Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Phelps

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Phelps 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 8 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 5-3 winning record over Michael Phelps. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Michael Phelps:
1985-86 to 1987-88
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
5
5
0
Michael Phelps
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 21.1 9.4 2.3 2.04.1
Michael Phelps 4.1 0.9 1.42.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 38 17 6 712
Michael Phelps 8 2 3 60
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 8

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Michael Phelps 0

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1985
1. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 12 2 3 3 2 4 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 99   Michael Phelps 8 1 1 6 0 1 0 09 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nov. 22, 1985
2. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 6 1 1 4 3 6 39 11-26 .423 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 122   Michael Phelps 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 02 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1986
3. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 8 4 4 4 8 5 44 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 96   Michael Phelps 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1986
4. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 7 3 1 2 3 4 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 95   Michael Phelps 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1987
5. Rockets 138   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 6 0 0 3 2 2 32 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 114   Michael Phelps 8 1 2 3 0 3 2 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 07, 1987
6. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 9 1 0 4 3 6 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 118   Michael Phelps 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1987
7. Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 17 6 7 12 4 5 53 14-29 .483 0-0 - 10-14 .714
2OT Supersonics 136   Michael Phelps 0 0 0 1 0 1 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
%
Jan. 26, 1988
8. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 10 1 0 1 2 2 31 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Clippers 104   Michael Phelps 7 2 3 5 0 2 1 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500