Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Jim Paxson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Jim Paxson 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 19 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 12-7 winning record over Jim Paxson, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Jim Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Jim Paxson:
1979-80 to 1989-90
19 Games played
15 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
12
9
3
Jim Paxson
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 11.3 2.8 1.94.2
Jim Paxson 10.9 1.9 2.80.80.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 41 19 6 59
Jim Paxson 40 5 7 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 17

games		 18

games		 9

games		 10

games		19

games
Jim Paxson 1

game 		0

games		 8

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 5

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
%
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   Jim Paxson 14 3 0 0 1 0 0 28 5-10 .500 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   Jim Paxson 9 5 4 2 0 2 1 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
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   Jim Paxson 40 1 5 3 0 1 2 37 16-18 .889 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
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   Jim Paxson 13 1 1 0 0 1 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
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   Jim Paxson 10 4 2 1 0 2 0 24 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
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   Jim Paxson 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
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   Jim Paxson 28 2 3 2 0 1 1 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Dec. 28, 1985
8. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 1 0 2 0 3 43 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 10 3 7 1 0 2 2 35 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
9. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 4 3 4 6 2 6 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 8 1 2 0 1 1 2 28 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1986
10. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 3 3 0 2 1 6 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 21 0-8 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1987
11. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 14 5 3 9 1 4 45 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 104   Jim Paxson 14 3 3 0 1 1 2 25 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1987
12. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 4 5 4 2 5 42 8-19 .421 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 7 1 3 1 1 3 0 20 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1987
13. Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 10 6 4 5 2 5 35 13-16 .813 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 115   Jim Paxson 17 2 2 0 0 2 2 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 26, 1987
14. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 7 3 1 2 2 6 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Jim Paxson 9 2 5 3 0 1 1 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 28, 1987
15. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 11 3 1 8 4 5 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Trail Blazers 108   Jim Paxson 4 3 1 1 0 1 2 24 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1987
16. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 9 5 4 5 4 5 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Trail Blazers 101   Jim Paxson 4 2 5 1 0 0 3 23 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1988
17. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 3 2 4 4 6 33 9-24 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 103   Jim Paxson 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1989
18. Rockets 137   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 19 3 3 2 3 3 39 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Celtics 123   Jim Paxson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1989
19. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 2 1 2 3 3 35 6-22 .273 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 109   Jim Paxson 8 0 2 1 0 0 3 11 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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