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This page details the career achievements of Nigerian American basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon.

NBA statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Olajuwon won an NBA Championship
	Led the league
Bold	Denotes career highs

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MIN	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
OFF	Offensive rebounds per game	DEF	Defensive rebounds per game	REB	Total rebounds per game
AST	Assists per game	STL	Steals per game	BLK	Blocks per game
TOV	Turnovers per game	PF	Fouls per game	PTS	Points per game

Averages

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1984–85	22	Houston	82	82	35.5	.538		.613	5.4	6.5	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	2.9	4.2	20.6
1985–86	23	Houston	68	68	36.3	.526		.645	4.9	6.6	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	2.9	4.0	23.5
1986–87	24	Houston	75	75	36.8	.508	.200	.702	4.2	7.2	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	3.0	3.9	23.4
1987–88	25	Houston	79	79	35.8	.514	.000	.695	3.8	8.3	12.1	2.1	2.1	2.7	3.1	4.1	22.8
1988–89	26	Houston	82	82	36.9	.508	.000	.696	4.1	9.4	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	3.4	4.0	24.8
1989–90	27	Houston	82	82	38.1	.501	.167	.713	3.6	10.4	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	3.9	3.8	24.3
1990–91	28	Houston	56	50	36.8	.508	.000	.769	3.9	9.8	13.8	2.3	2.2	3.9	3.1	3.9	21.2
1991–92	29	Houston	70	69	37.7	.502	.000	.766	3.5	8.6	12.1	2.2	1.8	4.3	2.7	3.8	21.6
1992–93	30	Houston	82	82	39.5	.529	.000	.779	3.5	9.6	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	3.2	3.7	26.1
1993–94†	31	Houston	80	80	41.0	.528	.421	.716	2.9	9.1	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	3.4	3.6	27.3
1994–95†	32	Houston	72	72	39.6	.517	.188	.756	2.4	8.4	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	3.3	3.5	27.8
1995–96	33	Houston	72	72	38.8	.514	.214	.724	2.4	8.4	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	3.4	3.4	26.9
1996–97	34	Houston	78	78	36.6	.510	.313	.787	2.2	7.0	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	3.6	3.2	23.2
1997–98	35	Houston	47	45	34.7	.483	.000	.755	2.5	7.3	9.8	3.0	1.8	2.0	2.7	3.2	16.4
1998–99	36	Houston	50	50	35.7	.514	.308	.717	2.1	7.4	9.6	1.8	1.6	2.5	2.8	3.2	18.9
1999–2000	37	Houston	44	28	23.8	.458	.000	.616	1.5	4.8	6.2	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.7	2.0	10.3
2000–01	38	Houston	58	55	26.6	.498	.000	.621	2.1	5.3	7.4	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.4	2.4	11.9
2001–02	39	Toronto	61	37	22.6	.464	.000	.560	1.6	4.4	6.0	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.6	2.4	7.1
Career			1,238	1,186	35.7	.512	.202	.712	3.3	7.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	3.0	3.5	21.8
Playoffs			145	140	39.6	.528	.222	.719	3.2	7.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	2.9	3.9	25.9
All-Star			12	8	23.2	.409	1.000	.520	3.2	4.7	7.8	1.4	1.3	1.9	2.2	2.6	9.8

