Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jackson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jackson 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 6 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 5-1 winning record over Michael Jackson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Jackson:
1987-88 to 1989-90
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5
5
0
Michael Jackson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12.2 5.8 1.5 0.72.0
Michael Jackson 3.0 0.8 2.50.30.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 3 24
Michael Jackson 9 3 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6

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3

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5

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Michael Jackson 0

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0

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3

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2

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1987
1. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 2 0 2 1 2 26 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Michael Jackson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1988
2. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 1 1 2 1 1 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 94   Michael Jackson 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1988
3. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 2 0 0 0 2 25 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 114   Michael Jackson 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1988
4. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 6 3 2 1 1 4 30 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 104   Michael Jackson 9 3 6 0 0 2 1 27 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1989
5. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 3 1 0 4 1 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 103   Michael Jackson 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1989
6. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 8 0 1 3 1 3 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 92   Michael Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -