Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Ricky Sobers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Ricky Sobers 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 8 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 5-3 winning record over Ricky Sobers. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Ricky Sobers:
1975-76 to 1985-86
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0
Ricky Sobers
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 15.8 9.3 2.3 1.83.4
Ricky Sobers 6.5 0.5 1.50.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 4 47
Ricky Sobers 23 1 3 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 8

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8

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4

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5

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7

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Ricky Sobers 0

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0

games
3

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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3

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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. 08, 1984
1. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 7 3 1 4 3 1 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 89   Ricky Sobers 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 01, 1984
2. Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 11 4 0 3 3 5 33 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 94   Ricky Sobers 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 09, 1984
3. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 12 1 3 0 4 4 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Supersonics 96   Ricky Sobers 4 1 2 0 0 5 3 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1985
4. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 11 0 1 7 3 5 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Ricky Sobers 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1985
5. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 12 2 3 3 2 4 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 99   Ricky Sobers 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 13 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Nov. 22, 1985
6. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 6 1 1 4 3 6 39 11-26 .423 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 122   Ricky Sobers 23 0 3 1 0 1 3 25 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Jan. 21, 1986
7. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 8 4 4 4 8 5 44 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 96   Ricky Sobers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 09 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1986
8. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 7 3 1 2 3 4 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 95   Ricky Sobers 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 11 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000