Totals

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1984–85	22	Houston	82	82	2,914	677	1,258	0	0	338	551	440	534	974	111	99	220	234	344	1,692
1985–86	23	Houston	68	68	2,467	625	1,188	0	0	347	538	333	448	781	137	134	231	195	271	1,597
1986–87	24	Houston	75	75	2,760	677	1,332	1	5	400	570	315	543	858	220	140	254	228	294	1,755
1987–88	25	Houston	79	79	2,825	712	1,385	0	4	381	548	302	657	959	163	162	214	243	324	1,805
1988–89	26	Houston	82	82	3,024	790	1,556	0	10	454	652	338	767	1,105	149	213	282	275	329	2,034
1989–90	27	Houston	82	82	3,124	806	1,609	1	6	382	536	299	850	1,149	234	174	376	316	314	1,995
1990–91	28	Houston	56	50	2,062	487	959	0	4	213	277	219	551	770	131	121	221	174	221	1,187
1991–92	29	Houston	70	69	2,636	591	1,177	0	1	328	428	246	599	845	157	127	304	187	263	1,510
1992–93	30	Houston	82	82	3,242	848	1,603	0	8	444	570	283	785	1,068	291	150	342	262	305	2,140
1993–94†	31	Houston	80	80	3,277	894	1,694	8	19	388	542	229	726	955	287	128	297	271	289	2,184
1994–95†	32	Houston	72	72	2,853	798	1,545	3	16	406	537	172	603	775	255	133	242	237	250	2,005
1995–96	33	Houston	72	72	2,797	768	1,494	3	14	397	548	176	608	784	257	113	207	247	242	1,936
1996–97	34	Houston	78	78	2,852	727	1,426	5	16	351	446	173	543	716	236	117	173	281	249	1,810
1997–98	35	Houston	47	45	1,633	306	633	0	3	160	212	116	344	460	143	84	96	126	152	772
1998–99	36	Houston	50	50	1,784	373	725	4	13	195	272	106	372	478	88	82	123	139	160	945
1999–2000	37	Houston	44	28	1,049	193	421	0	2	69	112	65	209	274	61	41	70	73	88	455
2000–01	38	Houston	58	55	1,545	283	568	0	1	123	198	124	307	431	72	70	88	81	141	689
2001–02	39	Toronto	61	37	1,378	194	418	0	2	47	84	98	268	366	66	74	90	98	147	435
Career			1,238	1,186	44,222	10,749	20,991	25	124	5,423	7,621	4,034	9,714	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	26,946
Playoffs			145	140	5,749	1,504	2,847	4	18	743	1,034	471	1,150	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	3,755
All-Star			12	8	278	45	110	1	1	26	50	38	56	94	17	15	23	26	31	117

Career highs

Top shot-blocking efforts

	Occurred in playoff competition
	Quadruple-double (third in NBA history)

Blocks	Opponent	Home/Away	Date	Minutes played	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
12 (2 OT)	Seattle SuperSonics	Home	March 10, 1987	53	38	17	6	7
12	Utah Jazz	Home	November 11, 1989	42	24	21	2	5
11	Golden State Warriors	Home	January 7, 1986	40	26	12	7	2
11	Golden State Warriors	Home	March 3, 1990	40	29	18	9	5
11	Milwaukee Bucks	Home	March 29, 1990	40	18	16	10	1
11 (OT)	Orlando Magic	Home	December 20, 1990	50	24	16	4	2
10	San Antonio Spurs	Home	April 21, 1988	42	38	10	4	5
10	Orlando Magic	Home	December 17, 1989	43	32	25	2	3
10	Los Angeles Lakers	Away	April 29, 1990	43	11	11	1	2
10 (OT)	Portland Trail Blazers	Away	January 3, 1993	44	40	9	3	1
10	Vancouver Grizzlies	Away	December 13, 1995	38	15	14	3	1
10	Dallas Mavericks	Home	April 13, 1996	32	31	13	6	0

Regular season

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	52	vs. Denver Nuggets	April 19, 1990
Points	51	vs. Boston Celtics	January 18, 1996
Field goal percentage	15—17 (.882)	vs. Minnesota Timberwolves	November 11, 1993
Field goals made	24	vs. Denver Nuggets	January 30, 1997
Field goal attempts	40	vs. Denver Nuggets	January 30, 1997
Free throws made, none missed	13—13	vs. San Antonio Spurs	April 30, 1993
Free throws made, none missed	13—13	vs. Minnesota Timberwolves	March 25, 1997
Free throws made	17	vs. Utah Jazz	January 10, 1993
Free throw attempts	20	vs. Orlando Magic	December 17, 1989
Rebounds	25	at New York Knicks	February 14, 1985
Rebounds	25	at New York Knicks	February 21, 1989
Rebounds	25	vs. Orlando Magic	December 17, 1989
Rebounds	25	at Detroit Pistons	February 27, 1990
Offensive rebounds	15	at New York Knicks	February 14, 1985
Defensive rebounds	22	at Detroit Pistons	February 27, 1990
Assists	12	at Golden State Warriors	December 1, 1994
Steals	8	at Cleveland Cavaliers	November 19, 1987
Steals	8 (OT)	at Miami Heat	April 8, 1989
Steals	8	vs. Los Angeles Clippers	November 27, 1990
Turnovers	11	vs. Denver Nuggets	April 19, 1990
Minutes played	53 (2 OT)	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	March 10, 1987

