Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Darnell Valentine

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Darnell Valentine 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 13-7 winning record over Darnell Valentine. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Darnell Valentine
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Darnell Valentine:
1981-82 to 1990-91
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
13
13
0
Darnell Valentine
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 26.1 11.9 1.7 1.73.1
Darnell Valentine 9.5 2.2 5.82.00.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 44 18 4 58
Darnell Valentine 30 7 11 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 18

games		 20

games		 1

game		 5

games		19

games
Darnell Valentine 2

games 		0

games		 17

games		 12

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		1

game

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
%
Dec. 08, 1984
1. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 12 3 2 4 3 6 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 120   Darnell Valentine 10 3 9 4 0 1 5 37 3-11 .273 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 29, 1984
2. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 2 2 3 2 3 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Trail Blazers 92   Darnell Valentine 8 2 9 4 0 2 2 34 2-10 .200 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 15, 1985
3. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 1 1 8 6 5 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Trail Blazers 121   Darnell Valentine 9 3 7 2 1 2 5 34 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 22, 1985
4. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 10 2 1 2 1 4 42 14-24 .583 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Trail Blazers 103   Darnell Valentine 5 3 1 1 0 2 2 26 1-7 .143 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 02, 1985
5. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 15 1 1 6 6 5 37 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 127   Darnell Valentine 9 2 9 2 0 2 3 32 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
6. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 41 18 2 1 3 2 2 42 14-25 .560 0-0 - 13-17 .765
Trail Blazers 113   Darnell Valentine 16 3 7 3 0 3 2 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 24, 1985
7. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 10 1 0 2 2 5 37 15-25 .600 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Trail Blazers 125   Darnell Valentine 12 3 7 2 0 3 5 33 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 15, 1986
8. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 1 1 2 3 1 13 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Clippers 108   Darnell Valentine 6 1 7 1 0 1 3 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1986
9. Rockets 148   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 0 0 1 1 4 22 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Clippers 116   Darnell Valentine 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 06 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1986
10. Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 11 4 0 5 2 3 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Clippers 96   Darnell Valentine 23 2 8 1 0 1 4 41 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 30, 1986
11. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 44 14 2 3 3 4 4 42 19-27 .704 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Clippers 102   Darnell Valentine 4 1 5 1 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1987
12. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 8 2 1 2 6 2 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Clippers 98   Darnell Valentine 12 0 7 2 0 4 1 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 07, 1987
13. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 3 0 3 3 1 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Clippers 84   Darnell Valentine 6 7 5 2 0 2 1 26 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1987
14. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 14 0 5 5 5 6 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Clippers 98   Darnell Valentine 3 1 4 0 1 2 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jan. 26, 1988
15. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 0 1 2 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Clippers 104   Darnell Valentine 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 12, 1988
16. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 18 3 2 4 3 4 36 8-23 .348 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Clippers 105   Darnell Valentine 12 4 6 4 0 3 0 19 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Mar. 15, 1988
17. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 3 4 0 1 3 36 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Clippers 110   Darnell Valentine 14 4 8 2 0 4 1 31 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1988
18. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 1 3 6 4 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 122   Darnell Valentine 30 3 11 5 0 5 4 33 14-19 .737 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
19. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 15 1 3 3 1 5 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 105   Darnell Valentine 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1989
20. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 14 1 5 1 5 4 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 110   Darnell Valentine 6 0 2 1 0 3 1 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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