Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Greg Ostertag

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Greg Ostertag 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 25 times in NBA games. Greg Ostertag has a 16-9 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Greg Ostertag
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Greg Ostertag:
1995-96 to 2005-06
25 Games played
14 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
9
5
4
Greg Ostertag
16
9
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.6 8.9 3.0 1.52.4
Greg Ostertag 4.9 6.6 0.40.42.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 41 15 6 66
Greg Ostertag 16 15 2 27
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 24

games		 16

games		 22

games		 15

games		9

games
Greg Ostertag 0

games 		8

games		 1

game		 1

game		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 9

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1996
1. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 9 4 0 2 4 4 36 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jazz 99   Greg Ostertag 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1996
2. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 4 0 3 4 2 31 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jazz 109   Greg Ostertag 4 5 1 0 4 0 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1996
3. Rockets 75   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 8 3 1 2 2 3 36 8-19 .421 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Jazz 72   Greg Ostertag 0 5 0 0 2 3 3 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 09, 1996
4. Rockets 91   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 9 2 1 1 1 4 33 14-27 .519 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Jazz 85   Greg Ostertag 7 6 0 0 1 0 5 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1997
5. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 41 15 6 2 2 7 0 46 14-29 .483 1-1 1.000 12-14 .857
OT Jazz 105   Greg Ostertag 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 11, 1997
6. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 2 0 0 6 3 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jazz 104   Greg Ostertag 8 6 1 0 0 1 5 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 1997
7. Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 5 1 1 4 3 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 12-17 .706
Jazz 101   Greg Ostertag 8 10 1 1 2 1 5 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1997
8. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 5 1 1 5 1 4 38 12-22 .545 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jazz 104   Greg Ostertag 2 7 0 0 2 2 2 14 0-5 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 23, 1997
9. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 7 4 2 3 2 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jazz 100   Greg Ostertag 15 9 0 1 1 2 6 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
May. 25, 1997
10. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 10 4 3 4 4 5 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Jazz 92   Greg Ostertag 2 4 0 0 1 0 4 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 27, 1997
11. Rockets 91   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 10 3 3 1 5 3 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 4 4 0 2 2 0 3 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 29, 1997
12. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 11 6 2 6 3 2 42 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 103   Greg Ostertag 16 14 0 1 3 0 6 38 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1998
13. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 13 5 1 6 1 4 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 90   Greg Ostertag 4 2 1 0 2 0 2 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 25, 1998
14. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 5 1 1 1 4 5 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jazz 105   Greg Ostertag 3 11 0 0 2 3 5 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 29, 1998
15. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 1 1 0 2 42 10-26 .385 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Jazz 85   Greg Ostertag 4 4 0 1 1 0 4 37 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1998
16. Rockets 71   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 15 1 1 5 3 3 39 10-29 .345 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jazz 93   Greg Ostertag 5 7 0 1 3 0 4 26 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 03, 1998
17. Rockets 70   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 9 2 1 3 5 4 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jazz 84   Greg Ostertag 6 5 0 0 7 0 2 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1999
18. Rockets 87   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 8 3 4 3 2 2 38 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Jazz 88   Greg Ostertag 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 23 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1999
19. Rockets 76   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 1 1 3 5 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jazz 85   Greg Ostertag 11 15 2 1 5 1 3 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 30, 1999
20. Rockets 78   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 4 1 2 1 3 43 9-23 .391 0-0 - 10-16 .625
Jazz 91   Greg Ostertag 7 9 0 0 7 1 4 39 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1999
21. Rockets 82   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 4 3 3 3 3 2 28 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 98   Greg Ostertag 8 10 0 1 3 2 3 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 09, 2000
22. Rockets 82   Hakeem Olajuwon 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 101   Greg Ostertag 2 8 1 0 3 0 1 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 27, 2001
23. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 7 1 0 0 1 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 86   Greg Ostertag 0 6 1 1 0 1 5 25 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2001
24. Rockets 81   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2001
25. Raptors 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 5 5 6 3 4 1 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Jazz 96   Greg Ostertag 1 7 2 0 0 1 3 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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