Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kent Benson and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kent Benson 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 9 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 5-4 winning record over Kent Benson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kent Benson:
1977-78 to 1987-88
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kent Benson
4
4
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 6.4 5.8 1.0 0.80.3
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.3 12.4 1.72.43.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 17 10 4 22
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 18 4 57
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 0

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Hakeem Olajuwon 8

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5

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6

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Both had same stat 1

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3

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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. 20, 1984
1. Pistons 117   Kent Benson 7 10 4 1 2 2 2 23 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 1 0 3 3 4 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-15 .533
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1986
2. Pistons 112   Kent Benson 6 4 0 0 0 1 5 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 1 1 2 3 4 32 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 28, 1986
3. Pistons 116   Kent Benson 6 9 0 2 1 1 5 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 1 5 2 2 4 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1986
4. Jazz 90   Kent Benson 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 0 5 4 0 5 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 27, 1986
5. Jazz 103   Kent Benson 17 5 0 1 0 2 4 20 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 2 4 3 3 6 37 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 27, 1987
6. Jazz 92   Kent Benson 3 6 2 2 0 2 3 17 1-7 .143 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 17 2 2 2 3 5 44 12-22 .545 0-0 - 8-18 .444
Feb. 21, 1987
7. Jazz 81   Kent Benson 15 8 1 1 0 0 4 22 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 3 2 5 3 2 44 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 26, 1987
8. Jazz 84   Kent Benson 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 08 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 10 1 3 7 2 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 21, 1987
9. Jazz 125   Kent Benson 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 4 0 5 3 5 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-10 .400