Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sam Bowie

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sam Bowie 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 15-2 winning record over Sam Bowie, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Sam Bowie
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Bowie:
1984-85 to 1994-95
17 Games played
9 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
15
8
7
Sam Bowie
2
1
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.8 8.2 2.6 1.31.7
Sam Bowie 9.9 6.7 2.20.52.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 17 6 65
Sam Bowie 21 20 4 25
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13

games		 12

games		 7

games		 5

games		6

games
Sam Bowie 3

games 		3

games		 7

games		 2

games		11

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 3

games		 10

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1984
1. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 5 1 1 2 4 36 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 116   Sam Bowie 4 1 4 1 5 3 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 09, 1984
2. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 2 0 2 1 5 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 126   Sam Bowie 6 4 3 0 0 1 5 12 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1985
3. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 11 4 0 2 3 1 28 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 95   Sam Bowie 10 10 4 0 0 4 4 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1985
4. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 13 5 1 0 3 5 36 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Sam Bowie 4 13 1 1 2 0 5 29 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1985
5. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 4 0 0 5 5 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-6 .667
OT Trail Blazers 116   Sam Bowie 8 2 4 1 1 3 6 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1985
6. Lakers 135   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 8 4 0 3 3 6 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Trail Blazers 133   Sam Bowie 21 20 1 2 0 3 4 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1985
7. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 11 6 1 1 1 2 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Trail Blazers 101   Sam Bowie 7 7 0 1 2 1 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 30, 1985
8. Lakers 134   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 6 3 1 3 1 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Trail Blazers 118   Sam Bowie 5 5 4 0 2 1 4 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 03, 1985
9. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 9 2 1 3 4 4 30 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Trail Blazers 126   Sam Bowie 12 3 0 1 1 2 5 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 6-12 .500
May. 05, 1985
10. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 17 1 6 4 5 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Trail Blazers 115   Sam Bowie 4 3 3 0 2 0 5 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1985
11. Lakers 139   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 4 3 1 5 2 5 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Sam Bowie 12 10 2 0 2 2 3 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1985
12. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 2 1 1 3 3 34 7-22 .318 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 102   Sam Bowie 18 8 4 1 3 3 3 37 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 08, 1986
13. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 0 1 1 1 4 26 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Trail Blazers 121   Sam Bowie 17 4 4 1 4 2 2 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1989
14. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 4 0 4 2 4 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Sam Bowie 9 4 1 0 4 0 3 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1989
15. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 8 1 0 1 2 4 26 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Trail Blazers 108   Sam Bowie 15 5 2 0 2 0 4 21 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 30, 1989
16. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 0 2 2 2 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 105   Sam Bowie 12 11 0 0 4 2 2 28 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 03, 1989
17. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 6 0 0 0 1 0 29 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Trail Blazers 108   Sam Bowie 4 4 1 0 1 1 2 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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