Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Vincent

This is the detail of NBA games in which Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Vincent 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 16 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 8-8, but Sam Vincent won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Hakeem Olajuwon
vs.
Sam Vincent
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
Sam Vincent:
1985-86 to 1991-92
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Hakeem Olajuwon
8
7
1
Sam Vincent
8
5
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.0 13.3 2.1 1.94.0
Sam Vincent 4.5 1.7 2.20.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 33 25 4 610
Sam Vincent 10 6 7 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Hakeem Olajuwon 16

games		 16

games		 7

games		 11

games		14

games
Sam Vincent 0

games 		0

games		 7

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
1. Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 12 2 1 3 2 5 38 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Celtics 112   Sam Vincent 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1986
2. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 3 1 1 1 4 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Celtics 117   Sam Vincent 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1986
3. Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 14 3 2 8 4 3 47 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 96   Sam Vincent 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 03 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1986
4. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 0 4 0 5 5 37 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Celtics 114   Sam Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
5. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 9 0 1 0 3 4 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Celtics 122   Sam Vincent 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 07 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1987
6. Rockets 108   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 11 2 2 1 4 5 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Supersonics 106   Sam Vincent 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1988
7. Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 13 2 1 2 3 4 34 5-15 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Supersonics 110   Sam Vincent 2 1 5 0 1 4 3 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 11, 1988
8. Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 2 0 3 4 3 40 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Supersonics 120   Sam Vincent 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1989
9. Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 8 1 6 3 2 4 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 98   Sam Vincent 7 2 5 1 0 4 1 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 24, 1989
10. Rockets 97   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 7 0 2 2 0 4 37 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Bulls 106   Sam Vincent 10 3 2 0 0 2 2 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1989
11. Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 32 25 2 3 10 5 4 43 10-18 .556 0-0 - 12-20 .600
Magic 94   Sam Vincent 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1990
12. Rockets 146   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 12 3 1 4 1 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Magic 123   Sam Vincent 9 2 4 2 0 1 0 17 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1990
13. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 19 3 3 5 4 3 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Magic 99   Sam Vincent 10 5 7 1 0 3 1 29 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 26, 1990
14. Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 20 4 0 7 4 5 43 9-25 .360 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Magic 109   Sam Vincent 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1991
15. Rockets 119   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 12 2 1 7 3 3 38 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Magic 95   Sam Vincent 8 3 3 0 0 3 0 18 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1991
16. Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 4 2 8 3 6 33 6-16 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Magic 94   Sam Vincent 8 6 3 1 0 4 0 22 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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