Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ben McDonald and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ben McDonald and Hakeem Olajuwon played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 7-2 winning record over Ben McDonald. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ben McDonald
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ben McDonald
2
2
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 3.4 2.8 0.7 0.30.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.9 12.8 3.11.73.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 6 5 2 30
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 20 4 39
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 9

games 		9

games		 9

games		 6

games		9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1987
1. Warriors 118   Ben McDonald 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 15 4 3 3 5 4 44 2-11 .182 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Feb. 05, 1987
2. Warriors 110   Ben McDonald 6 4 1 0 0 0 3 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 11 2 0 9 4 2 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 05, 1987
3. Warriors 105   Ben McDonald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 3 3 2 4 6 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
4. Warriors 96   Ben McDonald 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 26 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 9 4 0 3 2 3 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1988
5. Warriors 113   Ben McDonald 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 13 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 20 2 2 6 0 5 40 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 16, 1988
6. Warriors 116   Ben McDonald 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 10 4 2 2 4 3 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 02, 1988
7. Warriors 101   Ben McDonald 2 5 1 3 0 2 5 21 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 18 3 0 2 3 4 39 14-19 .737 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 13, 1988
8. Warriors 112   Ben McDonald 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 9 2 3 2 3 4 33 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 25, 1989
9. Warriors 104   Ben McDonald 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 144   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 15 4 2 4 4 3 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-11 .727
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