Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Olden Polynice

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Olden Polynice 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 15 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 11-4 winning record over Olden Polynice, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Olden Polynice:
1987-88 to 2003-04
15 Games played
11 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
11
7
4
Olden Polynice
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8.6 4.8 2.0 0.20.8
Olden Polynice 4.8 4.3 0.30.70.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 8 4 23
Olden Polynice 11 10 2 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10

games
8

games
12

games
1

game
7

games
Olden Polynice 3

games
6

games
0

games
7

games
1

game
Both had same stat 2

games
1

game
3

games
7

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7

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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
%
Nov. 06, 1987
1. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 1 0 1 4 1 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 109   Olden Polynice 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 24, 1987
2. Lakers 85   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 3 0 0 8 2 29 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Olden Polynice 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1987
3. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 8 4 2 1 3 5 36 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 94   Olden Polynice 8 5 1 0 1 0 3 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1988
4. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 3 0 1 6 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 109   Olden Polynice 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1988
5. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Olden Polynice 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 05, 1988
6. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 4 2 1 3 2 5 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 90   Olden Polynice 5 2 0 2 0 0 2 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
7. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 4 3 0 0 2 1 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Olden Polynice 11 10 2 3 0 1 2 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Nov. 17, 1988
8. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 6 2 0 1 2 1 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Olden Polynice 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1989
9. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Olden Polynice 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1989
10. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 4 0 0 1 0 2 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Olden Polynice 5 5 0 1 0 2 1 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1989
11. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 0 1 1 1 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Olden Polynice 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
12. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 0 1 0 1 1 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Olden Polynice 11 10 0 1 0 0 6 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 10, 1989
13. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 1 0 0 0 4 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Olden Polynice 8 7 1 2 0 2 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1989
14. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 86   Olden Polynice 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 14, 1989
15. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 7 4 0 2 3 3 22 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Olden Polynice 6 7 0 0 1 0 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -