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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and John Salley 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 18 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 11-7 winning record over John Salley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
John Salley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
11
11
0
John Salley
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.3 12.2 2.4 1.73.9
John Salley 6.6 4.3 1.10.90.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 25 5 57
John Salley 13 12 6 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 18

games		 16

games		 13

games		 9

games		16

games
John Salley 0

games 		1

game		 1

game		 6

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 3

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
1. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 11 0 1 1 1 5 44 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-15 .600
Pistons 106   John Salley 12 3 0 2 0 1 5 28 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 23, 1987
2. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 13 4 1 5 2 3 44 16-28 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Pistons 114   John Salley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1987
3. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 2 0 3 6 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 97   John Salley 8 7 2 0 3 0 4 25 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 29, 1987
4. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 14 1 1 5 0 4 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pistons 91   John Salley 11 2 1 0 2 1 4 28 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
5. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 12 1 4 6 0 6 39 12-25 .480 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Pistons 98   John Salley 6 4 0 0 1 3 6 18 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 1988
6. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 4 3 0 6 3 6 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 95   John Salley 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1990
7. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 25 2 0 5 2 5 50 15-26 .577 0-0 - 7-10 .700
OT Pistons 106   John Salley 4 6 1 0 1 2 1 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Mar. 22, 1990
8. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 10 3 5 3 3 6 45 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Pistons 110   John Salley 10 5 0 0 1 1 3 19 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
9. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 2 1 2 3 4 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Pistons 99   John Salley 13 9 1 3 1 0 5 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1992
10. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 12 2 2 2 5 1 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 106   John Salley 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 21 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1993
11. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 4 2 4 2 5 45 9-16 .563 0-0 - 10-14 .714
OT Heat 109   John Salley 4 4 6 1 0 0 5 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 14, 1993
12. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 11 3 0 4 6 5 37 11-23 .478 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Heat 88   John Salley 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 21 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1994
13. Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 5 3 7 1 4 31 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Heat 88   John Salley 9 6 2 0 0 2 2 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 11, 1995
14. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 4 2 1 6 5 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 97   John Salley 8 2 2 5 2 2 5 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1995
15. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 4 3 7 4 5 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-18 .389
Raptors 93   John Salley 11 12 1 0 1 2 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1999
16. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 10 1 1 2 1 1 36 5-18 .278 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 89   John Salley 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 12, 1999
17. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 11 1 4 6 4 1 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 81   John Salley 4 5 0 1 1 0 3 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2000
18. Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 10 1 0 2 0 3 22 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 83   John Salley 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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