Artis Gilmore vs Hakeem Olajuwon — NBA career head-to-head | StatVault

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Artis GilmorevsHakeem Olajuwon

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Artis Gilmore

1972–1988 · 17 seasons

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Hakeem Olajuwon

1985–2002 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Artis Gilmore and Hakeem Olajuwon: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Hakeem Olajuwon
17	Seasons	18
211.9	Career VAL	180.0
18.5 (1981)	Peak-season VAL	17.3 (1993)
Inducted 2011	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2008

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Artis Gilmore and Hakeem Olajuwon have
Artis Gilmore	Stat	Hakeem Olajuwon
Career
1,329	Games	1,238
Per game
18.8	Points / game	21.8
12.3	Rebounds / game	11.1
2.3	Assists / game	2.5

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Hakeem Olajuwon's career line covers 2002 only (the table behind it does not cover 17 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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View data (18 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Artis Gilmore	Hakeem Olajuwon
22	18.4	7.5
23	14	9.2
24	8.5	11.1
25	17.6	10.4
26	14.8	12
27	8.3	12.5
28	13.6	8.4
29	15.3	10.2
30	7.1	17.3
31	18.5	16.8
32	18.4	15.1
33	15.4	13.6
34	9.5	14.1
35	14.6	6
36	10.2	8.3
37	7.7	1.4
38	0	4.1
39	—	2