Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ken Norman and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ken Norman and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 29 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 19-10 winning record over Ken Norman, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ken Norman:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
29 Games played
24 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ken Norman
10
8
2
Hakeem Olajuwon
19
16
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 13.1 7.5 2.6 1.40.4
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.7 13.3 3.32.34.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 32 15 6 52
Hakeem Olajuwon 42 21 9 69
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Norman 3

games
3

games
11

games
8

games
0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 26

games
25

games
13

games
16

games
27

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
5

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5

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2

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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. 17, 1987
1. Clippers 98   Ken Norman 2 4 1 2 0 2 3 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 0 5 5 5 6 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 26, 1988
2. Clippers 104   Ken Norman 12 9 2 2 0 2 2 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 0 1 2 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Feb. 12, 1988
3. Clippers 105   Ken Norman 9 1 2 3 1 3 3 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 18 3 2 4 3 4 36 8-23 .348 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 15, 1988
4. Clippers 110   Ken Norman 21 6 3 2 0 2 2 35 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 3 4 0 1 3 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Apr. 10, 1988
5. Clippers 122   Ken Norman 8 4 2 1 0 0 2 27 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 1 3 6 4 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1988
6. Clippers 120   Ken Norman 8 3 3 2 0 2 4 31 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 17 6 2 4 3 5 41 13-26 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Dec. 22, 1988
7. Clippers 109   Ken Norman 10 7 5 1 1 3 3 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 18 3 6 5 2 3 33 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jan. 26, 1989
8. Clippers 100   Ken Norman 16 9 4 0 0 4 1 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 0 6 5 4 2 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 08, 1989
9. Clippers 114   Ken Norman 32 14 2 5 1 2 2 44 13-23 .565 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 1 2 7 2 6 34 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
10. Clippers 102   Ken Norman 24 13 5 4 2 1 4 44 12-23 .522 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 2 2 5 5 6 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nov. 16, 1989
11. Clippers 82   Ken Norman 6 9 0 0 1 4 2 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 16 3 2 7 5 4 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 25, 1990
12. Clippers 101   Ken Norman 23 8 2 3 1 7 5 40 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 9 2 2 2 3 3 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 16, 1990
13. Clippers 118   Ken Norman 17 7 6 2 0 3 3 43 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 12 2 1 6 2 4 35 8-20 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1992
14. Clippers 96   Ken Norman 8 3 3 1 1 2 0 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 3 3 6 0 2 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 12, 1992
15. Clippers 97   Ken Norman 7 4 5 2 0 2 2 28 2-13 .154 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 2 0 9 3 4 37 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1992
16. Clippers 92   Ken Norman 0 7 1 0 0 1 2 27 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 18 4 2 5 8 5 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1992
17. Clippers 83   Ken Norman 10 15 2 0 1 1 0 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 2 0 3 2 1 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 12, 1993
18. Clippers 103   Ken Norman 26 8 3 1 0 1 0 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 2 4 4 3 4 38 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 02, 1993
19. Clippers 83   Ken Norman 10 7 4 1 0 0 2 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 5 1 2 7 5 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 06, 1993
20. Clippers 101   Ken Norman 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 26 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 42 13 6 5 4 3 4 36 17-25 .680 0-0 - 8-11 .727
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1993
21. Clippers 94   Ken Norman 13 8 2 1 0 0 2 29 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 6 4 9 3 3 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 01, 1993
22. Clippers 95   Ken Norman 16 12 3 1 0 0 1 35 4-13 .308 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 14 4 2 4 3 3 46 6-19 .316 0-0 - 18-20 .900
May. 03, 1993
23. Clippers 99   Ken Norman 8 9 3 2 0 1 2 35 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 12 2 0 4 3 2 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 05, 1993
24. Clippers 93   Ken Norman 13 6 3 0 0 0 2 34 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 3-8 .375
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 18 9 0 5 4 5 45 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-8 .625
May. 08, 1993
25. Clippers 80   Ken Norman 14 6 1 0 0 0 1 31 6-13 .462 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 21 3 3 7 3 2 46 14-27 .519 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1993
26. Bucks 91   Ken Norman 13 10 2 0 1 2 0 31 6-19 .316 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 6 2 5 3 4 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 08, 1994
27. Bucks 106   Ken Norman 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 20 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 4 2 0 8 5 44 10-14 .714 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1994
28. Hawks 93   Ken Norman 28 11 2 0 0 1 1 40 11-22 .500 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 16 8 2 3 3 2 42 14-25 .560 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Mar. 13, 1995
29. Hawks 86   Ken Norman 12 11 2 1 0 1 2 35 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 11 2 2 2 1 2 44 13-21 .619 0-0 - 5-6 .833