Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Roy Tarpley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Roy Tarpley 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 17 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 11-6 winning record over Roy Tarpley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Roy Tarpley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
17 Games played
10 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
11
7
4
Roy Tarpley
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15.9 6.8 2.5 0.80.8
Roy Tarpley 13.1 10.2 1.21.31.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 10 7 22
Roy Tarpley 24 21 6 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9

games		 7

games		 10

games		 4

games		3

games
Roy Tarpley 6

games 		9

games		 2

games		 9

games		9

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 5

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
1. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 10 5 1 0 2 0 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1986
2. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 8 7 0 1 3 4 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 104   Roy Tarpley 9 4 1 3 2 2 4 14 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 24, 1987
3. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 1 0 0 1 5 38 11-13 .846 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 132   Roy Tarpley 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1987
4. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 5 2 1 3 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 12 9 1 0 1 1 2 33 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
5. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 9 3 1 1 2 2 33 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mavericks 116   Roy Tarpley 12 5 4 3 0 1 4 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1988
6. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 8 2 1 0 0 1 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 89   Roy Tarpley 14 7 0 2 0 0 5 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1988
7. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 3 0 0 2 3 34 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 97   Roy Tarpley 7 6 1 0 2 0 1 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 12, 1988
8. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 8 1 1 2 3 1 32 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 18 21 1 0 1 4 4 33 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1988
9. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 9 4 0 1 2 2 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   Roy Tarpley 24 13 1 1 1 0 4 29 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
10. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 5 0 0 2 2 2 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 18 20 6 0 2 2 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 25, 1988
11. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 2 1 0 2 2 24 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   Roy Tarpley 8 13 2 4 1 4 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1988
12. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 4 1 1 1 3 5 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 106   Roy Tarpley 21 20 1 2 2 1 5 41 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 29, 1988
13. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 4 3 0 0 2 1 31 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 16 13 1 1 5 2 5 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
14. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 5 1 1 2 1 5 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 11 1 0 3 1 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jun. 02, 1988
15. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 8 1 1 1 2 4 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Roy Tarpley 12 7 0 0 2 2 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 04, 1988
16. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 4 2 2 0 4 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 7 1 3 0 0 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
17. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 3 0 1 0 2 3 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 113   Roy Tarpley 8 7 0 2 0 4 4 27 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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