Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Edwards and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 27 times in NBA games. Hakeem Olajuwon has a 17-10 winning record over James Edwards. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Edwards
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
27 Games played
27 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Edwards
10
10
0
Hakeem Olajuwon
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 10.0 4.4 1.0 0.20.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 23.2 11.9 2.42.03.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 22 12 3 12
Hakeem Olajuwon 37 25 8 59
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 2

games		 1

game		 5

games		 0

games		1

game
Hakeem Olajuwon 25

games 		25

games		 20

games		 19

games		26

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 8

games		0

games

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. 11, 1984
1. Suns 120   James Edwards 13 7 1 0 0 4 4 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 11 2 0 2 2 2 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 18, 1985
2. Suns 101   James Edwards 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 9 1 3 2 1 6 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 22, 1985
3. Suns 97   James Edwards 22 5 0 0 1 1 4 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 101   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 7 1 2 2 3 5 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Feb. 12, 1985
4. Suns 114   James Edwards 11 5 2 0 0 3 5 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 10 3 0 1 3 3 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 20, 1985
5. Suns 122   James Edwards 13 2 0 0 1 3 4 19 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 12 0 2 2 2 6 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
6. Suns 126   James Edwards 22 12 0 1 1 3 5 29 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 12 2 3 3 2 3 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 10-14 .714
Dec. 03, 1985
7. Suns 112   James Edwards 16 8 1 0 1 4 3 24 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 10 2 3 6 2 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1987
8. Suns 103   James Edwards 16 5 3 0 0 2 4 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 1 4 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 09, 1988
9. Suns 98   James Edwards 10 10 1 1 1 3 2 37 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 16 1 5 2 6 4 40 13-19 .684 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 13, 1988
10. Suns 117   James Edwards 20 9 3 0 2 1 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Rockets 106   Hakeem Olajuwon 15 5 2 1 1 3 4 30 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1988
11. Suns 99   James Edwards 11 5 2 0 0 2 5 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 15 0 5 3 0 5 36 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
12. Pistons 98   James Edwards 15 6 2 0 2 1 6 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 12 1 4 6 0 6 39 12-25 .480 0-0 - 10-15 .667
Dec. 30, 1988
13. Pistons 95   James Edwards 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 83   Hakeem Olajuwon 14 4 3 0 6 3 6 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1990
14. Pistons 106   James Edwards 15 10 1 0 2 1 6 40 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
OT Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 25 2 0 5 2 5 50 15-26 .577 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Mar. 22, 1990
15. Pistons 110   James Edwards 18 4 1 0 1 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 115   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 10 3 5 3 3 6 45 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
16. Pistons 99   James Edwards 14 7 1 0 1 3 4 34 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 84   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 11 2 1 2 3 4 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1992
17. Clippers 96   James Edwards 10 1 1 0 1 1 6 21 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 13 3 3 6 0 2 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 12, 1992
18. Clippers 97   James Edwards 14 7 1 0 0 1 4 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 13 2 0 9 3 4 37 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1992
19. Clippers 92   James Edwards 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 18 4 2 5 8 5 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1992
20. Lakers 95   James Edwards 6 2 0 1 0 3 1 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 14 4 1 4 0 4 44 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1993
21. Lakers 90   James Edwards 6 4 0 1 0 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 7 3 1 4 2 5 29 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 1993
22. Lakers 107   James Edwards 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 126   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 16 8 3 1 4 3 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1993
23. Lakers 93   James Edwards 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 118   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 14 3 1 4 4 4 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 03, 1994
24. Lakers 88   James Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 15 2 1 3 3 5 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 24, 1994
25. Lakers 107   James Edwards 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 37 11 4 1 6 4 5 45 13-22 .591 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Apr. 01, 1994
26. Lakers 101   James Edwards 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 12 3 3 4 0 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1995
27. Trail Blazers 120   James Edwards 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 11 3 2 3 3 4 28 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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