Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and James Worthy 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 53 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 32-21 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon, including a 7-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
53 Games played
41 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
21
16
5
James Worthy
32
25
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.1 11.9 2.4 2.33.3
James Worthy 18.3 5.2 3.31.20.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 40 20 8 510
James Worthy 37 14 7 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 36

games		 49

games		 14

games		 34

games		45

games
James Worthy 16

games 		4

games		 30

games		 10

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 9

games		 9

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
%
Dec. 19, 1984
1. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 2 3 6 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 123   James Worthy 31 3 3 3 3 1 3 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jan. 30, 1985
2. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 0 2 2 2 2 31 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   James Worthy 21 4 2 2 0 4 2 46 10-12 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 05, 1985
3. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 3 0 2 7 3 43 14-19 .737 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 113   James Worthy 15 10 6 2 0 1 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 26, 1985
4. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 16 0 4 4 4 5 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Lakers 100   James Worthy 19 8 3 1 1 2 1 42 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1985
5. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 6 0 3 4 1 3 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 130   James Worthy 14 7 1 3 0 3 1 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
6. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 1 3 1 0 5 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Lakers 120   James Worthy 18 4 2 0 2 2 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 06, 1986
7. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 0 4 0 2 5 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Lakers 117   James Worthy 14 13 4 1 1 2 0 40 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Mar. 16, 1986
8. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 2 5 2 4 6 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Lakers 116   James Worthy 17 7 3 0 1 4 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 06, 1986
9. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 0 2 4 6 4 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 103   James Worthy 17 4 3 3 0 0 3 41 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 10, 1986
10. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 8 5 3 7 3 4 38 10-22 .455 0-0 - 14-19 .737
Lakers 117   James Worthy 15 14 2 2 1 2 2 39 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
11. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 3 2 4 3 4 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Lakers 119   James Worthy 12 1 4 3 0 2 2 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 13, 1986
12. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 2 4 6 1 5 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 102   James Worthy 15 4 1 2 2 4 3 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 16, 1986
13. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 40 12 3 2 2 2 5 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Lakers 109   James Worthy 29 3 3 1 0 5 1 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 18, 1986
14. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 8 1 0 4 0 3 42 11-23 .478 0-0 - 13-20 .650
Lakers 95   James Worthy 26 10 6 0 0 5 4 48 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
May. 21, 1986
15. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 1 3 4 1 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Lakers 112   James Worthy 19 6 4 1 3 4 2 44 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
16. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 3 1 6 3 5 44 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Lakers 102   James Worthy 21 10 2 2 1 4 4 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Dec. 21, 1986
17. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 5 2 3 2 4 41 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
Lakers 103   James Worthy 15 4 0 1 0 3 3 44 6-19 .316 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 26, 1986
18. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 3 3 1 4 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 134   James Worthy 22 2 2 2 0 0 2 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 28, 1987
19. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 10 6 3 2 3 3 37 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   James Worthy 22 6 4 0 0 3 2 32 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 31, 1987
20. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 14 4 1 3 2 3 35 5-17 .294 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   James Worthy 17 6 6 3 2 4 3 39 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
21. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 4 2 5 5 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   James Worthy 16 7 2 0 0 3 2 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 18, 1988
22. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 5 1 2 1 3 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 121   James Worthy 22 7 3 1 1 1 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 18, 1988
23. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 20 0 3 1 4 4 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 111   James Worthy 17 5 4 1 0 1 4 30 8-10 .800 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 22, 1988
24. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 10 1 3 0 1 3 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 117   James Worthy 17 4 5 1 0 1 1 29 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Apr. 17, 1988
25. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 7 5 1 3 3 6 42 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 119   James Worthy 12 3 5 0 0 5 3 38 6-20 .300 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
26. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 4 5 0 0 4 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 124   James Worthy 26 5 4 1 2 4 3 39 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Jan. 31, 1989
27. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 2 2 5 6 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Lakers 125   James Worthy 23 6 3 1 0 1 3 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 05, 1989
28. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 17 3 4 3 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 83   James Worthy 19 2 3 1 1 1 3 35 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 13, 1989
29. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 11 1 2 6 0 6 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 97   James Worthy 15 3 2 0 1 1 4 41 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
30. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 12 3 0 4 4 3 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   James Worthy 16 8 2 0 0 6 4 35 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 1990
31. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 0 1 4 1 5 25 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 107   James Worthy 10 6 5 2 0 2 1 38 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 06, 1990
32. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 3 4 8 4 5 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Lakers 95   James Worthy 18 9 4 2 1 2 1 37 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 15, 1990
33. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 7 1 3 5 2 5 35 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 113   James Worthy 23 2 4 2 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1990
34. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 14 3 3 7 4 4 41 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 101   James Worthy 34 11 3 1 2 6 1 43 17-22 .773 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1990
35. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 11 1 2 10 4 5 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 104   James Worthy 32 5 1 1 0 2 3 46 12-20 .600 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
May. 01, 1990
36. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 7 2 2 2 0 5 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   James Worthy 26 4 4 4 0 1 2 39 10-18 .556 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
May. 03, 1990
37. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 14 2 3 4 3 5 41 12-25 .480 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Lakers 109   James Worthy 20 7 7 2 1 2 1 43 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
38. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 12 6 1 2 8 3 45 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
OT Lakers 108   James Worthy 24 2 2 1 0 1 1 39 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 03, 1991
39. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 8 0 1 1 2 3 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 95   James Worthy 21 10 7 1 1 4 3 39 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
40. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 16 1 0 3 2 4 45 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 94   James Worthy 14 2 6 2 0 1 2 40 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 27, 1991
41. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 11 3 1 1 1 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 109   James Worthy 29 5 6 1 0 2 0 42 10-24 .417 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
Apr. 30, 1991
42. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 17 2 3 4 5 4 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 94   James Worthy 22 3 3 1 1 4 2 45 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1991
43. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 18 2 5 0 8 6 49 12-21 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2OT Lakers 121   James Worthy 37 4 7 2 1 7 2 53 14-28 .500 3-3 1.000 6-6 1.000
Nov. 15, 1991
44. Rockets 74   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 12 3 1 5 3 2 39 7-20 .350 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 86   James Worthy 22 10 7 0 0 2 1 41 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1992
45. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 9 2 1 0 3 5 30 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 97   James Worthy 6 1 5 0 0 2 1 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1992
46. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 14 4 1 4 0 4 44 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   James Worthy 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 19 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1993
47. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 7 3 1 4 2 5 29 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 90   James Worthy 18 5 4 2 1 2 1 32 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1993
48. Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 16 8 3 1 4 3 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 107   James Worthy 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1993
49. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 14 1 4 6 1 4 41 13-19 .684 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 84   James Worthy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1993
50. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 3 1 4 4 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 93   James Worthy 16 3 0 0 0 2 2 18 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 03, 1994
51. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 15 2 1 3 3 5 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 88   James Worthy 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1994
52. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 11 4 1 6 4 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Lakers 107   James Worthy 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1994
53. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 3 4 0 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 101   James Worthy 12 5 3 2 1 3 1 23 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
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