Playoffs

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	49 (2 OT)	at Seattle SuperSonics	May 14, 1987
Points	46	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	May 1, 1994
Field goals made	20	at Utah Jazz	April 27, 1995
Field goal attempts	34	vs. Phoenix Suns	May 14, 1995
Free throws made, none missed	13—13	vs. Utah Jazz	May 25, 1994
Free throws made	18	vs. Los Angeles Clippers	May 1, 1993
Free throw attempts	20	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	May 18, 1986
Free throw attempts	20	vs. Los Angeles Clippers	May 1, 1993
Free throw attempts	20	at Utah Jazz	May 7, 1995
Rebounds	26	at Dallas Mavericks	April 30, 1988
Rebounds	25 (2 OT)	at Seattle SuperSonics	May 14, 1987
Offensive rebounds	11 (2 OT)	at Seattle SuperSonics	May 14, 1987
Defensive rebounds	19	at Dallas Mavericks	April 30, 1988
Assists	10	vs. Phoenix Suns	May 18, 1995
Steals	6	vs. Denver Nuggets	April 26, 1986
Blocked shots	10	at Los Angeles Lakers	April 29, 1990
Blocked shots	9	vs. Los Angeles Clippers	April 29, 1993

NBA regular season leader

• Blocks per game: 1990 (4.6), 1991 (3.9), 1993 (4.2)
• Rebounds per game: 1989 (13.5), 1990 (14.0)
• Offensive rebounds: 1985 (440)
• Defensive rebounds: 1989 (767), 1990 (850)
• Total rebounds: 1989 (1,105), 1990 (1,149)
• Blocks: 1990 (376), 1993 (342)
• Personal fouls: 1985 (344)
• Field goal attempts: 1994 (1,694)
• Games played: 1985 (82), 1989 (82), 1990 (82), 1999 (50)

Achievements

• 2× NBA champion (1994, '95)
• 2× NBA Finals MVP (1994, '95)
• 1× NBA MVP (1994)
• 2× Defensive Player of Year (1993, '94)
• 6× All-NBA First Team (1987, '88, '89, '93, '94, '97)
• 3× All-NBA Second Team ('86, '90, '96)
• 3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, '95, '99)
• 5× All-Defensive First Team ('87, '88, '90, '93, '94)
• 4× All-Defensive Second Team ('85, '91, '96, '97)
• 12× All-Star
• Olympic gold medalist (1996)
• Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
• Olajuwon ended his career in the top ten all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding, and steals. He is the only player in NBA history to retire in the top ten for all four categories (he is now 11th all-time in rebounding).
• Olajuwon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2008.[1]
• Ranked #10 in ESPN's All-Time #NBArank: Counting down the greatest players ever (published in 2016)[2]
• Ranked #12 in SLAM Magazine's 2018 revision of the top 100 greatest players of all time (published in the January 2018 issue)[3]

NBA records

Regular season

Most points scored without free throw attempt in a game: Houston Rockets (109) vs. Denver Nuggets (113), January 30, 1997

• 48 points - 24/40 FG%
• Broken by Jamal Murray in (2020–21)

Third player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double in a game: Houston Rockets (120) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (94), March 29, 1990

• 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks (and 1 steal) in 40 minutes
• Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson and David Robinson are the only other players to achieve this.

Seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds: 2 (1988–89—1989–90)

• Broken by Dennis Rodman in 1997–98

Consecutive seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds: 2 (1988–89—1989–90)

• Broken by Kevin Garnett in 2004–05

Blocked shots, career: 3,830

Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 (1989–90—1990–91)

• Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1995–96

Steals by a center, career: 2,162

Steals by a center, season: 213 (1988–89)

• Also holds second (see below)

Five by fives, career: 6

Only player in NBA history to record 200 blocks and 200 steals in the same season: 282 blocks, 213 steals (1988–89)

Seasons with 200 blocks and 100 steals: 11 (1985–86—1995–96)

• Only twelve players in NBA history have achieved this feat in the same season.

