Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Donald Royal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Donald Royal 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 8-8, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Donald Royal
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Donald Royal:
1989-90 to 1997-98
16 Games played
15 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
7
1
Donald Royal
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.2 10.8 3.8 2.64.2
Donald Royal 5.2 2.4 0.80.40.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 16 9 66
Donald Royal 21 7 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 16

games		 16

games		 15

games		 15

games		16

games
Donald Royal 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
1. Rockets 91   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 8 1 2 4 2 3 43 15-28 .536 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 108   Donald Royal 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1990
2. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 13 2 4 6 4 4 39 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 101   Donald Royal 21 7 1 2 1 3 1 23 8-9 .889 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 20, 1990
3. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 11 2 6 3 2 3 41 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Timberwolves 97   Donald Royal 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1990
4. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 16 5 2 5 8 5 43 8-23 .348 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Timberwolves 98   Donald Royal 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
5. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 5 2 4 2 5 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Spurs 107   Donald Royal 6 6 2 1 1 2 3 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 04, 1992
6. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 2 4 5 0 5 47 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2OT Spurs 110   Donald Royal 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1992
7. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 7 2 3 2 3 5 30 2-13 .154 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Spurs 104   Donald Royal 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 09 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1992
8. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 1 4 6 0 5 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Spurs 92   Donald Royal 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1992
9. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 3 1 5 5 3 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Magic 107   Donald Royal 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 1993
10. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 9 2 4 5 5 46 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Magic 93   Donald Royal 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1994
11. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 5 3 5 3 3 38 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Magic 115   Donald Royal 16 7 1 0 0 0 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 01, 1994
12. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 7 5 1 6 2 3 37 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Magic 85   Donald Royal 10 4 2 0 1 1 1 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
13. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 3 2 3 3 4 37 10-22 .455 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Magic 117   Donald Royal 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
14. Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 6 7 2 4 3 5 48 13-26 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
OT Magic 118   Donald Royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1996
15. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 4 2 4 7 3 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 103   Donald Royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1997
16. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 4 1 1 4 1 42 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Hornets 106   Donald Royal 10 4 0 1 0 1 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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