Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dale Ellis and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dale Ellis 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 63 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 34-29 winning record over Dale Ellis, but Dale Ellis won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dale Ellis
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dale Ellis:
1983-84 to 1999-00
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
63 Games played
53 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dale Ellis
29
22
7
Hakeem Olajuwon
34
31
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 18.1 3.8 1.4 0.90.2
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.6 11.2 2.21.33.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 39 14 5 51
Hakeem Olajuwon 49 25 7 712
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dale Ellis 19

games		 2

games		 17

games		 12

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 43

games 		61

games		 35

games		 23

games		55

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 11

games		 28

games		8

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   Dale Ellis 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Dale Ellis 7 6 3 0 0 2 3 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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   Dale Ellis 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 16 3-6 .500 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   Dale Ellis 16 3 1 1 0 4 4 40 6-15 .400 2-3 .667 2-5 .400
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 7 2 1 0 3 6 29 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Apr. 06, 1985
5. Mavericks 127   Dale Ellis 17 4 0 1 0 1 1 22 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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
6. Mavericks 110   Dale Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 3 3 3 7 4 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 12, 1985
7. Mavericks 120   Dale Ellis 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 0 3 1 1 4 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 19, 1986
8. Mavericks 131   Dale Ellis 15 3 2 1 1 0 1 19 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 17 2 3 5 3 4 38 13-23 .565 0-0 - 5-9 .556
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1986
9. Supersonics 114   Dale Ellis 33 10 3 5 1 4 3 42 12-22 .545 3-4 .750 6-6 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 8 1 1 1 2 3 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 03, 1987
10. Supersonics 114   Dale Ellis 21 2 3 1 0 2 5 31 9-21 .429 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Rockets 138   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 6 0 0 3 2 2 32 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 07, 1987
11. Supersonics 118   Dale Ellis 23 6 2 0 1 2 3 44 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 0 4 3 6 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 10, 1987
12. Supersonics 136   Dale Ellis 35 5 3 0 0 6 5 51 14-20 .700 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
2OT Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 17 6 7 12 4 5 53 14-29 .483 0-0 - 10-14 .714
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 02, 1987
13. Supersonics 111   Dale Ellis 34 6 3 1 0 1 5 38 14-25 .560 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
OT Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 1 1 1 5 5 44 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
May. 05, 1987
14. Supersonics 99   Dale Ellis 30 9 3 1 1 3 2 42 14-29 .483 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 13 0 0 2 4 4 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 07, 1987
15. Supersonics 84   Dale Ellis 12 10 1 0 0 5 4 41 5-19 .263 1-5 .200 1-3 .333
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 2 0 4 4 2 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 09, 1987
16. Supersonics 117   Dale Ellis 32 3 3 1 0 0 3 43 14-26 .538 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 5 0 0 3 5 5 27 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-8 .500
May. 12, 1987
17. Supersonics 107   Dale Ellis 27 3 0 0 0 3 4 33 12-22 .545 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 6 3 0 7 4 3 44 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-12 .500
May. 14, 1987
18. Supersonics 128   Dale Ellis 36 9 2 1 1 3 4 53 15-30 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
2OT Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 49 25 2 2 6 2 4 53 19-33 .576 0-0 - 11-13 .846
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1987
19. Supersonics 106   Dale Ellis 34 2 0 2 1 2 5 37 15-22 .682 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 2 2 1 4 5 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Jan. 06, 1988
20. Supersonics 110   Dale Ellis 11 7 1 1 0 4 5 40 4-20 .200 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 13 2 1 2 3 4 34 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 11, 1988
21. Supersonics 120   Dale Ellis 35 6 2 0 0 0 4 41 14-28 .500 0-3 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 2 0 3 4 3 40 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Mar. 17, 1988
22. Supersonics 106   Dale Ellis 19 2 3 1 0 2 4 39 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 3-5 .600
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 0 1 3 2 2 29 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1988
23. Supersonics 91   Dale Ellis 26 3 2 1 0 3 3 41 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 21 2 2 2 8 4 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 19, 1989
24. Supersonics 124   Dale Ellis 23 3 5 2 0 4 4 44 9-20 .450 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 7 1 2 0 2 5 31 8-10 .800 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Mar. 03, 1989
25. Supersonics 118   Dale Ellis 39 9 2 4 1 1 3 41 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 14-14 1.000
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 12 1 2 2 3 3 32 6-22 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1989
26. Supersonics 117   Dale Ellis 36 3 0 0 0 1 5 37 13-26 .500 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 12 0 3 5 2 4 35 13-20 .650 0-0 - 10-13 .769
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1989
27. Supersonics 111   Dale Ellis 25 7 1 2 0 2 6 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 9 5 3 2 1 5 45 11-26 .423 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Apr. 30, 1989
28. Supersonics 109   Dale Ellis 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 42 6-17 .353 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 1 2 2 1 4 38 13-27 .481 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 03, 1989
