Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kelly Tripucka

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kelly Tripucka 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 22 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 16-6 winning record over Kelly Tripucka, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Kelly Tripucka
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Kelly Tripucka:
1981-82 to 1990-91
22 Games played
20 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16
14
2
Kelly Tripucka
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.8 7.6 2.7
Kelly Tripucka 11.5 2.7 2.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 13 5
Kelly Tripucka 25 7 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17

games		 20

games		 8

games
Kelly Tripucka 5

games 		1

game		 9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1982
1. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 13 4 2 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 127   Kelly Tripucka 25 7 3 3 48 7-15 .467 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Jan. 22, 1982
2. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 10 0 10 3 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pistons 111   Kelly Tripucka 6 5 6 2 36 2-14 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1983
3. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 8 3 1 4 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Kelly Tripucka 23 3 4 1 0 3 42 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
4. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 8 4 0 1 4 4 39 13-16 .813 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 114   Kelly Tripucka 15 3 2 4 0 4 2 32 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 23, 1984
5. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 3 4 0 4 3 3 36 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 121   Kelly Tripucka 24 5 0 1 0 3 3 33 7-19 .368 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
6. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 13 3 0 3 4 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 121   Kelly Tripucka 9 7 4 0 0 0 1 29 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 24, 1985
7. Lakers 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 5 5 0 2 1 3 33 15-19 .789 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 130   Kelly Tripucka 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
8. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 2 1 2 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Kelly Tripucka 8 1 4 2 2 1 1 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
9. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 5 3 0 1 2 1 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 118   Kelly Tripucka 14 4 6 0 0 2 2 25 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1987
10. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 5 1 0 1 3 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Jazz 113   Kelly Tripucka 16 4 6 0 0 1 3 29 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 08, 1987
11. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 1 0 1 4 4 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 107   Kelly Tripucka 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1987
12. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 1 4 1 31 3-13 .231 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 107   Kelly Tripucka 15 2 6 0 0 4 1 30 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 18, 1987
13. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 4 2 0 2 1 3 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 97   Kelly Tripucka 8 4 4 0 0 3 1 28 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1987
14. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 10 5 2 2 2 3 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 97   Kelly Tripucka 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
15. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 3 0 0 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 109   Kelly Tripucka 21 4 3 0 0 3 2 38 8-12 .667 5-5 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1988
16. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 100   Kelly Tripucka 9 1 1 0 0 1 4 22 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1988
17. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 4 1 1 3 5 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 111   Kelly Tripucka 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 16 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 1988
18. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 2 0 1 0 0 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 106   Kelly Tripucka 10 2 2 0 0 3 3 14 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
19. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 10 4 1 2 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Kelly Tripucka 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1988
20. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 11 1 0 3 0 5 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 100   Kelly Tripucka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
21. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 6 1 0 3 2 3 23 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Hornets 97   Kelly Tripucka 12 1 3 0 1 4 2 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 10, 1989
22. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 9 1 1 1 0 3 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 90   Kelly Tripucka 17 0 1 1 0 1 1 28 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
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