Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Xavier McDaniel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Xavier McDaniel 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 30 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 23-7 winning record over Xavier McDaniel, including an 8-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Xavier McDaniel:
1985-86 to 1997-98
30 Games played
22 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
23
15
8
Xavier McDaniel
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.6 5.7 2.3 0.30.8
Xavier McDaniel 22.5 8.2 3.01.70.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 11 7 23
Xavier McDaniel 42 15 7 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7

games
5

games
6

games
1

game
12

games
Xavier McDaniel 23

games
20

games
18

games
18

games
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
6

games
11

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14

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
1. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 6 3 0 0 6 2 36 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Supersonics 107   Xavier McDaniel 16 13 1 4 0 3 1 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jan. 11, 1986
2. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 5 2 0 0 3 2 36 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 105   Xavier McDaniel 36 14 4 1 0 0 1 38 12-23 .522 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Mar. 09, 1986
3. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 2 7 0 2 1 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 106   Xavier McDaniel 19 5 3 1 0 2 4 39 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 13, 1986
4. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 5 1 1 2 4 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 92   Xavier McDaniel 28 7 5 1 0 2 4 38 10-22 .455 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 29, 1986
5. Lakers 87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 0 0 0 2 2 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 88   Xavier McDaniel 14 15 0 3 1 6 2 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 01, 1986
6. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 7 3 1 2 3 1 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 104   Xavier McDaniel 8 8 3 3 0 2 4 37 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
7. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 7 4 1 0 8 4 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Supersonics 96   Xavier McDaniel 14 6 1 1 0 2 4 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 1986
8. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 8 0 0 1 1 4 26 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 97   Xavier McDaniel 17 5 1 3 1 0 2 24 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 28, 1987
9. Lakers 101   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 11 0 1 0 5 4 24 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 125   Xavier McDaniel 28 13 6 5 0 2 3 41 13-21 .619 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1987
10. Lakers 138   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 2 1 3 1 2 30 11-14 .786 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 124   Xavier McDaniel 28 9 2 1 0 3 4 42 13-24 .542 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 1987
11. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 10 2 0 1 4 0 32 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Xavier McDaniel 35 9 3 5 3 3 2 44 16-26 .615 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1987
12. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 3 0 0 3 1 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 87   Xavier McDaniel 21 10 4 1 0 2 4 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 19, 1987
13. Lakers 112   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 3 0 1 6 5 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Xavier McDaniel 18 8 4 5 1 4 5 38 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 0-3 .000
May. 23, 1987
14. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 10 3 0 0 4 5 42 9-14 .643 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Supersonics 121   Xavier McDaniel 42 10 4 0 0 3 5 39 20-29 .690 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
May. 25, 1987
15. Lakers 133   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 1 1 1 3 3 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 102   Xavier McDaniel 18 6 3 4 0 5 4 35 7-20 .350 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
16. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 1 0 1 4 1 38 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 109   Xavier McDaniel 19 9 2 2 0 5 3 27 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Nov. 24, 1987
17. Lakers 85   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 3 0 0 8 2 29 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Xavier McDaniel 34 8 1 1 0 5 3 39 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Dec. 20, 1987
18. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 8 4 2 1 3 5 36 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 94   Xavier McDaniel 23 11 7 1 1 1 3 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 24, 1988
19. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 3 0 1 6 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 109   Xavier McDaniel 35 5 4 2 0 1 5 43 16-25 .640 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 01, 1988
20. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Xavier McDaniel 24 12 4 0 0 4 2 39 9-24 .375 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Apr. 05, 1988
21. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 4 2 1 3 2 5 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 90   Xavier McDaniel 16 5 4 1 1 3 6 37 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
22. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 4 3 0 0 2 1 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Xavier McDaniel 20 6 1 0 1 3 4 32 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 17, 1988
23. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 6 2 0 1 2 1 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Xavier McDaniel 12 6 2 2 0 0 3 30 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 03, 1989
24. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Xavier McDaniel 18 3 4 1 0 5 2 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 04, 1989
25. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 4 0 0 1 0 2 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Xavier McDaniel 12 4 2 0 0 2 2 23 3-12 .250 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 23, 1989
26. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 0 1 1 1 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 117   Xavier McDaniel 39 5 4 1 1 0 1 39 16-25 .640 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
27. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 0 1 0 1 1 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Xavier McDaniel 15 3 1 0 0 5 5 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 10, 1989
28. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 5 1 0 0 0 4 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Xavier McDaniel 17 8 5 0 0 3 3 28 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 12, 1989
29. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 86   Xavier McDaniel 20 12 1 2 1 2 5 40 10-27 .370 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
May. 14, 1989
30. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 7 4 0 2 3 3 22 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Xavier McDaniel 30 11 5 0 0 1 5 40 11-25 .440 2-2 1.000 6-9 .667