List of career achievements by Hakeem Olajuwon

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

==NBA statistics==
{{col-start}}{{col-break|width=50%}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which the Rockets won an [[List of NBA champions|NBA Championship]]
|-
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|
|Led the league
|-
|'''Bold'''
|Denotes career highs
|-
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |   GP
| Games played
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |   GS 
| Games started
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  MIN 
| Minutes per game
|-
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  FG% 
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goal]] percentage
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  3P% 
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Three-point field goal|3-point field-goal]] percentage
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  FT% 
| [[Free throw|Free-throw]] percentage
|-
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  OFF 
| Offensive [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  DEF 
| Defensive rebounds per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  REB 
| Total rebounds per game
|-
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  AST 
| [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  STL 
| [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]] per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  BLK 
| [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]] per game
|-
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  TOV 
| Turnovers per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  PF 
| Fouls per game
| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  PTS 
| Points per game
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

===Averages===
{| class="wikitable sortable" text-align:center;"
! Season
! Age
! Team
! GP !! GS !! MIN !! FG% !! 3P% !! FT% !! OFF !! DEF !! REB !! AST !! STL !! BLK !! TOV !! PF !! PTS
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1984}}
| align="center" | 22
| align="left" | [[1984-85 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' || 35.5 || '''.538''' || || .613 || '''5.4''' || 6.5 || 11.9 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 2.7 || 2.9 || '''4.2''' || 20.6
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1985}}
| align="center" | 23
| align="left" | [[1985-86 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1986}}
| align="center" | 24
| align="left" | [[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1987}}
| align="center" | 25
| align="left" | [[1987-88 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1988}}
| align="center" | 26
| align="left" | [[1988-89 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' || 36.9 || .508 || .000 || .696 || 4.1 || 9.4 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 13.5 || 1.8 || '''2.6''' || 3.4 || 3.4 || 4.0 || 24.8
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1989}}
| align="center" | 27
| align="left" | [[1989-90 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' || 38.1 || .501 || .167 || .713 || 3.6 || '''10.4''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''14.0''' || 2.9 || 2.1 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''4.6''' || '''3.9''' || 3.8 || 24.3
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1990}}
| align="center" | 28
| align="left" | [[1990-91 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 56 || 50 || 36.8 || .508 || .000 || .769 || 3.9 || 9.8 || 13.8 || 2.3 || 2.2 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 3.9 || 3.1 || 3.9 || 21.2
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1991}}
| align="center" | 29
| align="left" | [[1991-92 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1992}}
| align="center" | 30
| align="left" | [[1992-93 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| '''82''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''82''' || 39.5 || .529 || .000 || .779 || 3.5 || 9.6 || 13.0 || 3.5 || 1.8 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 4.2 || 3.2 || 3.7 || 26.1
|-
| align="left" style="background-color:#AFE6BA" | {{nbay|1993}}†
| align="center" | 31
| align="left" | [[1993-94 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" style="background-color:#AFE6BA" | {{nbay|1994}}†
| align="center" | 32
| align="left" | [[1994-95 Houston Rockets season|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'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1995}}
| align="center" | 33
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1996}}
| align="center" | 34
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1997}}
| align="center" | 35
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1998}}
| align="center" | 36
