Hakeem Olajuwon

HOU · Big · 1992-93 · age 30

26.1 PPG13.0 RPG3.5 APG3.2 TPG39.5 MPG

DPOYAll-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star

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Hakeem Olajuwon, 1992-93 with HOU: 26.1 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 39.5 minutes a game. Against the 248 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (99th percentile), Blocks / 75 (99th) and Stocks / 75 (99th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (37th percentile) and Assists / 75 (55th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 18 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 248 qualified players in 1992-93; the second number is his rank among the 39 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	98	99	39.5
Minutes share	99	99	82.0%
Availability	91	91	100.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	87	81	.577
Effective FG%	85	78	.529
Points per shot	82	69	1.33
3-point %	11	28	0.0%
3-point attempts / g	28	73	0.1
3PA rate (of FGA)	18	59	0.5%
2-point %	89	77	53.2%
Free throw %	58	85	77.9%
FT attempts / g	96	88	7.0
FT rate (of FGA)	65	40	35.6%
% points from 3	14	35	0.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	99	99	25.2
Assist %	66	96	15.8%
Assists / 75	55	87	3.4
Assist / turnover	37	74	1.11
Usage %	99	96	28.8%
Turnover %	65	78	12.4%
Turnovers / 75	12	21	3.1
Offensive rebound %	87	65	10.5%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	96	83	12.6
Def. rebound %	97	88	25.9%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	84	96	1.8
Blocks / 75	99	99	4.0
Stocks / 75	99	99	5.8
Steal %	84	96	2.4%
Block %	99	99	6.5%

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	99	99	27.3
Win Shares / 48	99	99	.234
Box Plus/Minus	99	99	+7.5
Offensive BPM	96	96	+3.9
Defensive BPM	99	99	+3.6
VORP	99	99	7.8
Game Score / g	99	99	23.8

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1984-85	HOU	22	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	.564	+2.1	85	All-Def 2nd · All-Star · All-Rookie 1st
1985-86	HOU	23	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	.560	+4.0	94	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
1986-87	HOU	24	75	36.8	23.4	11.4	2.9	.554	+5.8	97	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1987-88	HOU	25	79	35.8	22.8	12.1	2.1	.555	+4.4	96	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1988-89	HOU	26	82	36.9	24.8	13.5	1.8	.552	+5.5	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Star
1989-90	HOU	27	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	.541	+5.8	96	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1990-91	HOU	28	56	36.8	21.2	13.8	2.3	.549	+6.2	96	All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 2nd
1991-92	HOU	29	70	37.7	21.6	12.1	2.2	.553	+5.0	95	All-Star
1992-93★	HOU	30	82	39.5	26.1	13.0	3.5	.577	+7.5	99	DPOY · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1993-94	HOU	31	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	.565	+6.8	98	MVP · Finals MVP · Champion · DPOY · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1994-95	HOU	32	72	39.6	27.8	10.8	3.5	.563	+5.4	97	Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
1995-96	HOU	33	72	38.8	26.9	10.9	3.6	.558	+4.9	95	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
1996-97	HOU	34	78	36.5	23.2	9.2	3.0	.558	+3.5	91	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
1997-98	HOU	35	47	34.7	16.4	9.8	3.0	.531	+3.0	87
1998-99	HOU	36	50	35.7	18.9	9.6	1.8	.559	+3.2	89	All-NBA 3rd
1999-00	HOU	37	44	23.8	10.3	6.2	1.4	.484	+0.4	59
2000-01	HOU	38	58	26.6	11.9	7.4	1.2	.526	+2.8	88
2001-02	TOR	39	61	22.5	7.1	6.0	1.1	.478	−0.4	51

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.