29. Supersonics 107   Dale Ellis 26 1 1 1 0 0 1 32 12-22 .545 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 18 4 1 6 4 5 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 05, 1989
30. Supersonics 98   Dale Ellis 26 6 1 3 0 3 2 38 9-21 .429 4-4 1.000 4-7 .571
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 13 2 4 1 4 3 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
31. Supersonics 133   Dale Ellis 32 3 2 3 0 1 4 33 12-24 .500 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 15 1 3 3 6 6 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 09, 1990
32. Supersonics 90   Dale Ellis 22 8 5 0 0 3 4 39 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 15 0 0 7 2 2 41 14-25 .560 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1991
33. Bucks 110   Dale Ellis 22 1 2 1 1 2 3 26 9-15 .600 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 0 0 6 2 3 38 12-18 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 21, 1992
34. Bucks 107   Dale Ellis 28 5 1 2 0 2 1 36 10-14 .714 3-3 1.000 5-7 .714
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 13 6 0 6 2 4 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1992
35. Spurs 87   Dale Ellis 19 8 1 2 0 0 5 37 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Rockets 93   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 2 2 3 3 5 25 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nov. 21, 1992
36. Spurs 100   Dale Ellis 17 4 2 1 0 0 4 32 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 12 3 1 5 0 4 38 6-20 .300 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 17, 1992
37. Spurs 109   Dale Ellis 24 3 1 2 0 1 2 44 11-17 .647 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 12 3 0 4 3 4 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Apr. 10, 1993
38. Spurs 88   Dale Ellis 9 2 2 1 0 2 2 36 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 45 14 1 4 2 2 3 47 16-30 .533 0-1 .000 13-13 1.000
Apr. 25, 1993
39. Spurs 119   Dale Ellis 20 3 1 0 1 0 1 37 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
OT Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 3 7 2 6 52 17-30 .567 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1993
40. Spurs 88   Dale Ellis 15 4 0 2 0 1 0 40 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 6 2 2 3 5 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 08, 1994
41. Spurs 115   Dale Ellis 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 24 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 3 1 1 1 3 39 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 12, 1994
42. Spurs 109   Dale Ellis 12 4 0 2 0 0 2 28 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 5 1 5 4 5 37 10-23 .435 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 19, 1994
43. Spurs 90   Dale Ellis 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 25 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 80   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 3 1 5 2 5 44 11-32 .344 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1994
44. Nuggets 101   Dale Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 13 1 0 4 4 5 37 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Nov. 29, 1994
45. Nuggets 81   Dale Ellis 9 3 0 0 0 1 2 40 4-12 .333 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 2 1 5 5 3 38 10-23 .435 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 14, 1995
46. Nuggets 118   Dale Ellis 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 25 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 41 7 4 1 0 3 4 43 16-26 .615 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 31, 1995
47. Nuggets 74   Dale Ellis 11 5 1 0 0 1 1 27 4-9 .444 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 13 1 3 5 2 2 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1995
48. Nuggets 97   Dale Ellis 12 5 4 2 0 2 4 35 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 1 2 3 6 2 39 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Jan. 17, 1996
49. Nuggets 112   Dale Ellis 18 3 3 1 0 0 4 43 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 6 5 1 3 3 4 44 13-27 .481 0-2 .000 11-14 .786
Apr. 11, 1996
50. Nuggets 109   Dale Ellis 19 5 1 1 0 1 3 40 7-18 .389 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 10 0 2 4 2 4 36 14-22 .636 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1996
51. Nuggets 108   Dale Ellis 33 14 0 2 1 1 0 47 11-26 .423 6-11 .545 5-6 .833
OT Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 9 1 1 1 4 1 42 11-25 .440 0-0 - 14-17 .824
Jan. 30, 1997
52. Nuggets 113   Dale Ellis 20 4 0 0 1 0 0 31 8-12 .667 4-6 .667 0-1 .000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 48 10 3 0 2 3 3 43 24-40 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1997
53. Nuggets 105   Dale Ellis 17 2 3 0 0 2 3 36 7-12 .583 3-7 .429 0-1 .000
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 45 11 4 0 2 2 5 39 14-24 .583 1-1 1.000 16-17 .941
Apr. 01, 1997
54. Nuggets 99   Dale Ellis 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 33 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 7 4 0 1 4 4 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1997
55. Supersonics 118   Dale Ellis 17 1 1 1 0 2 2 20 6-12 .500 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 4 3 4 1 3 4 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1998
56. Supersonics 83   Dale Ellis 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 24 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 10 3 1 2 1 5 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1998
57. Supersonics 103   Dale Ellis 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 16 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 9 6 0 3 4 3 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1999
58. Supersonics 86   Dale Ellis 12 3 0 0 0 1 2 29 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 1 3 2 4 2 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Apr. 04, 1999
59. Supersonics 101   Dale Ellis 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 0 1 5 5 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Apr. 19, 1999
60. Supersonics 113   Dale Ellis 22 1 0 0 0 1 1 24 9-12 .750 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 1 1 3 2 3 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1999
61. Bucks 98   Dale Ellis 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 93   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 11 7 1 2 3 4 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 01, 2000
62. Hornets 83   Dale Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 8 2 0 0 1 1 16 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 22, 2000
63. Hornets 102   Dale Ellis 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 6 5 3 1 2 1 1 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
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