| align="left" | [[1998-99 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 50 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 50 || 35.7 || .514 || .308 || .717 || 2.1 || 7.4 || 9.6 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 2.5 || 2.8 || 3.2 || 18.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|1999}}
| align="center" | 37
| align="left" | [[1999-00 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2000}}
| align="center" | 38
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Houston Rockets season|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
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2001}}
| align="center" | 39
| align="left" | [[2001-02 Toronto Raptors season|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
|-
| align="left" colspan=3| 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
|-
| align="left" colspan=3| 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
|-
| align="left" colspan=3| 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===
{| class="wikitable sortable" text-align:center;"
! Season
! Age
! Team
! GP !! GS !! MIN !! FGM !! FGA !! 3PM !! 3PA !! FTM !! FTA !! OFF !! DEF !! REB !! AST !! STL !! BLK !! TOV !! PF !! PTS
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1984}}
| align="center" | 22
| align="left" |[[1984-85 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 2,914 || 677 || 1,258 || 0 || 0 || 338 || 551 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''440''' || 534 || 974 || 111 || 99 || 220 || 234 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''344''' || 1,692
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1985}}
| align="center" | 23
| align="left" |[[1985-86 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 68 || 68 || 2,467 || 625 || 1,188 || 0 || 0 || 347 || 538 || 333 || 448 || 781 || 137 || 134 || 231 || 195 || 271 || 1,597
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1986}}
| align="center" | 24
| align="left" |[[1986-87 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 75 || 75 || 2,760 || 677 || 1,332 || 1 || 5 || 400 || 570 || 315 || 543 || 858 || 220 || 140 || 254 || 228 || 294 || 1,755
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1987}}
| align="center" | 25
| align="left" |[[1987-88 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 79 || 79 || 2,825 || 712 || 1,385 || 0 || 4 || 381 || 548 || 302 || 657 || 959 || 163 || 162 || 214 || 243 || 324 || 1,805
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1988}}
| align="center" | 26
| align="left" |[[1988-89 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 3,024 || 790 || 1,556 || 0 || 10 || '''454''' || '''652''' || 338 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 767 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 1,105 || 149 || '''213''' || 282 || 275 || 329 || 2,034
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1989}}
| align="center" | 27
| align="left" |[[1989-90 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 3,124 || 806 || 1,609 || 1 || 6 || 382 || 536 || 299 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''850''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''1,149''' || 234 || 174 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''376''' || '''316''' || 314 || 1,995
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1990}}
| align="center" | 28
| align="left" |[[1990-91 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 56 || 50 || 2,062 || 487 || 959 || 0 || 4 || 213 || 277 || 219 || 551 || 770 || 131 || 121 || 221 || 174 || 221 || 1,187
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1991}}
| align="center" | 29
| align="left" |[[1991-92 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 70 || 69 || 2,636 || 591 || 1,177 || 0 || 1 || 328 || 428 || 246 || 599 || 845 || 157 || 127 || 304 || 187 || 263 || 1,510
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1992}}
| align="center" | 30
| align="left" |[[1992-93 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 3,242 || 848 || 1,603 || 0 || 8 || 444 || 570 || 283 || 785 || 1,068 || '''291''' || 150 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 342 || 262 || 305 || 2,140
|-
| align="left" style="background-color:#AFE6BA" |{{nbay|1993}}†
| align="center" | 31
| align="left" |[[1993-94 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 80 || 80 || '''3,277''' || '''894''' ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| '''1,694''' || '''8''' || '''19''' || 388 || 542 || 229 || 726 || 955 || 287 || 128 || 297 || 271 || 289 || '''2,184'''
|-
| align="left" style="background-color:#AFE6BA" |{{nbay|1994}}†
| align="center" | 32
| align="left" |[[1994-95 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 72 || 72 || 2,853 || 798 || 1,545 || 3 || 16 || 406 || 537 || 172 || 603 || 775 || 255 || 133 || 242 || 237 || 250 || 2,005
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1995}}
| align="center" | 33
| align="left" |[[1995-96 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 72 || 72 || 2,797 || 768 || 1,494 || 3 || 14 || 397 || 548 || 176 || 608 || 784 || 257 || 113 || 207 || 247 || 242 || 1,936
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1996}}
| align="center" | 34
| align="left" |[[1996-97 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 78 || 78 || 2,852 || 727 || 1,426 || 5 || 16 || 351 || 446 || 173 || 543 || 716 || 236 || 117 || 173 || 281 || 249 || 1,810
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1997}}
| align="center" | 35
| align="left" |[[1997-98 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 47 || 45 || 1,633 || 306 || 633 || 0 || 3 || 160 || 212 || 116 || 344 || 460 || 143 || 84 || 96 || 126 || 152 || 772
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1998}}
| align="center" | 36
| align="left" |[[1998-99 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|bgcolor="CFECEC"| 50 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 50 || 1,784 || 373 || 725 || 4 || 13 || 195 || 272 || 106 || 372 || 478 || 88 || 82 || 123 || 139 || 160 || 945
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|1999}}
| align="center" | 37
| align="left" |[[1999-2000 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 44 || 28 || 1,049 || 193 || 421 || 0 || 2 || 69 || 112 || 65 || 209 || 274 || 61 || 41 || 70 || 73 || 88 || 455
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|2000}}
| align="center" | 38
| align="left" |[[2000-01 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 58 || 55 || 1,545 || 283 || 568 || 0 || 1 || 123 || 198 || 124 || 307 || 431 || 72 || 70 || 88 || 81 || 141 || 689
|-
| align="left" |{{nbay|2001}}
| align="center" | 39
| align="left" |[[2001-02 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 61 || 37 || 1,378 || 194 || 418 || 0 || 2 || 47 || 84 || 98 || 268 || 366 || 66 || 74 || 90 || 98 || 147 || 435
|-
|align="left" colspan=3|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
|-
|align="left" colspan=3|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
|-
|align="left" colspan=3|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====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#AFE6BA; width:6em"|
|Occurred in playoff competition
|-
|style="background-color:#CFECEC; width:6em"|
|Quadruple-double (third in NBA history)
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Blocks
! Opponent
! Home/Away
! Date
! Minutes <br> played
! [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
! [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
! [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
! [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]]
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|12 {{small|(2 OT)}}]]
| Seattle SuperSonics
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1987|March|10}}]]
| 53
| 38
| 17
| 6
| 7
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|12]]
| Utah Jazz
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1989|November|11}}]]
| 42
| 24
| 21
| 2
| 5
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|11]]
| Golden State Warriors
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1986|January|7}}]]
| 40
| 26
| 12
| 7
| 2
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|11]]
| Golden State Warriors
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1990|March|3}}]]
| 40
| 29
| 18
| 9
| 5
|-bgcolor="CFECEC"
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|11]]
| Milwaukee Bucks
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1990|March|29}}]]
| 40
| 18
| 16
| 10
| 1
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|11 {{small|(OT)}}]]
| Orlando Magic
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1990|December|20}}]]
| 50
| 24
| 16
| 4
| 2
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| San Antonio Spurs
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1988|April|21}}]]
| 42
| 38
| 10
| 4
| 5
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| Orlando Magic
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1989|December|17}}]]
| 43
| 32
| 25
| 2
| 3
|-bgcolor="AFE6BA"
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| Los Angeles Lakers
| Away
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1990|April|29}}]]
| 43
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 2
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10 {{small|(OT)}}]]
| Portland Trail Blazers
| Away
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1993|January|3}}]]
| 44
| 40
| 9
| 3
| 1
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| Vancouver Grizzlies
| Away
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1995|December|13}}]]
| 38
| 15
| 14
| 3
| 1
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| Dallas Mavericks
| Home
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1996|April|13}}]]
| 32
| 31
| 13
| 6
| 0
|}

