.7 2.5 .541 .731 .107  
 1988 NPBSL BOS 82 82 33.8 26.9 3.0 7.4 2.6 2.7 0.95 1.1 3.2 3.3 .555 .718 .098  
 1987 NPBSL BOS 82 82 33.6 21.9 3.0 7.5 3.0 2.6 1.14 1.1 4.1 3.0 .492 .706 .296  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 82 82 33.7 25.4 3.3 7.8 3.1 2.6 1.20 0.6 3.8 3.2 .538 .727 .160  
 1985 NPBSL BOS 82 82 34.5 25.7 2.8 7.7 2.9 3.0 0.96 0.7 3.1 3.6 .541 .711 .107  
 1984 NPBSL BOS 76 76 24.7 24.8 2.5 5.1 2.1 2.4 0.85 0.6 1.7 3.0 .587 .735 .273  
 Career     486 486 32.4 25.1 2.9 7.3 2.8 2.7 1.04 0.9 3.3 3.1 .542 .721 .160  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL BOS 10.5 19.3 .541 4.8 6.6 .731 8.5 12.7 .670 1.9 6.2 .303 0.0 0.3 .107  
 1988 NPBSL BOS 10.8 19.5 .555 5.2 7.2 .718 9.1 13.8 .661 1.6 5.1 .321 0.1 0.6 .098  
 1987 NPBSL BOS 8.4 17.2 .492 5.0 7.0 .706 7.0 11.6 .607 1.3 5.2 .248 0.1 0.3 .296  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 9.8 18.2 .538 5.7 7.8 .727 8.0 12.5 .643 1.8 5.5 .323 0.0 0.3 .160  
 1985 NPBSL BOS 10.1 18.6 .541 5.5 7.8 .711 8.6 13.4 .645 1.4 4.9 .290 0.0 0.3 .107  
 1984 NPBSL BOS 9.3 15.9 .587 6.0 8.2 .735 7.7 11.1 .697 1.6 4.6 .340 0.1 0.3 .273  
 Career     9.8 18.2 .542 5.4 7.4 .721 8.2 12.5 .653 1.6 5.3 .303 0.1 0.4 .160  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 82 82 2716 858 1585 394 539 3 28 2113 224 876 246 96 212 96 300 201 1222 
 1988 82 82 2774 889 1603 426 593 5 51 2209 247 855 211 92 223 92 260 272 792 
 1987 82 82 2758 692 1407 406 575 8 27 1798 244 856 244 87 214 87 339 247 866 
 1986 82 82 2766 805 1495 466 641 4 25 2080 274 916 258 52 215 52 310 266 605 
 1985 82 82 2833 827 1528 453 637 3 28 2110 232 865 235 59 245 59 255 292 -123 
 1984 76 76 1877 710 1210 456 620 6 22 1882 187 574 156 47 184 47 126 230 -292 
 Career 486 486 15724 4781 8828 2601 3605 29 181 12192 1408 4942 1350 433 1293 433 1590 1508 3070 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL BOS .580 1.33 10.8 9.3 30.8 9.6 23.6 17.2 29.1 751.0 25.0 14.9 112.8 92.1  
 1988 NPBSL BOS .592 1.38 9.2 9.7 31.7 10.3 22.8 16.9 29.8 793.5 26.4 9.7 109.8 96.8  
 1987 NPBSL BOS .542 1.28 11.5 10.1 28.7 10.0 22.4 16.5 26.4 648.3 21.6 10.6 108.7 94.3  
 1986 NPBSL BOS .585 1.39 11.5 9.6 30.0 11.2 23.0 17.5 29.1 726.4 24.2 7.4 109.8 99.3  
 1985 NPBSL BOS .584 1.38 10.3 10.7 30.3 9.3 23.5 16.7 26.9 651.2 21.7 -1.5 103.8 105.1  
 1984 NPBSL BOS .635 1.56 8.6 10.1 35.8 10.5 22.1 16.3 35.0 659.2 22.0 -3.8 101.8 107.9  
 Career     .585 1.38 10.3 9.9 30.9 10.1 23.0 16.9 29.1 4229.6 141.0 6.3 108.0 98.9  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL BOS 4 4 34.3 29.3 2.5 10.5 1.8 1.8 1.00 1.0 1.5 2.3 .556 .462 .333  
 1988 NPBSL BOS 12 12 33.1 25.2 3.3 7.2 2.8 3.2 0.87 1.2 2.9 3.4 .563 .717 .250  
 1987 NPBSL BOS 6 6 36.5 22.0 2.2 7.3 2.3 2.5 0.93 0.7 4.3 2.8 .500 .611 .000  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 9 9 34.1 20.4 2.1 7.9 3.9 2.8 1.40 0.3 3.7 3.4 .503 .667 .000  
 Career     31 31 34.2 23.7 2.6 7.8 2.9 2.7 1.05 0.8 3.2 3.2 .535 .651 .143  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL BOS 13.8 24.8 .556 1.5 3.3 .462 12.0 17.8 .676 1.5 6.3 .240 0.3 0.8 .333  
 1988 NPBSL BOS 11.2 19.8 .563 2.8 3.8 .717 8.5 12.9 .658 2.6 6.6 .392 0.1 0.3 .250  
 1987 NPBSL BOS 9.2 18.3 .500 3.7 6.0 .611 6.7 11.5 .580 2.5 6.7 .375 0.0 0.2 .000  
 1986 NPBSL BOS 8.2 16.3 .503 4.0 6.0 .667 7.1 11.0 .646 1.1 4.7 .238 0.0 0.7 .000  
 Career     10.3 19.2 .535 3.1 4.8 .651 8.2 12.7 .645 2.0 6.0 .333 0.1 0.5 .143  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 4 4 137 55 99 6 13 1 3 117 10 52 7 4 7 4 6 9 77 
 1988 12 12 397 134 238 33 46 1 4 302 40 126 33 14 38 14 35 41 50 
 1987 6 6 219 55 110 22 36 0 1 132 13 57 14 4 15 4 26 17 33 
 1986 9 9 307 74 147 36 54 0 6 184 19 90 35 3 25 3 33 31 43 
 Career 31 31 1060 318 594 97 149 2 14 735 82 325 89 25 85 25 100 98 203 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL BOS .552 1.18 5.9 5.9 30.8 8.3 27.6 19.0 20.9 21.0 0.7 19.3 112.7 90.0  
 1988 NPBSL BOS .585 1.27 10.0 11.6 30.3 11.2 22.9 17.2 20.8 59.9 2.0 4.2 113.5 107.2  
 1987 NPBSL BOS .524 1.20 9.0 9.7 26.7 7.3 20.6 14.5 17.1 21.5 0.7 5.5 111.1 104.1  
 1986 NPBSL BOS .538 1.25 15.2 10.8 27.7 6.6 22.3 14.9 17.8 29.1 1.0 4.8 107.0 99.4  
 Career     .558 1.24 10.7 10.2 24.9 8.7 22.9 16.2 19.2 131.5 4.4 6.5 111.1 102.2  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 - 34 0 29.2 28.9 4.3 10.1 1.7 2.5 0.67 1.7 2.4 2.1 .650 .697 .000  
 Total   34 0 29.2 28.9 4.3 10.1 1.7 2.5 0.67 1.7 2.4 2.1 .650 .697 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 34 0 994 380 585 221 317 0 0 981 146 490 57 58 85 58 82 73 0 
 Career 34 0 994 380 585 221 317 0 0 981 146 490 57 58 85 58 82 73 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 41 12 22 7 4 9 7 19 34 11 13 1 3  
 Playoff 38 10 18 11 6 7 7 18 30 10 14 1 3  
 Career 55 12 23 11 6 13 9 23 34 17 22 2 3  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 LAL W 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 2 0 1 4 12
 10/18 MIN W 33 6 20 7 10 1 1 20 3 10 3 2 4 2 4 17
 10/20 HOU W 39 9 14 4 8 0 1 22 6 14 7 2 1 5 4 1
 10/23 POR W 42 12 28 3 4 0 0 27 8 13 7 2 2 9 2 -2
 10/24 GSW W 33 13 21 2 4 0 1 28 2 16 1 2 0 0 2 21
 10/26 KCK W 41 21 32 3 5 0 1 45 6 11 5 7 1 3 3 1
 10/31 IND L 38 8 20 11 12 0 0 27 2 9 2 4 0 8 4 1
 11/1 DAL W 37 16 24 5 7 0 0 37 2 7 3 3 1 2 4 15
 11/5 MIL L 39 11 30 3 4 0 0 25 4 14 3 3 0 3 2 -7