Third player in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season: 14.0 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game (1989–90)

• Also achieved by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers, 1975–76), Bill Walton (Portland Trail Blazers, 1976–77), Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons, 2001–02), and Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic, 2008–09 and 2009–10).

Only player in NBA history to win regular season MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season (1993–94)

Only center in NBA history to record at least 200 steals in a season

Closest player in NBA history to recording a quintuple double

• 38 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals, 12 blocks in a double-overtime game against the Seattle SuperSonics on March 10, 1987
• 28 points, 19 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, 11 blocks in a regulation game against the Golden State Warriors on March 3, 1990

Only player in NBA history to lead his team in averaging 4 out of 5 main categories for 8 straight seasons (minimum 50 games)

• Olajuwon led his team in averaging points, rebounds, steals, and blocks from the 1985/86 to 1992/93 seasons, and again in 1994/95

Most seasons in a row with 150 blocks and 100 steals

• 12 seasons in a row (1985-86 - 1996-97)

Playoffs

Only player in NBA history to lead his team in all 5 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) on to the NBA title: (1994 NBA Playoffs)

Only player in NBA history to win an NBA Championship without a Hall of Famer or All star In the 4-Round Playoff Format: (1994 NBA Playoffs)

• Otis Thorpe was an all-star in the 1991/92 season, but not in 1994. Hakeem missed 12 games in the 1991/92 season in which the Rockets went 2-10 and missed the playoffs
• Rick Barry won the 1975 NBA Finals without an All-star, but with Rookie Hall of Famer Jamaal Wilkes
  • Barry did not do this in the 4-Round Playoff Format like Hakeem, however
• Bill Walton won the 1977 NBA Finals without a Hall of Fame teammate, but with Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay and 1977 All-star Maurice Lucas

Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: twice

• 4 games, vs. Dallas Mavericks (1988 Western Conference First Round)
• 4 games, vs. Orlando Magic (1995 NBA Finals)
• Also achieved by Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Rick Barry, Bernard King, Michael Jordan (seven times), and Shaquille O'Neal.

Points, 4-game series: 150, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 1988 Western Conference First Round (37.5 ppg)

Field goals made, one postseason: 306 (1995)

Field goal attempts, 4-game series: 116, vs. Orlando Magic (1995 NBA Finals)

• Broken by Tracy McGrady in 2001

Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 33, vs. Utah Jazz, 1985 Western Conference First Round

• Broken by Larry Smith in 1987

Steals, quarter: 4, at Los Angeles Lakers, April 25, 1996

• Tied with many other players

Highest average, blocked shots per game, career: 3.3 (472/145)

Blocked shots, one postseason: 92 (1994)

Blocked shots, 4-game series: 23, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1990 Western Conference First Round (5.8 bpg)

• Also holds second (see below)

Blocked shots, 5-game series: 29, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 1993 Western Conference First Round (5.8 bpg)

• Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1994

Blocked shots, 7-game series: 30, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1993 Western Conference Semifinals (4.3 bpg)

• Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1994

Blocked shots, game: 10, at Los Angeles Lakers, April 29, 1990

• Tied with Mark Eaton

Blocked shots, half: 7, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, April 28, 1987

• Broken by Derrick Coleman on May 7, 1993

Blocked shots, quarter: 5, third quarter, at Utah Jazz, April 23, 1998

• Broken by Dwight Howard on April 18, 2010

Part of the second pair of players in NBA playoff history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks, April 30, 1988
Olajuwon: 41 points
Eric "Sleepy" Floyd: 42 points

Part of the third pair of players in NBA playoff history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz, May 5, 1995
Olajuwon: 40 points
Clyde Drexler: 41 points

Part of the only time in NBA playoff history when four players scored 30 or more points in the same game: Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic, June 9, 1995
Olaujuwon (Houston Rockets): 34 points
Sam Cassell (Houston Rockets): 31 points (off the bench)
Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic): 33 points
Penny Hardaway (Orlando Magic): 32 points

