Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Purvis Short 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 12 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has an 8-4 winning record over Purvis Short. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Purvis Short
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
8
0
Purvis Short
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.4 10.5 1.8 1.34.3
Purvis Short 18.8 3.3 2.61.80.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 42 15 7 511
Purvis Short 38 6 6 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 7

games		 12

games		 3

games		 4

games		11

games
Purvis Short 5

games 		0

games		 7

games		 6

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1984
1. Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 42 13 0 0 5 3 4 45 18-22 .818 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Warriors 114   Purvis Short 30 6 3 0 0 3 4 44 10-24 .417 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Jan. 05, 1985
2. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 15 0 0 3 4 4 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Warriors 94   Purvis Short 15 2 1 4 0 3 0 39 5-23 .217 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
Feb. 07, 1985
3. Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 13 1 1 2 2 4 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Warriors 105   Purvis Short 18 4 1 3 0 1 3 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 29, 1985
4. Rockets 121   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 10 0 0 5 7 5 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Warriors 116   Purvis Short 12 1 6 1 0 0 4 31 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 04, 1985
5. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 9 2 3 3 4 5 38 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Warriors 113   Purvis Short 27 4 6 6 1 1 0 40 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 3-8 .375
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1985
6. Rockets 130   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 2 0 4 5 3 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 108   Purvis Short 24 6 5 2 0 2 4 38 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jan. 02, 1986
7. Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 5 0 0 3 3 5 27 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Warriors 115   Purvis Short 38 0 1 2 0 0 4 35 17-25 .680 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 07, 1986
8. Rockets 124   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 12 7 2 11 3 4 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Warriors 115   Purvis Short 16 4 2 1 0 1 1 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1987
9. Rockets 120   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 11 2 0 9 4 2 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Warriors 110   Purvis Short 9 2 3 0 0 0 5 27 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1987
10. Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 8 3 3 2 4 6 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 105   Purvis Short 12 3 2 1 0 1 2 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
11. Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 4 5 2 9 4 44 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Nets 99   Purvis Short 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1990
12. Rockets 125   Hakeem Olajuwon 16 9 1 2 2 1 3 23 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nets 115   Purvis Short 22 5 1 1 2 2 2 31 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
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