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Stat
! High
! Opponent
! Date
|-
| Points
| 52
| vs. Denver Nuggets
| {{Dts|1990|4|19}}
|-
| Points
| 51
| vs. Boston Celtics
| {{Dts|1996|January|18}}
|-
| Field goal percentage
| 15—17 (.882)
| vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
| {{Dts|1993|11|11}}
|-
| Field goals made
| 24
| vs. Denver Nuggets
| {{Dts|1997|1|30}}
|-
| Field goal attempts
| 40
| vs. Denver Nuggets
| {{Dts|1997|1|30}}
|-
| Free throws made, none missed
| 13—13
| vs. San Antonio Spurs
| {{Dts|1993|4|30}}
|-
| Free throws made, none missed
| 13—13
| vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
| {{Dts|1997|3|25}}
|-
| Free throws made
| 17
| vs. Utah Jazz
| {{Dts|1993|1|10}}
|-
| Free throw attempts
| 20
| vs. Orlando Magic
| {{Dts|1989|12|17}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 25
| at New York Knicks
| {{Dts|1985|2|14}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 25
| at New York Knicks
| {{Dts|1989|2|21}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 25
| vs. Orlando Magic
| {{Dts|1989|12|17}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 25
| at Detroit Pistons
| {{Dts|1990|2|27}}
|-
| Offensive rebounds
| 15
| at New York Knicks
| {{Dts|1985|2|14}}
|-
| Defensive rebounds
| 22
| at Detroit Pistons
| {{Dts|1990|2|27}}
|-
| Assists
| 12
| at Golden State Warriors
| {{Dts|1994|12|1}}
|-
| Steals
| 8
| at Cleveland Cavaliers
| {{Dts|1987|11|19}}
|-
| Steals
| 8 {{small|(OT)}}
| at Miami Heat
| {{Dts|1989|4|8}}
|-
| Steals
| 8
| vs. Los Angeles Clippers
| {{Dts|1990|11|27}}
|-
| Turnovers
| 11
| vs. Denver Nuggets
| {{Dts|1990|4|19}}
|-
| Minutes played
| 53 {{small|(2 OT)}}
| vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| {{Dts|1987|3|10}}
|}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Stat
! High
! Opponent
! Date
|-
| Points
| 49 {{small|(2 OT)}}
| at Seattle SuperSonics
| {{Dts|1987|May|14}}
|-
| Points
| 46
| vs. Portland Trail Blazers
| {{Dts|1994|May|1}}
|-
| Field goals made
| 20
| at Utah Jazz
| {{Dts|1995|April|27}}
|-
| Field goal attempts
| 34
| vs. Phoenix Suns
| {{Dts|1995|May|14}}
|-
| Free throws made, none missed
| 13—13
| vs. Utah Jazz
| {{Dts|1994|May|25}}
|-
| Free throws made
| 18
| vs. Los Angeles Clippers
| {{Dts|1993|May|1}}
|-
| Free throw attempts
| 20
| vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| {{Dts|1986|May|18}}
|-
| Free throw attempts
| 20
| vs. Los Angeles Clippers
| {{Dts|1993|May|1}}
|-
| Free throw attempts
| 20
| at Utah Jazz
| {{Dts|1995|May|7}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 26
| at Dallas Mavericks
| {{Dts|1988|April|30}}
|-
| Rebounds
| 25 {{small|(2 OT)}}
| at Seattle SuperSonics
| {{Dts|1987|May|14}}
|-
| Offensive rebounds
| 11 {{small|(2 OT)}}
| at Seattle SuperSonics
| {{Dts|1987|May|14}}
|-
| Defensive rebounds
| 19
| at Dallas Mavericks
| {{Dts|1988|April|30}}
|-
| Assists
| 10
| vs. Phoenix Suns
| {{Dts|1995|May|18}}
|-
| Steals
| 6
| vs. Denver Nuggets
| {{Dts|1986|April|26}}
|-
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|Blocked shots]]
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|10]]
| at Los Angeles Lakers
| [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game|{{Dts|1990|April|29}}]]
|-
| Blocked shots
| 9
| vs. Los Angeles Clippers
| {{Dts|1993|April|29}}
|}

