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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and John 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.

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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 14-8 winning record over John Paxson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
John Paxson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
John Paxson:
1983-84 to 1993-94
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
14
14
0
John Paxson
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.6 11.2 2.0 2.13.4
John Paxson 6.2 0.9 3.30.80.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 19 7 69
John Paxson 15 3 9 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22

games		 21

games		 7

games		 15

games		20

games
John Paxson 0

games 		0

games		 13

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 5

games		2

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. 17, 1984
1. Rockets 141   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 2 1 1 1 2 5 24 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Spurs 133   John Paxson 10 2 4 0 0 1 2 21 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1984
2. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 19 1 1 0 5 4 41 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Spurs 97   John Paxson 2 3 4 0 0 2 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1985
3. Rockets 123   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 7 1 2 1 1 6 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Spurs 117   John Paxson 4 0 5 1 0 1 0 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1985
4. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 8 0 1 2 4 6 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 126   John Paxson 15 1 9 2 1 0 4 28 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1985
5. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 15 2 2 4 0 3 42 7-18 .389 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Spurs 103   John Paxson 15 0 3 1 0 3 3 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1985
6. Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 15 3 1 6 2 3 47 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bulls 104   John Paxson 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1986
7. Rockets 122   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 1 4 4 3 4 39 15-25 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Bulls 132   John Paxson 4 2 3 0 0 1 3 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
8. Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 15 2 3 4 4 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Bulls 96   John Paxson 9 0 5 3 0 1 2 36 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 16, 1987
9. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 9 4 1 4 4 6 44 11-24 .458 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Bulls 96   John Paxson 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 32 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1987
10. Rockets 86   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 7 1 1 3 2 6 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bulls 98   John Paxson 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1987
11. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 8 1 1 1 1 4 34 12-25 .480 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Bulls 112   John Paxson 14 1 9 1 0 0 1 38 6-11 .545 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1989
12. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 6 3 2 4 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 98   John Paxson 11 0 4 3 0 2 2 24 4-8 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1989
13. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 7 0 2 2 0 4 37 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Bulls 106   John Paxson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1990
14. Rockets 139   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 10 5 2 7 5 4 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 112   John Paxson 2 0 4 1 1 1 4 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1990
15. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 17 1 3 9 4 4 46 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bulls 107   John Paxson 13 2 4 0 0 1 2 27 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
16. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 10 1 1 1 3 2 29 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 92   John Paxson 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 20 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1991
17. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 16 4 4 2 6 5 42 5-17 .294 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Bulls 90   John Paxson 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 22 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1992
18. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 1 1 3 3 4 36 5-13 .385 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 114   John Paxson 10 3 4 1 0 2 1 25 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 30, 1992
19. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 0 0 8 2 4 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bulls 102   John Paxson 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
20. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 13 7 4 5 1 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 96   John Paxson 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1993
21. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 17 3 4 5 4 3 40 6-16 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 83   John Paxson 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1994
22. Rockets 76   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 4 2 0 8 5 42 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Bulls 82   John Paxson 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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