Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kurt Nimphius and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kurt Nimphius 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 20 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 11-9 winning record over Kurt Nimphius. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kurt Nimphius
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kurt Nimphius:
1981-82 to 1989-90
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kurt Nimphius
9
9
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kurt Nimphius 6.2 3.7 0.9 0.50.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.8 11.9 2.01.63.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kurt Nimphius 20 12 3 25
Hakeem Olajuwon 44 20 4 510
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kurt Nimphius 2

games		 1

game		 3

games		 0

games		2

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 18

games 		19

games		 11

games		 10

games		16

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		 10

games		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
%
Oct. 27, 1984
1. Mavericks 111   Kurt Nimphius 7 3 2 0 2 2 3 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 1 0 1 3 4 28 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Oct. 30, 1984
2. Mavericks 84   Kurt Nimphius 8 8 2 0 0 2 4 24 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 9 2 0 1 1 5 22 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 24, 1984
3. Mavericks 113   Kurt Nimphius 6 8 0 0 0 0 1 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 1 4 1 0 0 5 4 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 15, 1984
4. Mavericks 115   Kurt Nimphius 13 6 3 1 0 2 4 35 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 7 2 1 0 3 6 29 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 19, 1985
5. Mavericks 124   Kurt Nimphius 0 5 2 1 0 1 5 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 12 2 2 2 1 5 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Apr. 06, 1985
6. Mavericks 127   Kurt Nimphius 6 4 1 1 1 2 6 17 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
2OT Rockets 139   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 0 1 8 2 5 46 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-17 .412
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1985
7. Mavericks 110   Kurt Nimphius 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 3 3 3 7 4 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 16, 1985
8. Mavericks 117   Kurt Nimphius 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 20 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 15 1 2 2 4 5 32 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Nov. 27, 1985
9. Clippers 130   Kurt Nimphius 18 12 2 1 5 1 6 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Rockets 137   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 15 2 1 7 3 4 45 11-20 .550 0-0 - 14-18 .778
Feb. 15, 1986
10. Clippers 108   Kurt Nimphius 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 1 1 2 3 1 13 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 15, 1986
11. Clippers 116   Kurt Nimphius 20 5 0 0 2 1 4 29 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 148   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 0 0 1 1 4 22 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1986
12. Clippers 104   Kurt Nimphius 6 7 0 2 0 0 2 22 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 17 3 3 5 3 4 43 12-24 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Dec. 23, 1986
13. Clippers 96   Kurt Nimphius 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 4 0 5 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Dec. 30, 1986
14. Clippers 102   Kurt Nimphius 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 44 14 2 3 3 4 4 42 19-27 .704 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 23, 1987
15. Pistons 114   Kurt Nimphius 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 1 5 2 3 44 16-28 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
16. Spurs 97   Kurt Nimphius 7 1 1 1 0 0 4 19 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 93   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 13 2 1 1 4 6 31 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 28, 1988
17. Spurs 95   Kurt Nimphius 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 1 3 3 3 1 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Apr. 12, 1988
18. Spurs 127   Kurt Nimphius 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 20 2 3 2 10 3 38 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 8-12 .667
Apr. 21, 1988
19. Spurs 117   Kurt Nimphius 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 10 4 5 10 1 4 42 15-25 .600 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 03, 1990
20. 76ers 133   Kurt Nimphius 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 3 1 5 5 1 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 1-4 .250
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