Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Isiah Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Isiah Thomas 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:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Isiah Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Isiah Thomas:
1981-82 to 1993-94
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
9
9
0
Isiah Thomas
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 26.7 12.9 2.1 1.53.6
Isiah Thomas 19.2 3.3 9.01.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 25 4 58
Isiah Thomas 37 8 15 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 14

games		 16

games		 1

game		 9

games		18

games
Isiah Thomas 2

games 		1

game		 17

games		 7

games		0

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		0

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. 20, 1984
1. Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 16 1 0 3 3 4 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Pistons 117   Isiah Thomas 25 2 13 1 0 5 4 42 11-26 .423 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
2. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 2 2 8 3 4 43 14-21 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pistons 127   Isiah Thomas 22 3 15 1 0 3 1 41 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1986
3. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 1 1 2 3 4 32 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 112   Isiah Thomas 27 2 9 4 0 2 5 42 10-23 .435 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Mar. 28, 1986
4. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 1 5 2 2 4 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Pistons 116   Isiah Thomas 17 5 14 2 0 4 3 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
5. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 0 1 1 1 5 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 7 3 7 0 0 5 6 27 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Mar. 23, 1987
6. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 1 5 2 3 44 16-28 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 114   Isiah Thomas 21 2 12 1 0 3 1 39 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
7. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 2 0 3 6 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 97   Isiah Thomas 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1987
8. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 14 1 1 5 0 4 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 91   Isiah Thomas 8 1 9 2 0 1 4 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 0-3 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
9. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 12 1 4 6 0 6 39 12-25 .480 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 26 3 6 2 0 5 3 41 10-24 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 30, 1988
10. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 4 3 0 6 3 6 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 95   Isiah Thomas 25 5 5 3 1 6 0 45 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1990
11. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 25 2 0 5 2 5 50 15-26 .577 0-0 - 7-10 .700
OT Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 37 3 10 3 0 5 4 47 14-31 .452 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Mar. 22, 1990
12. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 10 3 5 3 3 6 45 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Pistons 110   Isiah Thomas 18 2 7 2 0 4 3 40 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
13. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 2 1 2 3 4 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Pistons 99   Isiah Thomas 13 2 14 0 0 3 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1992
14. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 12 2 2 2 5 1 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 106   Isiah Thomas 13 2 7 0 0 5 0 35 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1992
15. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 12 2 1 1 5 4 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 98   Isiah Thomas 22 3 6 1 0 2 1 40 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 4-7 .571
Jan. 21, 1993
16. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 8 4 2 7 3 5 40 14-22 .636 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Pistons 120   Isiah Thomas 30 8 13 1 1 6 1 41 12-22 .545 3-6 .500 3-4 .750
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1994
17. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 20 2 0 3 4 2 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 81   Isiah Thomas 18 6 7 1 0 3 1 37 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Mar. 19, 1994
18. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 11 4 1 1 1 1 40 13-27 .481 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pistons 88   Isiah Thomas 10 4 7 0 0 2 0 27 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
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