 11/6 ATL W 25 7 19 0 2 0 0 14 1 10 3 0 3 4 0 24
 11/9 PHX W 30 11 17 6 8 0 1 28 1 5 0 3 2 1 3 16
 11/10 PHI W 28 8 12 2 4 0 0 18 3 8 2 2 1 3 1 20
 11/14 PHI W 37 8 16 6 8 0 1 22 0 13 2 3 1 5 1 17
 11/15 WAS L 38 8 17 6 10 0 1 22 2 8 3 0 1 6 2 13
 11/19 PHI W 28 7 10 4 5 0 0 18 0 3 6 2 0 5 0 33
 11/20 DEN L 17 2 5 2 4 0 0 6 0 6 0 2 1 1 5 -17
 11/22 SEA L 39 19 34 2 5 0 0 40 5 12 1 2 1 4 2 0
 11/24 CLE W 38 12 19 5 8 0 1 29 1 6 3 0 1 9 3 6
 11/27 CHI W 26 10 17 3 5 0 0 23 2 7 3 1 3 2 1 19
 11/28 WAS W 38 12 17 2 4 0 0 26 2 10 7 3 1 7 3 21
 11/30 DET W 38 8 23 4 4 0 0 20 5 11 6 2 1 3 2 19
 12/1 ATL W 31 16 20 7 11 1 1 40 3 11 0 2 2 1 1 33
 12/3 DET W 24 7 16 6 8 0 0 20 4 11 2 2 1 4 2 30
 12/4 SEA L 40 13 30 2 2 0 0 28 5 10 1 5 0 1 5 -5
 12/8 KCK W 37 5 15 10 12 0 0 20 1 13 2 5 2 8 2 3
 12/9 WAS W 36 9 21 8 8 0 3 26 5 11 6 3 1 3 4 18
 12/11 NJN W 27 7 11 7 8 0 0 21 2 9 1 2 0 3 4 11
 12/12 DET W 25 7 9 2 4 0 0 16 3 10 6 2 1 4 4 27
 12/14 DET L 37 8 15 4 6 0 0 20 3 13 2 4 1 6 3 -4
 12/15 NYK W 37 10 21 3 3 0 1 23 3 8 5 1 1 4 1 19
 12/17 PHI W 26 9 16 3 4 0 0 21 1 5 2 2 1 2 3 15
 12/19 NYK W 27 9 13 10 12 0 0 28 0 3 2 2 4 4 3 32
 12/21 UTA W 29 10 17 6 9 0 0 26 5 14 5 1 0 4 3 42
 12/23 KCK W 30 8 18 4 5 0 1 20 4 10 6 2 3 2 1 24
 12/24 MIL W 39 12 28 3 4 0 0 27 5 10 3 4 2 5 1 6
 12/28 UTA W 39 7 14 4 7 0 1 18 4 17 4 7 3 3 5 19
 12/29 CHA L 39 15 26 3 6 0 2 33 12 22 0 3 0 1 3 -16
 1/2 PHX L 33 9 18 3 6 0 0 21 3 10 2 4 0 4 4 -17
 1/4 CHA W 28 7 15 2 2 0 0 16 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 17
 1/6 NYK W 38 15 28 3 4 0 1 33 1 9 5 7 0 6 2 6
 1/8 CHA L 40 9 23 6 8 0 0 24 3 11 1 2 0 2 3 -17
 1/10 IND W 36 17 33 4 9 0 0 38 2 7 2 2 3 2 3 15
 1/12 NJN W 28 13 21 3 5 0 0 29 0 10 2 6 0 3 1 39
 1/13 MIN W 40 15 25 7 9 0 1 37 0 9 3 5 2 6 3 20
 1/17 MIL W 37 8 25 6 8 0 0 22 3 12 3 2 2 5 4 -1
 1/18 NJN W 35 8 17 2 5 0 1 18 1 12 4 2 0 7 0 10
 1/22 PHI W 39 13 19 1 1 0 0 27 2 9 2 3 2 1 4 18
 1/23 IND W 41 15 26 5 9 0 1 35 2 11 0 4 1 1 5 19
 1/27 MIL W 38 12 24 8 8 0 1 32 6 17 5 2 1 4 2 24
 1/28 NYK W 30 5 20 5 6 0 1 15 3 13 4 1 1 5 1 18
 1/31 DAL W 26 12 18 5 6 0 0 29 3 12 2 4 0 2 4 20
 2/1 POR W 31 9 16 1 3 0 0 19 2 13 3 1 1 6 1 24
 2/4 CHA W 36 11 25 9 13 0 0 31 4 11 1 3 2 1 1 10
 2/5 CHI L 38 13 30 7 11 0 0 33 6 20 5 3 1 4 1 4
 2/7 WAS W 38 14 26 7 8 0 0 35 2 15 2 3 1 2 2 -3
 2/8 HOU W 39 11 17 3 4 0 0 25 3 11 3 3 3 4 1 0
 2/11 WES L 32 12 16 0 0 0 1 24 2 6 4 1 1 3 1 -17
 2/13 CLE W 39 10 17 7 10 1 2 28 2 16 7 6 2 6 4 8
 2/15 ATL W 29 10 17 11 13 0 0 31 3 7 2 0 1 5 3 24
 2/17 MIL L 40 10 24 5 7 0 1 25 5 14 4 4 2 5 2 -4
 2/19 PHI W 39 12 19 0 2 0 0 24 6 18 2 4 0 4 2 11
 2/21 HOU W 32 15 23 7 12 0 0 37 2 13 4 3 1 7 2 24
 2/22 NJN W 38 16 30 9 12 0 0 41 3 11 2 2 0 3 4 18