Closest player in history to recording a five-by-five during a playoff game

On four separate occasions, Olajuwon was 1 steal shy of recording a five-by-five in a playoff game[4]

• Game 1 of the 1987 Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers
• Game 4 of the 1987 Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers
• Game 1 of the 1993 Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Clippers
• Game 5 of the 1994 Western Conference Finals against the Utah Jazz

Olajuwon was also one assist shy of recording a five-by-five in a playoff game on another occasion

• Game 1 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals against the Denver Nuggets

Chris Webber was also 1 steal shy of a playoff five-by-five in Game 4 of the 2000 Western Conference First Round against the Sacramento Kings

All-time leader in playoff five-by-fours (at least 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks)

Olajuwon did this on a record 8 different occasions[5]

• Game 1 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals against the Denver Nuggets
• Game 1 of the 1987 Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers
• Game 4 of the 1987 Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers
• Game 1 of the 1993 Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Clippers
• Game 2 of the 1994 Western Conference First Round against the Portland Trail Blazers
• Game 3 of the 1994 Western Conference Finals against the Utah Jazz
• Game 5 of the 1994 Western Conference Finals against the Utah Jazz
• Game 2 of the 1997 Western Conference First round against the Minnesota Timberwolves

Most playoff games of

• At least 2 steals and 2 blocks (56)[6]
• At least 3 steals and 3 blocks (23)[7]
• At least 4 steals and 4 blocks (12)[8]
• At least 5 steals and 5 blocks (2)[9]

Most playoff runs simultaneously averaging 1.5+ steals and 1.5+ blocks per game

• Olajuwon has 8 such playoff runs[10]

Most playoff runs simultaneously averaging 2.0+ steals and 2.0+ blocks per game

• Olajuwon has 5 such playoff runs. No other player has achieved this feat more than once.[11]

NBA Finals

Points, 4-game series: 131, vs. Orlando Magic, 1995

• Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 2002

Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 4 games, vs. Orlando Magic, 1995

• Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (7 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics, 1962), Rick Barry (6 games, San Francisco Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1967), Michael Jordan (6 games, Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993), and Shaquille O'Neal (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers, 2000, and 4 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Jersey Nets, 2002)

Field goals made, 4-game series: 56, vs. Orlando Magic, 1995

Field goal attempts, 4-game series: 116, vs. Orlando Magic, 1995

Blocked shots, game: 8, vs. Boston Celtics, June 5, 1986

• Broken by Dwight Howard on June 11, 2009

All-Star Game

Offensive rebounds, game: 9 (1990)

Blocked shots, half: 4 (1994)

Personal fouls, game: 6 (OT) (1987)

Ranks 2nd in NBA history

Regular season

Seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 3 (1989–90—1990–91, 1992–93)

• Trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby

Blocked shots, quarter: 7, fourth quarter, at Sacramento Kings, January 19, 1988

Steals by a center, season: 174 (1989–90)

• Also holds the record (see above)

Playoffs

Points, one postseason: 725 (1995)

Field goals made, 4-game series: 56, twice
56, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 1988 Western Conference First Round
56, vs. Orlando Magic, 1995 NBA Finals

Defensive rebounds, game: 19, at Dallas Mavericks, April 30, 1988

Personal fouls, 4-game series: 21, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1987 Western Conference First Round

Personal fouls, quarter: 5, vs. Denver Nuggets, April 26, 1986

Blocked shots, career: 472

• Trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Blocked shots, 4-game series: 20, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1987 Western Conference First Round (5.0 bpg)

• Also holds the record (see above)

Blocked shots, game: 9, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, April 29, 1993

Finals

Blocked shots, 7-game series: 27, vs. New York Knicks, 1994

• Patrick Ewing blocked 30 shots for the Knicks in the same series, but the Rockets won the series.

