Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson 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 6 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 6-0 winning record over Ralph Sampson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Ralph Sampson


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Ralph Sampson: 1983-84 to 1991-92

6 Games played

6 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon	6	6	0
Ralph Sampson	0	0	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	21.8	15.0	3.7	2.2	4.7
Ralph Sampson	6.5	6.7	1.2	0.7	1.8

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	30	20	5	3	9
Ralph Sampson	14	14	3	1	4

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon	6 games	6 games	4 games	5 games	6 games
Ralph Sampson	0 games	0 games	1 game	0 games	0 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	1 game	1 game	0 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 07, 1988
1.	Rockets	120	Hakeem Olajuwon	30	20	2	2	6	0	5	40	11-23	.478	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Warriors	113	Ralph Sampson	14	14	3	1	4	4	3	35	6-18	.333	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Feb. 16, 1988
2.	Rockets	121	Hakeem Olajuwon	25	10	4	2	2	4	3	42	8-14	.571	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Warriors	116	Ralph Sampson	8	8	1	1	1	6	6	25	2-8	.250	0-0	-	4-4	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 26, 1988
3.	Rockets	119	Hakeem Olajuwon	18	15	2	1	9	4	4	32	7-14	.500	0-0	-	4-7	.571
	Warriors	109	Ralph Sampson	1	5	2	1	1	6	4	17	0-4	.000	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Dec. 15, 1988
4.	Rockets	124	Hakeem Olajuwon	19	19	5	3	3	7	3	43	7-15	.467	0-0	-	5-8	.625
2OT	Warriors	115	Ralph Sampson	10	7	0	1	2	3	6	29	5-7	.714	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 25, 1989
5.	Rockets	144	Hakeem Olajuwon	24	15	4	2	4	4	3	27	8-12	.667	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Warriors	104	Ralph Sampson	6	4	1	0	3	3	3	21	3-11	.273	0-2	.000	0-0	-


1991-92 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 17, 1991
6.	Rockets	100	Hakeem Olajuwon	15	11	5	3	4	1	2	42	6-16	.375	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Bullets	97	Ralph Sampson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	07	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-