==NBA regular season leader==
* '''Blocks per game''': 1990 ('''4.6'''), 1991 ('''3.9'''), 1993 ('''4.2''')

* '''Rebounding''': 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, [[Point (basketball)|scoring]], [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]], and [[Steal (basketball)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/genrel/040708aaa.html|title= Naimsmith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Seven Members of the Class of 2008.}} Retrieved on 2008-04-09</ref>
*Ranked #13 in ''[[SLAM Magazine]]'''s 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2009/06/the-new-top-50/|title=The New Top 50|work=SLAM Magazine|accessdate=June 22, 2009}}</ref>

==NBA records==
===Regular season===
'''Third player in NBA history to record a [[quadruple-double]] in a game''': Houston Rockets (120) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (94), {{Dts|1990|3|29}}
*18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks (and 1 steal) in 40 minutes
*[[Nate Thurmond]], [[Alvin Robertson]] and [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] are the only other players to achieve this.

'''Seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds''': 2 ({{nbay|1988}}—{{nbay|1989}})
*Broken by [[Dennis Rodman]] in {{nbay|1997}}

'''Consecutive seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds''': 2 ({{nbay|1988}}—{{nbay|1989}})
*Broken by [[Kevin Garnett]] in {{nbay|2004}}

'''Blocked shots, career''': 3,830

'''Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots''': 2 ({{nbay|1989}}—{{nbay|1990}})
*Broken by [[Dikembe Mutombo]] in {{nbay|1995}}

'''Steals by a center, career''': 2,162

'''Steals by a center, season''': 213 ({{nbay|1988}})
*Also holds second (see below)

'''[[Five-by-five (basketball)|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 ({{nbay|1988}})

'''Seasons with 200 blocks and 100 steals''': 11 ({{nbay|1985}}—{{nbay|1995}})
*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 ({{nbay|1989}})
*Also achieved by [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] (Los Angeles Lakers, {{nbay|1975}}), [[Bill Walton]] (Portland Trail Blazers, {{nbay|1976}}), [[Ben Wallace]] (Detroit Pistons, {{nbay|2001}}), and [[Dwight Howard]] (Orlando Magic, {{nbay|2008}} and {{nbay|2009}}).

'''Only player in NBA history to win regular season MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season ({{nbay|1993}})'''

===Playoffs===
'''Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series''': twice <br>
*4 games, vs. Dallas Mavericks ([[1988 NBA Playoffs|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 NBA Playoffs|1995]])

'''Field goal attempts, 4-game series''': 116, vs. Orlando Magic (1995 NBA Finals)
*Broken by [[Tracy McGrady]] in [[2001 NBA Playoffs|2001]]

'''Offensive rebounds, 5-game series''': 33, vs. Utah Jazz, 1985 Western Conference First Round
*Broken by [[Larry Smith (basketball)|Larry Smith]] in [[1987 NBA Playoffs|1987]]

'''Steals, quarter''': 4, at Los Angeles Lakers, {{Dts|1996|4|25}}
*Tied with many other players

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

'''Blocked shots, one postseason''': 92 ([[1994 NBA Playoffs|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 NBA Playoffs|1994]]

'''Blocked shots, 7-game series''': 30, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1993 Western Conference Semifinals (4.3 bpg)
*Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1994

[[List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game|'''Blocked shots, game''': 10, at Los Angeles Lakers, {{Dts|1990|4|29}}]]
*Tied with [[Mark Eaton (basketball)|Mark Eaton]]

'''Blocked shots, half''': 7, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, {{Dts|1987|4|28}}
*Broken by [[Derrick Coleman]] on {{Dts|1993|5|7}}

'''Blocked shots, quarter''': 5, third quarter, at Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1998|4|23}}
*Broken by [[Dwight Howard]] on {{Dts|2010|4|18}}

'''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, {{Dts|1988|4|30}} <br>
Olajuwon: 41 points <br>
[[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, {{Dts|1995|5|5}} <br>
Olajuwon: 40 points <br>
[[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, {{Dts|1995|6|9}} <br>
Olaujuwon (Houston Rockets): 34 points <br>
[[Sam Cassell]] (Houston Rockets): 31 points (off the bench) <br>
[[Shaquille O'Neal]] (Orlando Magic): 33 points <br>
[[Anfernee Hardaway]] (Orlando Magic): 32 points

===NBA Finals===
'''Points, 4-game series''': 131, vs. Orlando Magic, [[1995 NBA Finals|1995]]
*Broken by [[Shaquille O'Neal]] in [[2002 NBA Finals|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, {{Dts|1986|6|5}}
*Broken by [[Dwight Howard]] on {{Dts|2009|6|11}}

===All-Star Game===
'''Offensive rebounds, game''': 9 ([[1990 NBA All-Star Game|1990]])

'''Blocked shots, half''': 4 ([[1994 NBA All-Star Game|1994]])

'''Personal fouls, game''': 6 (OT) ([[1987 NBA All-Star Game|1987]])

===Ranks 2nd in NBA history===
====Regular season====
'''Seasons leading the league in blocked shots''': 3 ({{nbay|1989}}—{{nbay|1990}}, {{nbay|1992}})
*Trailing [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], [[Mark Eaton (basketball)|Mark Eaton]] and [[Marcus Camby]]

'''Blocked shots, quarter''': 7, fourth quarter, at Sacramento Kings, {{Dts|1988|1|19}}

'''Steals by a center, season''': 174 ({{nbay|1989}})
*Also holds the record (see above)

====Playoffs====
'''Points, one postseason''': 725 ([[1995 NBA Playoffs|1995]])

