Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ben McDonald 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 17 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 15-2 winning record over Ben McDonald, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Ben McDonald
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
17 Games played
13 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
15
11
4
Ben McDonald
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15.5 6.4 1.6 0.61.5
Ben McDonald 6.0 3.3 1.80.50.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 11 5 24
Ben McDonald 22 12 6 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14

games		 14

games		 7

games		 5

games		14

games
Ben McDonald 3

games 		2

games		 7

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 8

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1986
1. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 2 0 1 6 3 37 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Warriors 116   Ben McDonald 8 3 0 1 0 0 5 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1986
2. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 5 5 1 2 2 3 26 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Warriors 100   Ben McDonald 2 5 3 1 0 1 5 26 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1987
3. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 4 2 1 1 2 3 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Warriors 124   Ben McDonald 6 3 2 2 0 1 5 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1987
4. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 0 1 2 4 4 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Warriors 109   Ben McDonald 4 6 4 0 0 0 1 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1987
5. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 2 0 0 3 2 35 14-16 .875 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 109   Ben McDonald 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1987
6. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 11 0 1 0 5 4 32 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 109   Ben McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
7. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 4 3 1 2 0 2 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 116   Ben McDonald 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 14 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 07, 1987
8. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 1 1 4 3 3 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Warriors 101   Ben McDonald 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 1987
9. Lakers 133   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 3 0 0 0 5 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 108   Ben McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1987
10. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 9 0 1 2 5 3 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 106   Ben McDonald 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
11. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 3 0 1 1 1 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 110   Ben McDonald 10 2 0 1 0 2 5 26 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1987
12. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 0 0 2 2 4 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Warriors 106   Ben McDonald 9 2 1 0 0 0 5 24 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 12, 1988
13. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 2 0 2 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 113   Ben McDonald 7 4 3 0 0 0 4 20 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1988
14. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 1 1 4 2 1 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Warriors 107   Ben McDonald 9 5 1 0 0 2 3 32 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 20, 1988
15. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 5 2 0 1 4 5 22 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 127   Ben McDonald 22 6 0 1 0 2 4 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 24, 1988
16. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 4 0 1 1 0 1 08 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 100   Ben McDonald 21 12 6 1 0 0 5 34 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1989
17. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 11 2 2 1 1 3 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Warriors 115   Ben McDonald 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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