Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Laimbeer

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Laimbeer 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 / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 28 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 15-13 winning record over Bill Laimbeer, but Bill Laimbeer won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Bill Laimbeer
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Laimbeer:
1980-81 to 1993-94
28 Games played
17 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
15
11
4
Bill Laimbeer
13
6
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.9 5.7 2.3 0.61.6
Bill Laimbeer 12.5 9.4 2.10.90.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 13 5 24
Bill Laimbeer 30 19 6 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21

games		 5

games		 13

games		 6

games		16

games
Bill Laimbeer 5

games 		22

games		 9

games		 8

games		5

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		 14

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1980
1. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 11 4 0 4 7 1 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 98   Bill Laimbeer 16 8 1 0 3 1 6 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 13, 1981
2. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 8 2 1 1 2 1 39 13-20 .650 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Bill Laimbeer 8 6 1 0 1 1 5 30 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1982
3. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 7 5 1 3 2 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Bill Laimbeer 12 10 3 3 1 2 5 31 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
4. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 4 4 2 4 1 4 35 13-18 .722 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 112   Bill Laimbeer 30 11 6 1 0 2 3 41 15-21 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
5. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 8 3 1 4 4 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 20 13 1 1 2 4 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
6. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 8 4 0 1 4 4 39 13-16 .813 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 114   Bill Laimbeer 27 5 1 0 0 1 4 38 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 23, 1984
7. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 3 4 0 4 3 3 36 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 121   Bill Laimbeer 21 19 1 2 0 1 2 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
8. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 13 3 0 3 4 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 121   Bill Laimbeer 14 13 1 0 1 0 4 28 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1985
9. Lakers 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 5 5 0 2 1 3 33 15-19 .789 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 130   Bill Laimbeer 20 14 4 1 0 3 5 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
10. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 2 1 2 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Bill Laimbeer 15 10 2 0 0 1 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 19, 1986
11. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 5 3 0 1 2 1 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 118   Bill Laimbeer 16 11 2 0 0 1 5 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
12. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 11 3 0 1 0 2 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Bill Laimbeer 10 7 2 1 2 1 4 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
13. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 3 1 0 1 4 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 111   Bill Laimbeer 4 9 1 2 3 2 2 28 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
14. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 7 2 2 0 1 4 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pistons 104   Bill Laimbeer 6 11 2 2 0 2 4 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1988
15. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 2 1 3 1 4 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Pistons 110   Bill Laimbeer 18 14 5 1 0 2 6 42 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
16. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 11 7 2 0 1 0 2 34 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
17. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 1 1 2 1 0 4 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 96   Bill Laimbeer 11 9 1 0 0 4 4 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jun. 12, 1988
18. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 0 3 1 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Pistons 86   Bill Laimbeer 10 9 2 0 2 0 3 37 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
19. Lakers 86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 111   Bill Laimbeer 13 8 1 0 2 1 3 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jun. 16, 1988
20. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 0 0 1 4 3 34 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Pistons 104   Bill Laimbeer 8 11 3 0 1 1 3 33 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 19, 1988
21. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 6 1 1 2 3 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 102   Bill Laimbeer 2 9 2 0 0 2 6 39 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 21, 1988
22. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 11 9 2 3 1 0 4 31 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
23. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 102   Bill Laimbeer 9 8 2 4 1 0 0 38 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 14, 1989
24. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 3 1 0 1 1 2 31 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   Bill Laimbeer 5 11 1 1 1 0 5 28 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
25. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 2 0 1 0 1 4 14 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 109   Bill Laimbeer 4 8 1 1 0 2 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1989
26. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 2 2 0 1 3 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1989
27. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 13 2 1 0 2 1 33 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 114   Bill Laimbeer 10 2 6 1 0 0 3 29 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jun. 13, 1989
28. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 3 3 0 2 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 16 6 2 0 0 0 4 30 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
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