Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Mike Sanders

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Mike Sanders 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 18 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 10-8 winning record over Mike Sanders. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Mike Sanders
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Mike Sanders:
1982-83 to 1992-93
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
10
10
0
Mike Sanders
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 24.4 13.1 2.2 2.42.7
Mike Sanders 8.3 3.6 1.71.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 21 5 57
Mike Sanders 20 13 5 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 18

games		 17

games		 9

games		 11

games		16

games
Mike Sanders 0

games 		1

game		 6

games		 6

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		1

game

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
%
Nov. 29, 1985
1. Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 2 3 3 2 3 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Suns 126   Mike Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 1985
2. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 2 3 6 2 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 112   Mike Sanders 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
3. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 3 1 3 2 2 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Suns 109   Mike Sanders 16 9 5 2 0 2 5 27 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 04, 1986
4. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 11 5 5 1 3 3 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Suns 89   Mike Sanders 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Apr. 12, 1986
5. Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 9 0 1 2 5 4 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Suns 110   Mike Sanders 20 13 3 2 0 1 3 28 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
6. Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 21 1 0 0 3 3 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-15 .533
Suns 106   Mike Sanders 5 5 1 6 1 1 2 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 13, 1987
7. Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 10 1 3 4 3 4 29 10-16 .625 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Suns 100   Mike Sanders 6 5 3 1 0 1 1 22 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1987
8. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 18 1 2 7 3 4 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Suns 91   Mike Sanders 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1987
9. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 8 2 0 1 3 4 34 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 117   Mike Sanders 12 3 4 1 0 3 1 28 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1987
10. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 1 4 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Suns 103   Mike Sanders 13 4 4 4 0 0 5 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 09, 1988
11. Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 16 1 5 2 6 4 40 13-19 .684 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 98   Mike Sanders 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1988
12. Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 15 1 3 3 1 5 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 105   Mike Sanders 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1989
13. Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 14 1 5 1 5 4 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Cavaliers 110   Mike Sanders 8 12 1 1 1 4 1 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1989
14. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 11 0 3 1 2 2 41 12-24 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Pacers 103   Mike Sanders 12 1 3 0 0 1 3 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1990
15. Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 17 5 4 4 6 4 38 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Pacers 103   Mike Sanders 4 1 0 1 0 1 5 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1990
16. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 16 4 0 3 2 4 43 14-20 .700 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Pacers 112   Mike Sanders 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 08 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1992
17. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 20 5 3 4 2 5 41 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Cavaliers 92   Mike Sanders 18 2 1 1 0 0 3 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 15, 1992
18. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 8 5 0 3 2 4 37 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 124   Mike Sanders 12 1 4 1 1 0 2 18 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
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