Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Donaldson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Donaldson 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 59 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 46-13 winning record over James Donaldson, including an 8-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
James Donaldson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
James Donaldson:
1980-81 to 1994-95
59 Games played
46 in Regular Season
13 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
46
38
8
James Donaldson
13
8
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.6 7.3 3.2
James Donaldson 10.1 8.1 1.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 16 9
James Donaldson 26 19 7
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 51

games		 20

games		 45

games
James Donaldson 5

games 		35

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 4

games		 9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 10, 1980
1. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 12 3 1 2 6 2 42 6-24 .250 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 98   James Donaldson 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Oct. 24, 1980
2. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 7 1 2 4 4 39 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 98   James Donaldson 12 10 1 0 2 0 4 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 09, 1981
3. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 16 5 1 2 4 4 38 9-20 .450 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Supersonics 87   James Donaldson 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1981
4. Lakers 133   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 8 4 3 0 2 4 34 15-23 .652 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 119   James Donaldson 13 4 2 0 1 2 3 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 27, 1981
5. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 10 4 5 4 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 90   James Donaldson 17 11 1 3 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
6. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 5 2 1 1 1 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 103   James Donaldson 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1981
7. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 10 3 1 1 5 5 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Supersonics 104   James Donaldson 13 8 0 1 0 0 4 23 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 03, 1982
8. Lakers 90   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 16 4 3 3 4 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 110   James Donaldson 7 1 0 0 3 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 16, 1982
9. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 8 3 2 5 3 37 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Supersonics 101   James Donaldson 9 9 0 4 2 4 22 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 25, 1982
10. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 0 2 0 1 3 33 12-23 .522 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 98   James Donaldson 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1982
11. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 9 4 4 3 4 39 15-24 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 104   James Donaldson 12 17 1 3 0 40 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
12. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 13 4 1 3 4 4 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 93   James Donaldson 7 7 0 1 1 0 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 30, 1982
13. Lakers 137   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 7 6 1 3 1 3 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 117   James Donaldson 26 17 7 0 1 3 3 40 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1983
14. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 7 1 2 2 3 4 39 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 118   James Donaldson 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 22, 1983
15. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 8 4 1 2 3 3 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 108   James Donaldson 8 1 2 0 1 2 0 12 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1983
16. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 9 4 1 1 8 5 38 9-19 .474 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 121   James Donaldson 11 8 0 0 1 2 5 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 15, 1983
17. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 9 0 1 2 2 4 36 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 99   James Donaldson 10 5 1 0 1 0 2 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
18. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 2 2 1 4 1 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 110   James Donaldson 8 7 2 0 2 0 3 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 04, 1983
19. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 8 2 0 3 1 1 28 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 99   James Donaldson 5 4 1 1 1 2 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 16, 1983
20. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 3 2 2 1 3 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 109   James Donaldson 13 8 1 1 4 2 3 36 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 18, 1984
21. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 3 0 1 1 1 17 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 116   James Donaldson 7 6 2 1 3 3 1 36 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 25, 1984
22. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 4 2 1 1 1 4 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Clippers 102   James Donaldson 8 9 1 1 3 1 1 36 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 28, 1984
23. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 3 0 0 0 4 4 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 122   James Donaldson 16 7 3 1 3 2 0 42 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
24. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 11 2 0 7 4 4 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 103   James Donaldson 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 23 1-9 .111 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 29, 1984
25. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 4 0 2 3 5 34 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 107   James Donaldson 12 2 0 0 2 2 3 20 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 22, 1985
26. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 2 4 0 1 3 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Clippers 114   James Donaldson 14 6 0 0 4 3 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 02, 1985
27. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 14 4 0 4 2 3 36 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 96   James Donaldson 17 19 1 1 2 4 2 48 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1985
28. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 2 0 2 2 0 26 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Clippers 110   James Donaldson 14 12 1 2 1 4 3 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 16, 1985
29. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 9 2 0 0 1 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 112   James Donaldson 16 9 1 0 2 4 2 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1985
30. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 3 3 0 1 3 3 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 96   James Donaldson 10 6 0 0 2 2 0 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 20, 1985
31. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 2 3 0 2 2 3 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 107   James Donaldson 9 6 1 1 3 3 5 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 08, 1985
32. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 5 6 1 1 2 3 39 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 119   James Donaldson 7 10 3 0 0 3 0 38 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 04, 1986
33. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 7 8 1 0 4 1 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 102   James Donaldson 10 8 5 2 1 1 4 36 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 26, 1986
34. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 5 6 2 0 3 3 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mavericks 116   James Donaldson 10 8 2 3 0 0 2 38 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1986
35. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 6 2 3 1 3 5 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mavericks 116   James Donaldson 17 10 0 0 1 1 3 40 4-5 .800 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Apr. 30, 1986
36. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 5 1 2 3 5 33 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 113   James Donaldson 14 7 2 1 0 0 2 40 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 02, 1986
37. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 12 3 0 1 2 4 37 13-22 .591 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 110   James Donaldson 11 14 0 0 2 0 2 41 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 04, 1986
38. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 1 2 3 2 1 2 30 14-21 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 120   James Donaldson 6 11 2 0 1 0 4 46 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1986
39. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 8 9 1 1 5 4 42 14-21 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 113   James Donaldson 11 8 3 2 2 1 3 46 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 08, 1986
40. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 5 4 2 2 3 4 38 13-25 .520 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 107   James Donaldson 11 18 1 1 0 2 2 44 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
41. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 10 5 1 0 2 0 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 110   James Donaldson 12 16 1 2 2 1 2 43 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 05, 1986
42. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 8 7 0 1 3 4 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 104   James Donaldson 20 10 0 0 2 3 3 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jan. 24, 1987
43. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 1 0 0 1 5 38 11-13 .846 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 132   James Donaldson 10 8 1 0 2 1 3 40 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 02, 1987
44. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 5 2 1 3 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 103   James Donaldson 9 13 1 0 2 3 1 38 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
45. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 9 3 1 1 2 2 33 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 116   James Donaldson 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 27 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1988
46. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 8 2 1 0 0 1 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 89   James Donaldson 2 12 0 1 2 0 3 29 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1988
47. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 3 0 0 2 3 34 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   James Donaldson 11 8 3 0 0 3 1 35 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 12, 1988
48. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 8 1 1 2 3 1 32 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 110   James Donaldson 6 6 2 1 0 0 1 29 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 20, 1988
49. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 9 4 0 1 2 2 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   James Donaldson 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
50. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 5 0 0 2 2 2 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   James Donaldson 11 7 0 2 1 1 2 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 25, 1988
51. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 2 1 0 2 2 24 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   James Donaldson 7 6 1 0 0 0 2 26 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 27, 1988
52. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 4 1 1 1 3 5 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 106   James Donaldson 10 5 2 0 1 2 2 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 29, 1988
53. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 4 3 0 0 2 1 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 118   James Donaldson 10 10 1 0 0 3 3 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
54. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 1 1 2 1 5 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 102   James Donaldson 11 8 0 0 0 2 3 25 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jun. 02, 1988
55. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 8 1 1 1 2 4 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   James Donaldson 11 12 0 1 2 0 3 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 04, 1988
56. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 4 2 2 0 4 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 102   James Donaldson 15 14 2 1 0 2 3 39 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
57. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 3 0 1 0 2 3 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 113   James Donaldson 10 9 0 0 0 2 3 38 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 20, 1989
58. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 1 1 0 6 0 2 23 2-6 .333 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mavericks 99   James Donaldson 4 9 0 0 0 0 2 31 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 1989
59. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 4 2 1 0 1 4 21 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 93   James Donaldson 15 9 0 0 0 2 2 35 7-9 .778 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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