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

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Hakeem OlajuwonvsArtis Gilmore

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Hakeem Olajuwon

1985–2002 · 18 seasons

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Artis Gilmore

1972–1988 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

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

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

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