NBA titles
2
MVP awards
1
Finals MVP
2
All-Star selections
12
Career blocks
3,830
Career points
26,946
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 91
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 87
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hakeem Olajuwon ranks #37 in Basketball
Hakeem Olajuwon ranks #37 in Basketball and #261 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.3/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2002 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 91/100, with Peak the strongest category at 91/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 2, MVP awards 1, Finals MVP 2, All-Star selections 12.
Nearest context: ahead Hal Greer (88.4); behind Jerry West (88.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Hakeem Olajuwon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak91/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours87/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Hakeem Olajuwon — frequently asked
- Is Hakeem Olajuwon the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Hakeem Olajuwon ranks #37 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.3/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Hakeem Olajuwon's GOAT Score?
- 88.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 91 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 87 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Hakeem Olajuwon rank all time?
- #261 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in Basketball.
- Hakeem Olajuwon vs Hal Greer: who ranks higher?
- Hal Greer ranks higher at 88.4 versus Hakeem Olajuwon at 88.3, a margin of 0.1 points.