Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Darrell Griffith and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Darrell Griffith 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 33 times in NBA games. Darrell Griffith has a 17-16 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Darrell Griffith
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Darrell Griffith:
1980-81 to 1990-91
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
33 Games played
28 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Darrell Griffith
17
14
3
Hakeem Olajuwon
16
14
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darrell Griffith 14.4 2.8 1.5 1.30.4
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.8 13.1 1.92.23.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darrell Griffith 27 6 5 52
Hakeem Olajuwon 36 21 6 712
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Darrell Griffith 7

games		 0

games		 11

games		 8

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 25

games 		33

games		 18

games		 17

games		30

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 4

games		 8

games		3

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
%
Nov. 23, 1984
1. Jazz 111   Darrell Griffith 23 6 2 0 1 6 1 40 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 15 0 0 5 3 6 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 06, 1985
2. Jazz 121   Darrell Griffith 23 5 3 1 0 2 1 33 9-20 .450 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 18 1 0 2 3 4 37 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 19, 1985
3. Jazz 95   Darrell Griffith 23 6 1 3 0 5 4 36 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 20 4 3 0 2 2 40 13-23 .565 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Mar. 01, 1985
4. Jazz 115   Darrell Griffith 19 3 2 1 0 2 1 29 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 1 2 6 3 2 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 1985
5. Jazz 94   Darrell Griffith 27 6 2 2 1 5 2 30 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 11 2 1 1 4 5 33 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 30, 1985
6. Jazz 96   Darrell Griffith 17 0 2 3 0 2 4 33 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 10 2 1 3 0 4 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1985
7. Jazz 115   Darrell Griffith 16 4 5 1 0 3 2 41 6-17 .353 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 14 1 2 2 1 5 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Apr. 21, 1985
8. Jazz 96   Darrell Griffith 11 2 1 0 0 3 2 37 4-16 .250 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 0 0 1 2 4 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Apr. 24, 1985
9. Jazz 112   Darrell Griffith 19 1 2 2 0 4 3 32 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 2 5 2 5 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 26, 1985
10. Jazz 94   Darrell Griffith 18 4 2 0 2 1 2 31 7-21 .333 4-11 .364 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 3 0 2 1 5 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 28, 1985
11. Jazz 104   Darrell Griffith 14 3 0 2 0 2 2 30 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 1 0 6 2 3 42 12-19 .632 0-0 - 8-15 .533
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1986
12. Jazz 90   Darrell Griffith 23 2 3 1 1 6 1 36 9-14 .643 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 0 5 4 0 5 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 27, 1987
13. Jazz 92   Darrell Griffith 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 12 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 17 2 2 2 3 5 44 12-22 .545 0-0 - 8-18 .444
Feb. 21, 1987
14. Jazz 81   Darrell Griffith 11 2 0 0 0 5 3 27 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 3 2 5 3 2 44 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 26, 1987
15. Jazz 84   Darrell Griffith 13 3 0 0 0 2 2 19 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Rockets 85   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 10 1 3 7 2 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 21, 1987
16. Jazz 125   Darrell Griffith 19 1 2 5 0 0 2 27 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 4 0 5 3 5 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-10 .400
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1987
17. Jazz 93   Darrell Griffith 8 0 1 1 1 0 1 19 4-7 .571 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 16 2 1 2 2 5 29 5-14 .357 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Nov. 27, 1987
18. Jazz 118   Darrell Griffith 12 5 3 2 0 4 1 19 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 5 10 2 2 1 4 2 33 2-15 .133 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 10, 1987
19. Jazz 93   Darrell Griffith 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 14 6 4 7 1 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Mar. 01, 1988
20. Jazz 113   Darrell Griffith 7 0 1 1 1 1 2 13 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 3 1 4 4 5 38 12-29 .414 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1988
21. Jazz 99   Darrell Griffith 20 5 3 2 1 2 1 42 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 19 0 5 2 9 3 40 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 9-15 .600
Nov. 23, 1988
22. Jazz 111   Darrell Griffith 23 2 1 2 0 1 2 39 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 14 2 2 7 1 1 45 11-23 .478 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Jan. 03, 1989
23. Jazz 102   Darrell Griffith 16 2 2 2 0 5 4 37 7-15 .467 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 13 0 7 5 2 2 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 08, 1989
24. Jazz 117   Darrell Griffith 9 4 3 0 0 1 2 26 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 80   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 2 1 4 5 32 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1989
25. Jazz 102   Darrell Griffith 17 5 1 1 1 1 1 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 12 2 5 4 2 5 44 15-31 .484 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Apr. 14, 1989
26. Jazz 122   Darrell Griffith 14 3 1 1 0 2 1 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 9 12 3 0 2 4 6 36 3-16 .188 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
27. Jazz 92   Darrell Griffith 20 5 1 3 0 4 1 31 8-15 .533 4-7 .571 0-2 .000
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 21 2 5 12 5 5 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Dec. 09, 1989
28. Jazz 104   Darrell Griffith 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 14 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 8 1 1 5 2 3 29 8-21 .381 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 23, 1990
29. Jazz 102   Darrell Griffith 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 12 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 0 0 2 1 4 38 9-24 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 14, 1990
30. Jazz 99   Darrell Griffith 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 12 1 1 5 2 3 35 12-27 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 22, 1990
31. Jazz 88   Darrell Griffith 7 0 0 0 1 1 3 21 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 5 6 3 5 45 12-26 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
32. Jazz 90   Darrell Griffith 24 4 4 4 2 0 6 38 11-21 .524 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 21 5 1 7 3 5 40 14-25 .560 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 28, 1990
33. Jazz 103   Darrell Griffith 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 6 2 4 3 8 3 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
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