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

'''Defensive rebounds, game''': 19, at Dallas Mavericks, {{Dts|1988|4|30}}

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

'''Personal fouls, quarter''': 5, vs. Denver Nuggets, {{Dts|1986|4|26}}

'''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, {{Dts|1993|4|29}}

====Finals====
'''Blocked shots, 7-game series''': 27, vs. New York Knicks, [[1994 NBA Finals|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 (basketball)|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 <br>
8, vs. Boston Celtics, {{Dts|1986|6|5}} <br>
8, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, {{Dts|1987|4|28}} <br>
8, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, {{Dts|1993|5|16}}

====All-Star====
'''Games played''': 12 ([[1985 NBA All-Star Game|1985]]—[[1997 NBA All-Star Game|1997]], except [[1991 NBA All-Star Game|1991]])

'''Offensive rebounds, game''': 7 ([[1988 NBA All-Star Game|1988]])

===Ranks 4th in NBA history===
====Regular season====
'''Consecutive games with a blocked shot (since 1986—87)''': 83, {{Dts|1993|1|7}} to {{Dts|1994|1|4}}
*Trailing [[Patrick Ewing]] (two streaks) and [[Dikembe Mutombo]]

====Playoffs====
'''Steals, game''': 6, vs. Denver Nuggets, {{Dts|1986|4|26}}

'''Blocked shots, game''': 7, six times

===Ranks 5th in NBA history===
====Regular season====
[[List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game|'''Blocked shots, game''': 12, twice]] <br>
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game|12, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, {{Dts|1987|March|10}} (2 OT)]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game|12, vs. Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1989|November|11}}]]

'''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 ({{nbay|1984}}, {{nbay|1988}}, {{nbay|1989}}, {{nbay|1992}})
:*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, {{Dts|1997|January|30}}

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, {{Dts|1990|February|27}}
*Broken by [[Charles Barkley]] on {{Dts|1996|November|2}}

====Steals====
Steals, career: 2,088

Steals, season: 213 ({{nbay|1988}})

====Blocked shots====
Blocked shots, career: 3,740

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

Blocked shots, season: 376 ({{nbay|1989}})

====Personal fouls====
Personal fouls, career: 4,236

Disqualifications, career: 80

====Turnovers====
Turnovers, career: 3,569

====Other====
Triple-doubles, career: 14

Double-doubles, career: 771

===Playoffs===
====Service====
Games played, career: 140

Minutes played, career: 5,663

====Service====
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 NBA Playoffs|1988 Western Conference First Round]]

Points, game: 49, at Seattle SuperSonics, {{Dts|1987|May|14}} (2 OT)

Points, quarter: 18, first quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1995|May|5}}

====Field goals====
Field goals made, career: 1,492

Field goals made, game: 20, at Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1995|April|27}}

Field goal attempts, career: 2,825

Field goal attempts, game: 34, vs. Phoenix Suns, {{Dts|1995|May|14}}

====Free throws====
Free throws made, none missed, game: 13—13, vs. Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1994|May|25}}

Free throws made, career: 739

Free throws made, game: 18, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, {{Dts|1993|May|1}}
:*tied with [[Moses Malone]]

Free throw attempts, career: 1,028

Free throw attempts, game: 20, thrice <br>
20, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, {{Dts|1986|May|18}} <br>
20, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, {{Dts|1993|May|1}} <br>
20, at Utah Jazz, {{Dts|1995|May|7}} <br>
:*tied with [[Moses Malone]]

====Rebounding====
Rebounds, career: 1,602

Rebounds, game: 26, at Dallas Mavericks, {{Dts|1988|April|30}}
:*tied with [[Moses Malone]]

Defensive rebounds, game: 19, at Dallas Mavericks, {{Dts|1988|April|30}}

====Assists====
Assists, career: 456

====Steals====
Steals, career: 238

====Blocked shots====
Blocked shots, career: 468

Blocked shots, game: 10, at Los Angeles Lakers, {{Dts|1990|April|29}}

===Rookie===
''Olajuwon's rookie season was {{nbay|1984}}.''

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, {{Dts|2001|December|6}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Houston}}
*[[Quadruple-double]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association career free throw 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 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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[[Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees]]
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