Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 28 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 19-9 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
28 Games played
23 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
19
18
1
Hakeem Olajuwon
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.3 6.7 2.6 0.81.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.9 11.4 2.12.62.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 13 6 35
Hakeem Olajuwon 40 20 6 57
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12

games		 4

games		 16

games		 2

games		5

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 16

games 		23

games		 8

games		 22

games		18

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 4

games		5

games

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
%
Dec. 19, 1984
1. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 2 3 6 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 30, 1985
2. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 9 4 3 2 2 4 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 0 2 2 2 2 31 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 05, 1985
3. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 8 3 1 0 2 1 41 16-29 .552 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 3 0 2 7 3 43 14-19 .737 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 26, 1985
4. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 4 1 3 4 5 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 16 0 4 4 4 5 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Mar. 22, 1985
5. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 6 0 2 5 2 36 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 6 0 3 4 1 3 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
6. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 2 0 1 4 3 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 1 3 1 0 5 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Feb. 06, 1986
7. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 46 11 4 0 0 6 3 37 21-30 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 0 4 0 2 5 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Mar. 16, 1986
8. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 43 7 3 2 1 4 4 40 16-24 .667 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 2 5 2 4 6 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 06, 1986
9. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 1 1 3 3 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 0 2 4 6 4 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Apr. 10, 1986
10. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 6 6 2 2 2 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 8 5 3 7 3 4 38 10-22 .455 0-0 - 14-19 .737
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
11. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 6 3 1 3 2 3 35 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 3 2 4 3 4 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-13 .615
May. 13, 1986
12. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 4 2 2 1 4 2 38 9-26 .346 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 2 4 6 1 5 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
May. 16, 1986
13. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 4 6 0 5 3 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 40 12 3 2 2 2 5 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 12-15 .800
May. 18, 1986
14. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 3 0 2 3 5 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 8 1 0 4 0 3 42 11-23 .478 0-0 - 13-20 .650
May. 21, 1986
15. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 13 3 1 1 7 4 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 1 3 4 1 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-15 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
16. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 4 4 0 0 1 2 40 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 3 1 6 3 5 44 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Dec. 26, 1986
17. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 2 1 3 4 3 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 3 3 1 4 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mar. 28, 1987
18. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 12 1 2 3 1 2 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 10 6 3 2 3 3 37 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 31, 1987
19. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 5 0 1 1 4 4 23 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 14 4 1 3 2 3 35 5-17 .294 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
20. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 0 1 2 2 5 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 4 2 5 5 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 18, 1988
21. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 5 1 0 1 0 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 5 1 2 1 3 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 1988
22. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 8 2 0 2 5 1 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 20 0 3 1 4 4 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 22, 1988
23. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 3 0 0 3 1 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 10 1 3 0 1 3 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Apr. 17, 1988
24. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 6 1 1 2 2 2 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 7 5 1 3 3 6 42 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
25. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 0 0 2 2 3 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 4 5 0 0 4 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 31, 1989
26. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 2 2 5 6 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 05, 1989
27. Lakers 83   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 3 0 0 0 1 3 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 17 3 4 3 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 13, 1989
28. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 13 1 0 2 2 4 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 11 1 2 6 0 6 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
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