League Leaders Who Led?
Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

1984–2001

Career 1,238 G · 26,946 PTS · 21.8 PPG · 11.1 RPG · 2.5 APG

Seasons leading the NBA
11
63 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1989 Best season

Spanning 1984–1992, peaking at 5 titles in 1989.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

  • 27th League titles 11
  • 11th Top-5 finishes 62

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Defensive Rebounds 2 1st 2 yrs (1988–1989) 1988 767 1989 850 1992 #2 1993 #2
Total Blocks 2 1st — 1989 376 1992 342 1984 #2 1985 #3 1986 #3 1988 #3 1991 #2 1993 #2
Blocks per Game 2 1st — 1989 4.6 1992 4.2 1984 #2 1985 #3 1986 #3 1991 #2 1993 #2 1994 #2
Total Rebounds 2 1st 2 yrs (1988–1989) 1988 1,105 1989 1,149 1987 #3
Rebounds per Game 2 1st 2 yrs (1988–1989) 1988 13.5 1989 14.0 1987 #3
Offensive Rebounds 1 1st — 1984 440
Field Goals Made — #2 — 1992 #2 1993 #2 1994 #3 1995 #3 1996 #3
Turnovers — #2 — 1989 #2 1993 #3
Total Points — #3 — 1992 #3 1993 #3
Total Steals — #3 — 1988 #3
Points per Game — #2 — 1993 #3 1994 #2 1995 #2
Field Goal Percentage — #3 — 1998 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1992 2 BPG 4.2 BLK 342
1989 5 RPG 14.0 REB 1,149 BPG 4.6 BLK 376 DREB 850
1988 3 RPG 13.5 REB 1,105 DREB 767
1984 1 OREB 440

Season Averages

18 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1984 HOU 82 35.5 1,692 20.6 974 11.9 111 1.4 99 220 234 53.8% — 61.3%
1985 HOU 68 36.3 1,597 23.5 781 11.5 137 2.0 134 231 195 52.6% — 64.5%
1986 HOU 75 36.8 1,755 23.4 858 11.4 220 2.9 140 254 228 50.8% 20.0% 70.2%
1987 HOU 79 35.8 1,805 22.9 959 12.1 163 2.1 162 214 243 51.4% 0.0% 69.5%
1988 HOU 82 36.9 2,034 24.8 1,105 13.5 149 1.8 213 282 275 50.8% 0.0% 69.6%
1989 HOU 82 38.1 1,995 24.3 1,149 14.0 234 2.9 174 376 316 50.1% 16.7% 71.3%
1990 HOU 56 36.8 1,187 21.2 770 13.8 131 2.3 121 221 174 50.8% 0.0% 76.9%
1991 HOU 70 37.7 1,510 21.6 845 12.1 157 2.2 127 304 187 50.2% 0.0% 76.6%
1992 HOU 82 39.5 2,140 26.1 1,068 13.0 291 3.6 150 342 262 52.9% 0.0% 77.9%
1993 HOU 80 41.0 2,184 27.3 955 11.9 287 3.6 128 297 271 52.8% 42.1% 71.6%
1994 HOU 72 39.6 2,005 27.9 775 10.8 255 3.5 133 242 237 51.7% 18.8% 75.6%
1995 HOU 72 38.9 1,936 26.9 784 10.9 257 3.6 113 207 247 51.4% 21.4% 72.5%
1996 HOU 78 36.6 1,810 23.2 716 9.2 236 3.0 117 173 281 51.0% 31.3% 78.7%
1997 HOU 47 34.7 772 16.4 460 9.8 143 3.0 84 96 126 48.3% 0.0% 75.5%
1998 HOU 50 35.7 945 18.9 478 9.6 88 1.8 82 123 139 51.5% 30.8% 71.7%
1999 HOU 44 23.8 455 10.3 274 6.2 61 1.4 41 70 73 45.8% 0.0% 61.6%
2000 HOU 58 26.6 689 11.9 431 7.4 72 1.2 70 88 81 49.8% 0.0% 62.1%
2001 TOR 61 22.5 435 7.1 366 6.0 66 1.1 74 90 98 46.4% 0.0% 56.0%
Career — 1,238 35.7 26,946 21.8 13,748 11.1 3,058 2.5 2,162 3,830 3,667 51.2% 20.2% 71.2%