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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and John Williams 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 16 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 11-5 winning record over John Williams, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
John Williams:
1986-87 to 1994-95
16 Games played
11 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
11
8
3
John Williams
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 26.7 12.9 3.6 1.63.9
John Williams 7.3 4.9 3.01.40.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 42 21 9 59
John Williams 26 11 9 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 15

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14

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9

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6

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15

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John Williams 1

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1

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6

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8

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0

games
Both had same stat 0

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1

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1

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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
%
Nov. 21, 1986
1. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 7 3 1 2 9 4 34 5-13 .385 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Bullets 115   John Williams 6 1 5 2 0 0 2 15 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
2. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 13 3 1 2 4 2 31 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bullets 92   John Williams 20 9 8 3 0 2 0 28 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-8 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1988
3. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 4 2 2 1 2 5 22 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Bullets 100   John Williams 6 5 2 2 1 2 2 24 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1988
4. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 0 1 3 5 3 43 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 109   John Williams 26 9 3 1 2 4 6 29 11-19 .579 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1988
5. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 17 2 2 4 4 5 38 9-21 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bullets 126   John Williams 13 5 9 3 1 2 2 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 27, 1989
6. Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 18 4 1 4 7 4 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 7-15 .467
Bullets 104   John Williams 8 6 2 0 1 1 0 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1992
7. Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 2 0 3 2 1 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Clippers 83   John Williams 5 6 1 1 1 2 3 22 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1993
8. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 10 5 1 2 7 5 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Clippers 83   John Williams 3 3 1 3 0 1 2 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 06, 1993
9. Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 42 13 6 5 4 3 4 36 17-25 .680 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Clippers 101   John Williams 2 3 0 2 0 3 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1993
10. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 6 4 9 3 3 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 94   John Williams 4 6 3 1 0 2 5 29 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
May. 01, 1993
11. Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 14 4 2 4 3 3 46 6-19 .316 0-0 - 18-20 .900
Clippers 95   John Williams 2 2 2 1 0 2 6 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 03, 1993
12. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 12 2 0 4 3 2 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Clippers 99   John Williams 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 05, 1993
13. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 18 9 0 5 4 5 45 10-23 .435 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Clippers 93   John Williams 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 17 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 08, 1993
14. Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 31 21 3 3 7 3 2 46 14-27 .519 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Clippers 80   John Williams 0 2 1 1 0 2 4 15 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1994
15. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 12 5 2 3 3 2 34 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 107   John Williams 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 26 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1994
16. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 39 11 2 0 6 5 0 44 17-28 .607 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Clippers 98   John Williams 10 11 4 1 0 3 6 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -