Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki 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.

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 7-6 winning record over Dirk Nowitzki. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
6
6
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 18.8 6.0 1.1 0.51.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 12.8 7.4 1.50.81.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 35 13 3 25
Hakeem Olajuwon 27 13 3 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 8

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4

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4

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3

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2

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Hakeem Olajuwon 4

games
7

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7

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3

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6

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Both had same stat 1

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2

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2

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7

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 1999
1. Mavericks 95   Dirk Nowitzki 8 5 0 0 2 3 0 24 3-9 .333 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 6 1 0 3 2 4 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 24, 1999
2. Mavericks 78   Dirk Nowitzki 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 7 1 4 0 1 4 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1999
3. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 22 3 3 1 3 1 3 41 10-13 .769 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 11 2 0 3 3 1 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Apr. 29, 1999
4. Mavericks 91   Dirk Nowitzki 22 7 1 0 0 0 2 34 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Rockets 81   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 10 0 0 1 4 3 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1999
5. Mavericks 114   Dirk Nowitzki 16 3 2 1 0 2 5 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 6 1 1 1 2 2 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 23, 1999
6. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 31 5 2 2 0 3 2 43 12-19 .632 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 6 3 0 3 1 0 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 17, 2000
7. Mavericks 111   Dirk Nowitzki 10 7 0 0 2 1 3 32 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 0 7 1 0 3 1 2 14 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2000
8. Mavericks 102   Dirk Nowitzki 35 12 2 0 0 3 4 42 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 11-13 .846
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 7 2 2 1 1 2 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 2000
9. Mavericks 99   Dirk Nowitzki 20 8 0 0 0 1 5 33 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 14 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2001
10. Mavericks 100   Dirk Nowitzki 26 13 2 0 5 1 2 43 10-18 .556 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 13 2 0 1 5 1 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Apr. 03, 2001
11. Mavericks 109   Dirk Nowitzki 20 9 1 1 1 0 4 33 9-16 .563 1-7 .143 1-3 .333
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 8 0 1 1 2 2 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-8 .375
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2001
12. Mavericks 92   Dirk Nowitzki 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Raptors 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 8 2 3 0 2 2 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 2002
13. Mavericks 122   Dirk Nowitzki 35 5 1 2 2 1 2 43 13-20 .650 2-4 .500 7-9 .778
Raptors 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000