 2/25 CHI W 28 8 9 5 8 0 0 21 1 9 2 1 0 3 0 22
 2/26 GSW W 25 7 11 4 6 0 0 18 1 10 3 2 1 3 1 26
 3/2 LAL W 29 15 21 4 6 0 0 34 1 7 3 1 2 3 2 31
 3/3 CHA W 28 9 11 4 6 0 0 22 2 9 3 3 2 2 2 30
 3/5 LAL W 38 12 22 11 12 0 0 35 3 10 4 2 1 2 2 25
 3/7 POR L 39 17 25 4 7 0 0 38 3 14 5 4 1 7 4 -6
 3/9 IND W 30 16 25 7 10 1 1 40 2 13 3 2 1 3 2 15
 3/12 CHA W 36 12 21 8 8 0 1 32 7 13 4 2 3 1 4 17
 3/14 NYK W 22 7 13 5 8 0 0 19 2 8 2 0 0 5 3 28
 3/19 CLE W 26 9 16 9 11 0 0 27 1 9 4 0 0 3 2 16
 3/20 NJN W 27 10 17 0 0 0 0 20 1 11 6 2 3 3 1 38
 3/22 IND W 31 15 26 4 4 0 0 34 6 10 1 2 0 3 3 20
 3/24 NJN W 38 15 24 3 4 0 1 33 3 12 3 4 2 5 3 15
 3/26 WAS W 24 2 9 6 8 0 0 10 2 3 1 3 2 0 3 -1
 3/27 SAS W 40 14 20 4 5 0 0 32 0 7 5 1 2 2 3 4
 3/29 GSW W 30 8 15 5 5 0 1 21 5 13 3 5 1 2 3 41
 3/31 NYK W 29 8 19 5 6 0 0 21 1 7 4 1 2 6 2 29
 4/3 WAS W 20 7 16 3 4 0 0 17 3 9 2 4 0 0 3 -3
 4/5 SAS W 34 11 20 1 2 0 0 23 2 11 3 2 1 4 2 27
 4/6 CLE W 29 4 9 9 9 0 0 17 5 14 1 3 1 4 4 23
 4/9 DEN W 29 8 13 4 4 0 0 20 0 8 5 3 2 2 2 34
 4/11 CHI W 42 9 13 5 5 0 0 23 2 12 3 3 1 6 3 12
 4/13 ATL W 28 13 19 5 8 0 0 31 3 11 1 0 1 3 2 26
 4/16 CLE W 32 7 18 0 0 0 0 14 3 13 3 1 0 7 0 28
 4/18 ATL W 37 13 22 4 6 0 0 30 3 14 4 3 1 1 3 -2
 4/19 MIN W 38 14 25 6 7 0 2 34 5 16 5 3 1 5 5 6
 5/3 CHI W 28 12 23 0 0 1 2 25 4 12 1 0 1 0 2 21
 5/4 CHI W 36 17 26 2 5 0 0 36 3 9 3 1 1 2 2 17
 5/6 CHI W 39 10 20 2 4 0 1 22 2 16 1 2 2 1 3 23
 5/7 CHI W 34 16 30 2 4 0 0 34 1 15 2 4 0 3 2 16

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 154
 Total Player of the Week: 21
 Total Player of the Month: 7
 Total All-Star Appearances: 6
 Total All-League First Team: 2
 Total All-League Second Team: 2
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive First Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 3
 Total Defensive Player of the Year: 1
 Total Blocks Leader: 1
 1984 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NPSBL Rookie Game MVP
 1984 NPSBL All-Star
 1984 NPSBL All-Rookie First Team
 1985 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1985 NPBSL All-Star
 1985 NPBSL All-League Third Team
 1985 NPBSL All-Defensive Second Team
 1986 NPBSL All-Star
 1986 NPBSL All-League First Team
 1986 NPBSL Defensive Player of the Year
 1986 NPBSL All-Defensive First Team
 1986 NPBSL Blocks Leader
 1987 NPBSL All-Star
 1987 NPBSL All-League Second Team
 1987 NPBSL All-Defensive Second Team
 1988 NPBSL All-Star
 1988 NPBSL All-League Second Team
 1989 NPBSL All-Star
 1989 NPBSL All-League First Team
 1989 NPBSL All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/27/1984 Drafted by the Celtics with pick #2 of round 1.

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