Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Otis Birdsong and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Otis Birdsong 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 7 times in NBA games. Otis Birdsong has a 4-3 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Hakeem Olajuwon


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

7 Games played

7 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Otis Birdsong	4	4	0
Hakeem Olajuwon	3	3	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Otis Birdsong	12.0	2.9	2.9	1.1	0.6
Hakeem Olajuwon	21.0	10.3	1.7	1.9	2.7

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Otis Birdsong	22	6	6	3	1
Hakeem Olajuwon	28	15	3	4	7

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Otis Birdsong	0 games	0 games	5 games	1 game	0 games
Hakeem Olajuwon	6 games	7 games	1 game	5 games	5 games
Both had same stat	1 game	0 games	1 game	1 game	2 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	%
	Jan. 13, 1985
1.	Nets	100	Otis Birdsong	15	1	2	1	1	2	4	26	6-12	.500	0-1	.000	3-6	.500
	Rockets	99	Hakeem Olajuwon	28	13	1	2	1	3	4	42	13-22	.591	0-0	-	2-5	.400
	Jan. 28, 1985
2.	Nets	93	Otis Birdsong	22	3	1	2	1	3	2	35	11-18	.611	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Rockets	97	Hakeem Olajuwon	22	15	2	2	2	5	3	39	8-14	.571	0-0	-	6-6	1.000


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 1985
3.	Nets	107	Otis Birdsong	20	6	5	2	0	1	4	31	10-18	.556	0-0	-	0-3	.000
	Rockets	112	Hakeem Olajuwon	25	12	2	0	3	2	2	38	8-18	.444	0-0	-	9-11	.818
	Dec. 20, 1985
4.	Nets	122	Otis Birdsong	17	3	6	0	1	3	3	41	8-12	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Rockets	112	Hakeem Olajuwon	20	12	3	2	1	3	4	42	9-20	.450	0-0	-	2-6	.333


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 17, 1987
5.	Nets	114	Otis Birdsong	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	26	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	111	Hakeem Olajuwon	15	6	1	1	4	2	5	27	6-11	.545	0-0	-	3-5	.600
	Feb. 04, 1988
6.	Nets	87	Otis Birdsong	4	4	2	3	0	1	2	22	2-9	.222	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	115	Hakeem Olajuwon	10	5	2	4	1	4	5	20	4-7	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 31, 1989
7.	Celtics	126	Otis Birdsong	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	06	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Rockets	109	Hakeem Olajuwon	27	9	1	2	7	3	3	37	11-24	.458	0-0	-	5-8	.625