Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Melvin Turpin 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 11 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has an 8-3 winning record over Melvin Turpin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
8
0
Melvin Turpin
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 18.5 12.4 2.8 2.52.5
Melvin Turpin 8.5 3.8 0.50.50.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 27 21 6 67
Melvin Turpin 17 8 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 9

games		 10

games		 8

games		 7

games		9

games
Melvin Turpin 2

games 		1

game		 2

games		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		1

game

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. 13, 1984
1. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 17 2 1 2 3 2 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Cavaliers 98   Melvin Turpin 17 7 1 2 1 2 4 32 8-8 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 16, 1985
2. Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 17 8 0 0 1 1 3 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
3. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 9 1 1 3 2 5 45 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 94   Melvin Turpin 12 3 2 1 0 1 3 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1986
4. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 12 3 3 1 6 3 48 6-11 .545 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Cavaliers 109   Melvin Turpin 17 6 0 0 1 1 5 37 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
5. Rockets 134   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 3 6 3 4 4 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
6. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 5 10 2 2 1 4 2 33 2-15 .133 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 118   Melvin Turpin 8 2 1 0 0 2 1 16 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Dec. 10, 1987
7. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 14 6 4 7 1 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Jazz 93   Melvin Turpin 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1988
8. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 3 1 4 4 5 38 12-29 .414 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jazz 113   Melvin Turpin 4 7 0 1 2 2 4 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1988
9. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 15 6 3 2 6 4 35 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Jazz 107   Melvin Turpin 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1988
10. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 12 0 5 1 2 4 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-10 .200
Jazz 125   Melvin Turpin 5 2 1 0 0 3 3 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1990
11. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 21 5 1 4 4 1 39 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 107   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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