Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 91
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 87
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20.6 | |
| 1985 | 23.5 | |
| 1986 | 23.4 | |
| 1987 | 22.8 | |
| 1988 | 24.8 | |
| 1989 | 24.3 | |
| 1990 | 21.2 | |
| 1991 | 21.6 | |
| 1992 | 26.1 | |
| 1993 | 27.3 | |
| 1994 | 27.8 | |
| 1995 | 26.9 | |
| 1996 | 23.2 | |
| 1997 | 16.4 | |
| 1998 | 18.9 | |
| 1999 | 10.3 | |
| 2000 | 11.9 | |
| 2001 | 7.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hakeem Olajuwon ranks #22 in Basketball
Hakeem Olajuwon ranks 22nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 129th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 91, Longevity 86, Honours 87, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1984–2002 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 91. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 91 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 2, mvp awards 1, finals mvp 2, all-star selections 12.
Immediately ahead sits Sylvia Fowles on 88.0, a gap of -0.3 points. Directly behind is Julius Erving on 88.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Hakeem Olajuwon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hakeem stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak91/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 91/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours87/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 87/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Hakeem comparisons
Hakeem Olajuwon — frequently asked
- Is Hakeem Olajuwon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hakeem Olajuwon ranks 22nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Hakeem Olajuwon's GOAT Score?
- 88.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 91 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 87 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hakeem Olajuwon rank all time?
- 129th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 22nd within Basketball.
- Hakeem Olajuwon vs Sylvia Fowles: who ranks higher?
- Hakeem Olajuwon, on 88.3 against Sylvia Fowles's 88.0 — a margin of 0.3 points.