Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Earl Cureton and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Earl Cureton 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 13 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 9-4 winning record over Earl Cureton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Earl Cureton
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Earl Cureton:
1980-81 to 1996-97
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
Earl Cureton
4
4
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Earl Cureton 8.3 6.5 1.4 0.40.4
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.8 12.1 1.52.23.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Earl Cureton 13 18 3 23
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 18 3 58
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Earl Cureton 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 0

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 13

games 		12

games		 5

games		 9

games		11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		 4

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
1. Pistons 117   Earl Cureton 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 1 0 3 3 4 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Mar. 27, 1985
2. Pistons 127   Earl Cureton 9 10 2 0 3 1 3 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 2 2 8 3 4 43 14-21 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1986
3. Pistons 112   Earl Cureton 13 4 3 1 1 1 3 23 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 1 1 2 3 4 32 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 28, 1986
4. Pistons 116   Earl Cureton 8 2 0 0 0 5 3 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 1 5 2 2 4 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
5. Bulls 96   Earl Cureton 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 2 3 4 4 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 20, 1987
6. Clippers 98   Earl Cureton 7 4 3 0 0 0 2 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 8 2 1 2 6 2 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 07, 1987
7. Clippers 84   Earl Cureton 12 18 1 0 0 2 4 48 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 3 0 3 3 1 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1987
8. Clippers 98   Earl Cureton 6 4 1 1 0 2 1 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 0 5 5 5 6 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 26, 1988
9. Clippers 104   Earl Cureton 11 8 0 0 0 1 5 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 0 1 2 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 15, 1988
10. Clippers 110   Earl Cureton 4 6 2 0 0 1 4 26 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 3 4 0 1 3 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 10, 1988
11. Clippers 122   Earl Cureton 13 6 2 0 0 1 4 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 1 3 6 4 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1988
12. Hornets 104   Earl Cureton 6 6 0 1 0 2 5 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 14 0 3 5 6 5 45 11-18 .611 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 26, 1988
13. Hornets 95   Earl Cureton 12 10 2 2 1 1 3 35 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 15 2 4 1 7 4 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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