All-Star

Blocked shots, career: 23

• Trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Blocked shots, game: 5 (1994)

Ranks 3rd in NBA history

Regular season

Defensive rebounds, career: 9,714

• Trailing Karl Malone and Robert Parish

Highest average, blocked shots per game, career: 3.1 (3,830/1,238)

• Trailing Mark Eaton and Manute Bol

Playoffs

Field goal attempts, one postseason: 576 (1995)

Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1987 Western Conference Semifinals (3.8 bpg)

Blocked shots, game: 8, three times
8, vs. Boston Celtics, June 5, 1986
8, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, April 28, 1987
8, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, May 16, 1993

All-Star

Games played: 12 (1985—1997, except 1991)

Offensive rebounds, game: 7 (1988)

Ranks 4th in NBA history

Regular season

Consecutive games with a blocked shot (since 1986—87): 83, January 7, 1993 to January 4, 1994

• Trailing Patrick Ewing (two streaks) and Dikembe Mutombo

Playoffs

Steals, game: 6, vs. Denver Nuggets, April 26, 1986

Blocked shots, game: 7, six times

Ranks 5th in NBA history

Regular season

Blocked shots, game: 12, twice

• 12, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, March 10, 1987 (2 OT)
• 12, vs. Utah Jazz, November 11, 1989

Olajuwon also ranks ninth in career regular season points scored (26,946)

Houston Rockets franchise records

Regular season

Service

Seasons: 17

Games played, career: 1,177

Games played, season: 82 (1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93)

• tied with many other players

Minutes played, career: 42,844

Scoring

Points, career: 26,511

Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 32

Field goals

Field goals made, career: 10,555

Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Denver Nuggets, January 30, 1997

Field goal attempts, career: 20,573

Free throws

Free throws made, career: 5,376

Free throw attempts, career: 7,537

Rebounding

Rebounds, career: 13,382

Offensive rebounds, career: 3,936

Defensive rebounds, career: 9,446

Defensive rebounds, game: 22, at Detroit Pistons, February 27, 1990

• Broken by Charles Barkley on November 2, 1996

Steals

Steals, career: 2,088

Steals, season: 213 (1988–89)

Blocked shots

Blocked shots, career: 3,740

Highest average, blocked shots per game, career: 3.18 (3,740/1,177)

Blocked shots, season: 376 (1989–90)

Personal fouls

Personal fouls, career: 4,236

Disqualifications, career: 80

Turnovers

Turnovers, career: 3,569

Other

Triple-doubles, career: 14

• Broken by James Harden

Double-doubles, career: 771

Playoffs

Service

Games played, career: 140

Minutes played, career: 5,663

Scoring

Points, career: 3,727

Scoring average, points per game, career: 26.6 (3,727/140)

• Broken by Tracy McGrady

Scoring average, points per game, any playoff series: 37.5 (150/4), vs. Dallas Mavericks, 1988 Western Conference First Round

Points, game: 49, at Seattle SuperSonics, May 14, 1987 (2 OT)

Points, quarter: 18, first quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, May 5, 1995

Field goals

Field goals made, career: 1,492

Field goals made, game: 20, at Utah Jazz, April 27, 1995

Field goal attempts, career: 2,825

Field goal attempts, game: 34, vs. Phoenix Suns, May 14, 1995

Free throws

Free throws made, none missed, game: 13—13, vs. Utah Jazz, May 25, 1994

Free throws made, career: 739

Free throws made, game: 18, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, May 1, 1993

• tied with Moses Malone

Free throw attempts, career: 1,028

Free throw attempts, game: 20, thrice
20, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, May 18, 1986
20, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, May 1, 1993
20, at Utah Jazz, May 7, 1995

• tied with Moses Malone

Rebounding

Rebounds, career: 1,602

Rebounds, game: 26, at Dallas Mavericks, April 30, 1988

• tied with Moses Malone

Defensive rebounds, game: 19, at Dallas Mavericks, April 30, 1988

Assists

Assists, career: 456

Steals

Steals, career: 238

Blocked shots

Blocked shots, career: 468

Blocked shots, game: 10, at Los Angeles Lakers, April 29, 1990

Rookie

Olajuwon's rookie season was 1984–85.

Field goal percentage, season: .538 (677—1,258)

Blocked shots, season: 220

Toronto Raptors franchise records

• Defensive rebounds, half: 11, first half, at Milwaukee Bucks, December 6, 2001

See also

• Quadruple-double
• List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders

References

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