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Tim DuncanvsHakeem Olajuwon

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Tim Duncan

1998–2016 · 19 seasons

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Hakeem Olajuwon

1985–2002 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tim Duncan	Stat	Hakeem Olajuwon
19	Seasons	18
243.1	Career VAL	180.0
21.4 (2002)	Peak-season VAL	17.3 (1993)
Inducted 2020	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2008
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
21	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon have
Tim Duncan	Stat	Hakeem Olajuwon
Career
1,391	Games	1,238
Per game
19.0	Points / game	21.8
10.8	Rebounds / game	11.1
3.0	Assists / game	2.5

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Tim Duncan's career line covers 2002–2016 only (the table behind it does not cover 4 early-career seasons); 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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Age	Tim Duncan	Hakeem Olajuwon
21	13.8	—
22	7.1	7.5
23	11.4	9.2
24	11	11.1
25	21.4	10.4
26	19.7	12
27	16.6	12.5
28	15.3	8.4
29	14.9	10.2
30	18.3	17.3
31	13.8	16.8
32	12.9	15.1
33	13.1	13.6
34	9.1	14.1
35	6.6	6
36	11.2	8.3
37	9.7	1.4
38	11.5	4.1
39	5.7	2