Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Blair Rasmussen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Blair Rasmussen 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 32 times in NBA games. Blair Rasmussen has a 18-14 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, but Hakeem Olajuwon won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Blair Rasmussen:
1985-86 to 1992-93
32 Games played
26 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
14
10
4
Blair Rasmussen
18
16
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.9 12.8 2.6 1.42.9
Blair Rasmussen 11.5 6.1 1.00.50.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 52 23 7 67
Blair Rasmussen 25 16 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 24

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26

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21

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15

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26

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Blair Rasmussen 5

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5

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2

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5

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2

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Both had same stat 3

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1

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9

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12

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1985
1. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 6 2 1 2 2 5 20 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Nuggets 119   Blair Rasmussen 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 19, 1985
2. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 1 2 2 1 4 34 10-25 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 127   Blair Rasmussen 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 02 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1986
3. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 16 4 6 5 3 6 44 18-27 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 119   Blair Rasmussen 16 2 1 0 0 1 1 16 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 29, 1986
4. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 2 0 1 2 3 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nuggets 101   Blair Rasmussen 18 6 0 0 2 0 3 23 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 02, 1986
5. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 11 2 5 7 1 6 40 9-17 .529 0-0 - 13-19 .684
Nuggets 116   Blair Rasmussen 2 5 2 0 1 0 1 10 0-6 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 04, 1986
6. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 8 4 1 2 4 6 32 11-22 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Nuggets 114   Blair Rasmussen 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 06 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 06, 1986
7. Rockets 131   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 19 2 1 3 0 4 32 13-24 .542 0-0 - 10-17 .588
Nuggets 103   Blair Rasmussen 14 12 2 2 0 2 6 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 08, 1986
8. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 7 1 0 3 2 5 31 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-8 .500
2OT Nuggets 122   Blair Rasmussen 7 4 1 0 0 0 4 13 2-12 .167 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1987
9. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 13 0 0 3 4 4 40 10-24 .417 0-0 - 12-17 .706
Nuggets 111   Blair Rasmussen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1987
10. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 6 3 1 2 6 1 28 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 134   Blair Rasmussen 15 9 0 2 0 0 1 19 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 11, 1987
11. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 16 7 1 3 4 4 33 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 103   Blair Rasmussen 17 5 0 1 2 2 1 21 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 18, 1987
12. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 5 4 0 3 1 3 22 8-10 .800 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Nuggets 126   Blair Rasmussen 22 13 4 0 0 0 3 27 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
13. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 2 1 6 2 1 30 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-7 .286
Nuggets 101   Blair Rasmussen 25 9 2 0 0 1 3 34 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 16, 1987
14. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 13 2 0 0 2 4 31 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nuggets 132   Blair Rasmussen 20 6 2 0 0 0 3 23 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 19, 1987
15. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 13 2 4 4 6 5 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nuggets 121   Blair Rasmussen 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1988
16. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 14 4 0 2 2 5 23 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 103   Blair Rasmussen 8 6 1 0 1 1 4 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1988
17. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 16 1 1 3 5 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 110   Blair Rasmussen 12 2 1 0 0 1 3 21 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
18. Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 9 3 1 0 5 5 32 12-21 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nuggets 132   Blair Rasmussen 8 2 0 0 0 1 4 23 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
19. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 39 19 0 3 0 4 5 34 14-23 .609 0-0 - 11-17 .647
Nuggets 120   Blair Rasmussen 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 12 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1988
20. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 12 2 1 3 5 2 32 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 126   Blair Rasmussen 22 6 1 1 1 1 4 28 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 05, 1989
21. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 1 3 2 2 4 38 6-22 .273 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Nuggets 112   Blair Rasmussen 11 5 0 0 0 1 2 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 17, 1989
22. Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 15 3 0 2 3 6 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Nuggets 111   Blair Rasmussen 14 3 1 0 1 1 4 18 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 02, 1989
23. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 0 0 0 5 2 24 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nuggets 113   Blair Rasmussen 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1989
24. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 36 23 2 3 2 9 4 45 16-31 .516 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 112   Blair Rasmussen 14 5 1 0 0 1 4 30 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1989
25. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 13 5 2 6 3 2 41 15-26 .577 0-0 - 3-6 .500
OT Nuggets 128   Blair Rasmussen 18 16 2 2 2 2 6 32 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 18, 1989
26. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 1 4 0 2 1 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 141   Blair Rasmussen 12 1 0 2 0 0 4 20 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1990
27. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 14 1 0 4 4 4 35 12-27 .444 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nuggets 104   Blair Rasmussen 20 15 0 0 0 3 3 35 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1990
28. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 19 6 3 4 4 4 42 10-25 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 117   Blair Rasmussen 4 6 1 0 1 1 4 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 1990
29. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 52 18 4 3 3 11 6 42 21-34 .618 0-0 - 10-13 .769
OT Nuggets 130   Blair Rasmussen 16 3 1 1 1 0 6 24 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
30. Rockets 145   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 13 7 0 3 2 6 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 135   Blair Rasmussen 13 15 1 1 3 0 6 31 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1992
31. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 11 0 1 5 0 3 35 6-17 .353 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 109   Blair Rasmussen 14 10 4 0 0 1 3 32 7-17 .412 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1992
32. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 2 1 6 2 4 38 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 82   Blair Rasmussen 6 11 0 0 2 2 5 30 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -