Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Joe Smith 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 14 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has an 8-6 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
8
0
Joe Smith
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 17.7 9.0 2.1 1.42.3
Joe Smith 12.6 7.2 1.40.61.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 34 14 4 47
Joe Smith 27 13 5 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 12

games		 8

games		 8

games		 8

games		7

games
Joe Smith 2

games 		5

games		 4

games		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1995
1. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 8 2 2 3 5 4 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Warriors 92   Joe Smith 14 3 0 1 1 0 1 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 07, 1996
2. Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 11 2 2 2 4 2 44 14-27 .519 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 95   Joe Smith 14 12 1 1 0 2 2 39 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1996
3. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 4 2 4 7 3 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 103   Joe Smith 18 6 1 2 1 3 1 40 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 28, 1996
4. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 8 2 1 3 3 3 32 14-19 .737 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 95   Joe Smith 27 10 3 0 1 0 3 44 11-28 .393 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Mar. 05, 1997
5. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 11 2 3 3 5 5 35 15-23 .652 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Warriors 85   Joe Smith 19 13 0 2 1 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1997
6. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 13 0 1 2 5 4 39 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 84   Joe Smith 10 8 2 0 2 0 4 25 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1999
7. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 7 4 2 2 3 2 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Timberwolves 116   Joe Smith 11 7 5 1 2 4 2 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 12, 1999
8. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 3 4 2 3 4 39 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 90   Joe Smith 16 7 1 0 1 0 2 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 04, 1999
9. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 3 3 1 5 2 32 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 83   Joe Smith 11 7 0 0 1 2 4 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2000
10. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 5 2 0 1 2 0 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Timberwolves 92   Joe Smith 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 04, 2000
11. Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 8 1 0 0 4 0 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Timberwolves 102   Joe Smith 10 4 1 0 2 2 3 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 11, 2000
12. Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 6 2 0 1 2 1 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Timberwolves 100   Joe Smith 4 4 2 1 2 0 5 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2001
13. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 8 3 0 7 1 3 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 90   Joe Smith 8 9 1 0 2 0 2 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 2002
14. Raptors 80   Hakeem Olajuwon 2 5 0 0 1 1 3 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 112   Joe Smith 12 9 1 1 1 0 3 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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