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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Ruffin 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 2 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 2-0 winning record over Michael Ruffin. 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 Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
2
2
0
Michael Ruffin
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 9.0 5.5 2.5 1.04.0
Michael Ruffin 2.5 4.5 0.00.50.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 10 7 3 17
Michael Ruffin 5 5 0 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 2

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Michael Ruffin 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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2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2000
1. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 4 2 1 1 2 1 22 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bulls 83   Michael Ruffin 5 4 0 1 1 0 4 25 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2001
2. Raptors 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 8 7 3 1 7 2 2 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 88   Michael Ruffin 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -